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  2. Projectile motion - Wikipedia

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    The range and the maximum height of the projectile do not depend upon its mass. Hence range and maximum height are equal for all bodies that are thrown with the same velocity and direction. The horizontal range d of the projectile is the horizontal distance it has traveled when it returns to its initial height (=).

  3. Trajectory - Wikipedia

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    A trajectory or flight path is the path that an object with mass in motion follows through space as a function of time. In classical mechanics, a trajectory is defined by Hamiltonian mechanics via canonical coordinates; hence, a complete trajectory is defined by position and momentum, simultaneously. The mass might be a projectile or a ...

  4. Jurin's law - Wikipedia

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    Jurin's law, or capillary rise, is the simplest analysis of capillary action —the induced motion of liquids in small channels [1] —and states that the maximum height of a liquid in a capillary tube is inversely proportional to the tube's diameter. Capillary action is one of the most common fluid mechanical effects explored in the field of ...

  5. Vertical pressure variation - Wikipedia

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    A relatively simple version [1] of the vertical fluid pressure variation is simply that the pressure difference between two elevations is the product of elevation change, gravity, and density. The equation is as follows: where. P is pressure, ρ is density, g is acceleration of gravity, and. h is height. The delta symbol indicates a change in a ...

  6. Great-circle distance - Wikipedia

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    The great-circle distance, orthodromic distance, or spherical distance is the distance between two points on a sphere, measured along the great-circle arc between them. This arc is the shortest path between the two points on the surface of the sphere. (By comparison, the shortest path passing through the sphere's interior is the chord between ...

  7. Metacentric height - Wikipedia

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    The metacentric height (GM) is a measurement of the initial static stability of a floating body [1]. It is calculated as the distance between the centre of gravity of a ship and its metacentre. A larger metacentric height implies greater initial stability against overturning. The metacentric height also influences the natural period of rolling ...

  8. Logistic function - Wikipedia

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    The standard logistic function is the logistic function with parameters =, =, =, which yields = + = + = / / + /.In practice, due to the nature of the exponential function, it is often sufficient to compute the standard logistic function for over a small range of real numbers, such as a range contained in [−6, +6], as it quickly converges very close to its saturation values of 0 and 1.

  9. Maximum and minimum - Wikipedia

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    Maximum and minimum. Local and global maxima and minima for cos (3π x)/ x, 0.1≤ x ≤1.1. In mathematical analysis, the maximum and minimum[a] of a function are, respectively, the largest and smallest value taken by the function. Known generically as extremum, [b] they may be defined either within a given range (the local or relative extrema ...