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Based on the material in this lab and the previous lab, use Maple to
complete the following exercises. Try to use Maple efficiently. If you
find you are getting stuck and frustrated, ask for help from the IAs or
your instructor.
- Find all solutions to the equation
. State why you
think you have found all solutions.
- Given the parameter values
m,
m, and
, find the value of
that will hit a target located at
y=0m and x = 200m
- It is well known that if the firing range is horizontal, the
maximum range is obtained if the angle
is
. Suppose
that instead of being horizontal, the firing range slopes upward
uniformly at an angle of
. Given the parameter values
m/s,
m, and
m find (approximately) the angle
that gives the maximum range. In this case, the range is the distance
measured along the hill, so it is not simply the x coordinate.
Sean O Anderson
Tue Sep 10 11:45:07 EDT 1996