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Re: Angle of Elevation
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Avni Pllana
May 27, 2008, 4:16:00 PM5/27/08
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> A gun is fired from the top of a cliff of height h,
> and the shot attains a maximum height of (h + b)
> above sea-level, and strikes the sea at a distance a
> from the foot of the cliff. Find the angle of
> elevation of the gun.
> and the shot attains a maximum height of (h + b)
> above sea-level, and strikes the sea at a distance a
> from the foot of the cliff. Find the angle of
> elevation of the gun.
Hi Bill,
I found the following solution for the angle of elevation
alf = atan(2/a*(b+sqrt(b^2+h*b))) .
Best regards,
Avni
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