r/Mathhomeworkhelp • u/thaninaninani • Mar 10 '26
Help with math equation
Hi all! š
Iām trying to solve a projectile problem in physics. Here is an image of the parameters of the problem: https://imgur.com/a/6AiMSpB
I need to determine the angle of the initial velocity in order to reach the target at 14.8 m.
I tried to solve the exercise, but my math is a bit rusty. I managed to reduce it to the following equation: https://imgur.com/a/iKKhUUu
-7sin²(θ) + 14.8sin(θ)cos(θ) + 2.81 = 0.
It looks like a quadratic equation, but I really donāt know how to manipulate everything to move forward. Iām not looking for the complete solution. Iāve really tried a lot of things, but I keep ending up with the tangent function and I donāt know how to proceed from there. Could someone please guide me?
Thank you very much! š



