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EXPLORATION
UBC Physics 420
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Given two points A and B in a vertical plane, what is the path traced out by a point acted on only by gravity which starts at A and reaches B in the shortest time?
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Given two points A and B in a vertical plane, what is the path traced out by a point acted on only by gravity which starts at A and reaches B in the shortest time?