Example of Trajectory Motion

• The first thing we recognize is that this is a trajectory problem, so we have the three equations:

x = xo + vxt

y = yo + vyot + (1/2)ayt2

vy = vyo + ayt .

• This also means that there is no acceleration in the x, so vxo = vx and ax = 0.

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