Non-Standard Trajectory Optimization

A projectile is fired from ground level at an angle of θ \theta with respect to the horizontal. Let D D be the horizontal distance from the initial firing point to the landing point. Let T T be the total time the projectile stays in the air.

What value of θ \theta (in degrees) maximizes the product of D D and T T ?

Note: Assume an ambient downward gravitational field


The answer is 54.7356.

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