%LINAIR1: MATLAB script M-file used to obtain values for b %and v in the case of linear air resistance. %Author: Peter Howard g = 9.81; %First b H = 4.06; t = .95; y = @(b) H - g*t/b + (g/b^2)*(1-exp(-b*t)); b = fzero(y,1) %Then v H = .39; t = 2.13; y = @(v) H - g*t/b + (v/b+g/b^2)*(1-exp(-b*t)); v = fzero(y,1)