Question

27. Show that the trajectory of a projectile is a parabola.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Consider a particle thrown up at an angle q to the horizontal with a velocity u. The velocity of projection can be resolved into who component ucosθ and usinθ along OX and OY respectively.

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The horizontal component remains constant while the vertical component is affected by gravity.

Let P(x,y) be the position of the projectile after