Calculate the range of a projectile with an initial speed of 16 m/s and a firing angle of 35 degrees. My teacher's explanation of projectile motion was a bit over my head, could someone walk me through this?

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jiteshmeghwal9 · Answer

$S_y=0=u_yt-\frac{1}{2}gt^2$
u_y=16 sin35
g=10 m/s^2
 find t

jiteshmeghwal9 · Answer

Range=$u_xt$
u_x=16cos35

sapphiremoon · Answer

What is Sy? My teacher didn't use S and u, can you explain what those are?

jiteshmeghwal9 · Answer

s_y is the net displacement along y-axis.
u_x is the velocity vector along x-axis
u_y is initial velocity along y-axis

sapphiremoon · Answer

Oh, okay. I'll see if I can figure it out now.