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A note on the parabolic motion: unexpected circle and ellipse

We discuss two curious little known features of the parabolic motion described by a projectile in space in the absence of air resistance. Hidden in the kinematical description of this particular motion there lies an ellipse and a family of circles

kinematics; motion on a plane; projectile motion


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