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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §12.2 Plane Motion: Projectiles and Cycloids, #18 · Multivariable Calculus · Curves in space

Describe the two trajectories a golf ball can take to land right…

Describe the two trajectories a golf ball can take to land right in the hole, if it starts with a large known velocity . In reality (with air resistance) which of those shots would fall closer?

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §12.2 Plane Motion: Projectiles and Cycloids, #18

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