A Cannon Fires a Cannonball as Shown in the Figure

question 58

Essay

A cannon fires a cannonball as shown in the figure. The path of the cannonball is a parabola with vertex at the highest point of the path. If the cannonball lands 800 ft from the cannon and the highest point it reaches is 1600 ft above the ground, find an equation for the path of the cannonball. Place the origin at the location of the cannon.

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Definitions:

Phalanges

The bones of the fingers and toes.

Carpals

The bones that form the wrist, connecting the forearm to the hand.

Metacarpals

The five long bones in the hand located between the wrist and the fingers.

Triceps Brachii

A large muscle on the back of the upper arm responsible for the extension of the elbow joint, consisting of three heads (long, lateral, and medial).