Launch Velocity of a Projectile

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Launch Velocity of a Projectile formula

\(\large{  v_0 =   \sqrt{  \frac{ R \; g }{ sin\; 2 \; \theta }  }   }\) 
Symbol English Metric
\(\large{ v_0 }\) = launch velocity \(\large{ \frac{ft}{sec} }\) \(\large{ \frac{m}{s} }\)
\(\large{ R }\) = horizontal range \(\large{ft}\) \(\large{m}\)
\(\large{ g }\) = gravitational acceleration \(\large{ \frac{ft}{sec^2} }\) \(\large{ \frac{m}{s^2} }\)
\(\large{ \theta }\) = vertical angle \(\large{deg}\) \(\large{ rad }\)

 

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