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If a projectile is fired due east from a point on the surface of Earth at a northern latitude λ

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If a projectile is fired due east from a point on the surface of Earth at a northern latitude λ with a velocity of magnitude V0 and at an angle of inclination to the horizontal of a, show that the lateral deflection when the projectile strikes Earth is


4V • w sin A• sin 'a cos a

Where w is the rotation frequency of Earth.
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4V • w sin A• sin 'a cos a

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