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45 degrees to the horizontal will give the maximum flight time for a projectile. If a projectile was fired at 90 degrees to the horizontal, (straight upwards) the projectile will go straight upwards (ignoring the shape, form and aerodynamic properties of the projectile). Likewise if you were to fire a projectile at 0 degrees to the horizontal, the projectile would follow said course, IF gravity was not in effect; a projectile needs some form of vertical velocity to overcome gravity. Hence why 45 degrees will give you the longest distance and consequently flight time.
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What angle for firing projectiles gives the longest range?
It depends on the weapon. A rifle will have a very low angle--maybe ten degrees. A mortar needs a very high angle to give a good range. And a howitzer needs about a 45 degree angle to give long range.
How do you find the hypotenuse with one angle missing?
The total of the three interior angles in a triangle is 180 degrees. if you know two of the angles, subtract them from 180 and that gives you the third angle.
How do you draw a 450 degree angle?
For a 450 degree angle, you would subtract 360 from 450, which gives you 90 degrees. Therefore, you will draw a 90 degree angle. Explanation below: There are only 360 degrees in a circle. A 450 degree angle would go around a circle once completely, then it would stop at the 90 degree angle mark.
How do you find the measure of the second angle when it gives you only one angle measure?
You can use various properties of angles to find the measure of the second angle. For example, if you can see that the two angles form a right angle, then you know they add up to 90°, so you can subtract the known measure from 90° to find the measure of the other.
What is the measure of an angle whose supplement is three times its measure?
let x = measure of the mystery angle and y = measure of its supplement By definition of supplement, x+y = 180 since any angle and its supplement sum to a straight angle The problem gives us that 3x = y Substituting in 3x for y in the supplement equation gives us x + 3x = 180 4x = 180 x = 180/4 x = 45 Check our answer: The supplement of 45 degrees is 180 - 45 = 135. 45*3 = 135. Therefore, the answer is 45 degrees.
