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Re: SolidWorks Tip: Projectile Motion of Ball

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Originally Posted by BA SW View Post
use an equation that determines the magnitude of the force per unit time in that direction
You do not have a priori knowledge of that equation (drag force as a function of time). That's an output of the simulation, not an input to it.

Also, the drag force in the X direction depends in both the X and Y components of the ball velocity (ditto for the drag force in the Y direction).
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