Numerically determining the highest a ball travels when shot straight up

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Numerically determining the highest a ball travels when shot straight up

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Apr-21-2017, 03:24 AM

I'm guessing s is the current height, since ball.pos = s. In that case, just keep track of s.

Something like

max_pos = 0
while s.y > -2.0:
   s = #... calculate s
   if s > max_pos:
       max_pos = s

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RE: Numerically determining the highest a ball travels when shot straight up - by nilamo - Apr-21-2017, 03:24 AM

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