The coordinates of a projectile traveling through the air can be calculated with

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The coordinates of a projectile traveling through the air can be calculated with the following equations: x = v_0t cos (theta) y = v_0t sin(theta) - 1/2gt^2 where v_0 is the initial velocity (60 m/s) t is the time (seconds) theta is initial angle of the projectile relative to the ground (degrees) g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/s^2 Write a script to complete the following tasks Allow the user to interactively input the initial angle of the projectile theta (in degrees) Starting at an initial time t of 0 seconds, calculate the x and y coordinates of the projectile for each time value t until the y coordinates of the projectile reaches the ground (while y lessthanorequalto 0) You will need to increase the value of time t by 0.1 seconds inside the loop. After the projectile reaches the ground, display the final x and y coordinates of the projectile to the screen using disp statements. Test the script with theta = 25 degrees. Make sure the tests appear in the diary file, otherwise no point will be given to the problem!!

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v0= 20;

g=9.81;

y=0;

t=0;

while (y>=0)

t=t+0.1;

y= v0*t- 0.5*g*t^2;

disp([ at t= ', num2str(t), ', location= ', numstr(y)]);

end

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