A projectile is fired with angle of elevation and initial velocity v 0 . (See Figure

A projectile is fired with angle of elevation α and initial velocity v₀. (See Figure 6.) Assuming that air resistance is negligible and the only external force is due to gravity, find the position function r(t) of the projectile. What value of a maximizes the range (the horizontal distance traveled)?

Figure 6

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y 0 α d X