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  2. Range of a projectile - Wikipedia

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    The maximum horizontal distance travelled by the projectile, neglecting air resistance, can be calculated as follows: [1] = ⁡ (⁡ + ⁡ +) where d is the total horizontal distance travelled by the projectile.

  3. Distance from a point to a line - Wikipedia

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    The distance from (x 0, y 0) to this line is measured along a vertical line segment of length |y 0 - (-c/b)| = |by 0 + c| / |b| in accordance with the formula. Similarly, for vertical lines (b = 0) the distance between the same point and the line is |ax 0 + c| / |a|, as measured along a horizontal line segment.

  4. Rifleman's rule - Wikipedia

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    Rifleman's rule is a "rule of thumb" that allows a rifleman to accurately fire a rifle that has been calibrated for horizontal targets at uphill or downhill targets. The rule says that only the horizontal range should be considered when adjusting a sight or performing hold-over in order to account for bullet drop.

  5. 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 (=).

  6. Grade (slope) - Wikipedia

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    But in practice the usual way to calculate slope is to measure the distance along the slope and the vertical rise, and calculate the horizontal run from that, in order to calculate the grade (100% × rise/run) or standard slope (rise/run).

  7. Stadiametric rangefinding - Wikipedia

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    • If the helmeted head of a man (≈ 0.25 m tall) fits between the fourth bar and the horizontal line, the man is at approximately 100 meters distance. • When the upper part of the body of a man (≈ 1 m tall) fits under the first line, he stands at approximately 400 meters distance.

  8. Spherical coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    Spherical coordinates (r, θ, φ) as commonly used: (ISO 80000-2:2019): radial distance r (slant distance to origin), polar angle θ (angle with respect to positive polar axis), and azimuthal angle φ (angle of rotation from the initial meridian plane). This is the convention followed in this article.

  9. Rate of climb - Wikipedia

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    This is the speed at which an aircraft gains the most altitude in a given horizontal distance, typically used to avoid a collision with an object a short distance away. By contrast, V Y is the indicated airspeed for best rate of climb, [ 2 ] a rate which allows the aircraft to climb to a specified altitude in the minimum amount of time ...