Suppose a very light secondary projectile is launched from a primary projectile at its apex, with the same speed as the primary (relative to the primary), but at only 2/3 the launch angle. What launch angle maximizes the range of the secondary?
0:00 - Introduction
1:48 - Relative velocity of secondary projectile
5:00 - The kinematics
8:10 - Simplification and non-dimensionalization
13:01 - Results of the quadratic formula (and more simplification)
14:39 - Maximizing
17:46 - Numerical solution and further ideas
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