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AP Physics C: Mechanics
1.5 Motion in Two or Three Dimensions
1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
AdvancedMCQMathematicalProportional AnalysisConceptual17.5k
A vertical cliff of height \(H\) stands on the left, with flat horizontal ground extending to the right. At the top right edge of the cliff, a small solid circle represents the projectile. A straight dashed arrow labeled \(v_0\) extends upward and to the right from the projectile at an acute angle \(\theta\) above a horizontal dashed reference line. A smooth curved parabolic dashed trajectory extends from the projectile down to the flat ground, landing at a horizontal displacement labeled \(R(\theta)\) from the cliff base. A vertical double-headed arrow indicates the height \(H\) of the cliff. A straight downward arrow indicates the acceleration due to gravity \(g\). No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Trajectory of a projectile launched from height \(H\) at angle \(\theta\).
A projectile is launched from the edge of a cliff of height \(H\) with an initial speed \(v_0\) at an angle \(\theta\) above the horizontal, where \(0 \le \theta < \dfrac{\pi}{2}\). The horizontal range \(R(\theta)\) of the projectile upon landing on the flat ground below is modeled by
\[ R(\theta) = \dfrac{v_0 \cos\theta}{g} \left( v_0 \sin\theta + \sqrt{v_0^2 \sin^2\theta + 2gH} \right) \]
Which of the following statements correctly evaluates the behavior of this expression in the limit as \(\theta \to 0\), including the initial rate of change of range with respect to launch angle, \(\left.\dfrac{dR}{d\theta}\right|_{\theta=0}\)?

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