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Height
    

Denote the maximum height obtained by a projectile launched with speed v at angle to the horizontal by . The height as a function of time t for a gravitational acceleration g is given by

(1)

This will be a maximum when the derivative Eric Weisstein's World of Math vanishes,

(2)

that is at time

(3)

Plugging in gives

 
  (4)

Ballistics, Distance, Range