Finding planes with radar

Finding planes with radar PlusMaths recently did a nice post about the link between ellipses and radar (here), which inspired me to do my own mini investigation on this topic.  We will work in 2D (with planes on the ground) for ease of calculations!  A transmitter will send out signals - and if any of... Continue Reading →

Projectile Motion Investigation II

Projectile Motion Investigation II Another example for investigating projectile motion has been provided by fellow IB teacher Ferenc Beleznay.  Here we fix the velocity and then vary the angle, then to plot the maximum points of the parabolas.  He has created a Geogebra app to show this (shown above).  The locus of these maximum points... Continue Reading →

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