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When do projectiles launched at different angles have the same ranges?

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Its trajectory is still parabola in shape as with any simple projectile. Its characteristic feature is that the landing and launching points are not on the same horizontal plane, that is, one is always at a higher point than the other.

45 degrees

A projectile, in other words, travels the farthest when it is launched at an angle of 45 degrees

Higher launch angles have higher maximum height

The maximum height is determined by the initial vertical velocity. Since steeper launch angles have a larger vertical velocity component, increasing the launch angle increases the maximum height.

The initial launch angle (0-90 degrees) of an object in projectile motion dictates the range, height, and time of flight of that object. This means that the range of a projectile (assuming the initial velocity to be constant) will increase and be maximum until the launch angle is 45 degrees.

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