Solution to projectile motion with quadratic drag and graphing the trajectory in spreadsheets

• Autores: Jan Benacka
• Localización: International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, ISSN 0020-739X, Vol. 41, Nº. 3, 2010, págs. 373-378
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1080/00207390903189229
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• Resumen

  • This note gives the analytical solution to projectile motion with quadratic drag by decomposing the velocity vector to x, y coordinate directions. The solution is given by definite integrals. First, the impact angle is estimated from above, then the projectile coordinates are computed, and the trajectory is graphed at various launch angles and speed using an interactive Excel application.