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Maximum height of a projectile when $g$ is not constant [closed]

How can I calculate the maximum height of a projectile that is launched from the surface of the earth with a given initial velocity? (ignoring air resistance in the atmosphere) I understand how to ...
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What does $d$ stand for in this formula?

Context: I am building a tennis ball machine and am having trouble interpreting the following formula for the flight path of the ball. I know all of the other values in the formula but the source I am ...
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Maximizing Time of Flight in Projectile Motion [closed]

Is (or How is) it possible to maximize the time of flight of projectile subject to the following conditions? Given : Fixed horizontal range Interval in which velocity lies For example, let the ...
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Satellite and gravitational acceleration

According to $0.5gt^2$ object will fall 5m in first second. Earth curve is 5m for 8km So if we can project object at 8000 m/s speed object will never fall into ground. Above scenario is correct for ...
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