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Explanations Classical Mechanics

Exercise 38
Chapter 1, Page 39

Classical Mechanics
ISBN: 9781891389221

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Step 1
Only relevant directions are x and y , we can neglect motion in z direction. Force is given by:

F = −mg (sin ϕ x
​
^ + cos ϕ y
^) ​

Using Newton's second law we find:

mr̈ = F (1)
ẍ = −g sin ϕ
​ ​
(2)
ÿ = −g cos ϕ
​ (3)

Integrating equations (2) and (3) with respect to time and choosing suitable initial conditions
x(0) = 0, y(0) = 0, ẋ(0) = v0 cos θ, ẏ (0) = v0 sin θ we find:
​ ​ ​

1
x(t) = − gt2 sin ϕ + v0 t cos θ (4)
2
​ ​

1
y(t) = − gt2 cos ϕ + v0 t sin θ (5)
2
​ ​

From equation (5) we can solve for time needed for ball to land and from there find the
distance R:

1 2v0 sin θ
0 = t (v0 sin θ − gt cos ϕ) ⇒ t∗ = (6)
​

2 g cos ϕ
​ ​ ​

1 4 2 i 2θ 2 i θ
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∗ 1 4v02 sin2 θ 2v0 sin θ

x(t ) = R = − g 2 sin + cos θ (7)
​ ​

ϕ v0
2 g cos2 ϕ g cos ϕ
​ ​ ​ ​

2v 2 sin θ
​ ​

R = 0 2 (cos ϕ cos θ − sin ϕ sin θ) (8)

​

g cos ϕ
​

2v02 sin θ
R= cos (ϕ + θ) (9)
​

g cos2 ϕ
​

Where we used trigonometric identity in equation (8).

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Step 2

To find maximal value of equation (9) from first paragraph we do the following:

∂R 2v02
=0= (cosθ cos (ϕ + θ) − sin θ sin (ϕ + θ)) (10)
​

∂θ g cos2 ϕ
​ ​

2v02
​ ​

0= cos (2θ + ϕ) (11)

​

g cos2 ϕ
​

Where again in equation (1) we used trigonometric identity. Cosine function has maximum
value for π/2.
π
2θ + ϕ = (12)
2
​

π ϕ
θ∗ = − (13)
4 2
​ ​

2v02 sin (π/4 − ϕ/2)

∗
= R (θ ) = cos (ϕ/2 + π/4) (14)
​

Rmax
g cos2 ϕ
​ ​

​ ​

v02 (sin (π/2) − sin ϕ) v02 1 − sin ϕ

= = (15)
​ ​

Rmax
cos2 ϕ g 1 − sin2 ϕ
​ ​ ​ ​ ​

g
v2 1
= 0 (16)
​

Rmax
g 1 + sin ϕ
​ ​ ​

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Result

Hint: Force is given by

F = −mg (sin ϕ x
​
^ + cos ϕ y
^) ​

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