The graph in red represents the path of the projectile and the animated blue point moving along the graph in red represents the projectile.  The length of the animated vertical blue line segment at x = -50 represents the measure of angle a (the angle the camera makes with the horizontal) in degrees.  

Quicktime animation

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        Lane Vosbury, Mathematics, Seminole State College   email:  vosburyl@seminolestate.edu

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