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The length of the shot being denoted by l and the calibre by d, and the length in calibres by x

l / d = 2a / 2b = x,

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A0 = xch−1x − 1,
(x2− 1)3/2 x2 − 1

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2B0 = − xch−1x + x2,
(x2 − 1)3/2 x2 + 1

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x2A0 + 2B0 = x sh−1 √ (x2 − 1)= xlog [ x + √ (x2 − 1) ].
√ (x2 − 1) √ (x2 − 1)

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