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Putnam 1947 A4
Source: Putnam 1947
4/3/2022
A coast artillery gun can fire at every angle of elevation between
0
∘
0^{\circ}
0
∘
and
9
0
∘
90^{\circ}
9
0
∘
in a fixed vertical plane. If air resistance is neglected and the muzzle velocity is constant (
=
v
0
=v_0
=
v
0
), determine the set
H
H
H
of points in the plane and above the horizontal which can be hit.
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