Something is wrong with my calculations. I am suppose to calculate the height by

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Something is wrong with my calculations. I am suppose to calculate the height by using these equations

currently my code is

/**
* Lab4.java
* Feburary 20,2017
* Maximiliano Bojorquez
*
* projectile problem
*/

import java.text.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

public class Lab4 {
public static void main(String argv[]) throws IOException {
BufferedReader stdin =
new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader (System.in));
  
String str = stdin.readLine();
  
DecimalFormat decf = new DecimalFormat("0.000");
  
StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(str);
  
str = tokenizer.nextToken();
double v1 = Double.parseDouble (str);
str = tokenizer.nextToken();
double v2 = Double.parseDouble (str);
str = tokenizer.nextToken();
double v3 = Double.parseDouble (str);
str = tokenizer.nextToken();
double v4 = Double.parseDouble (str);

double v5 = Double.parseDouble (str);
  
// projectile velocity
double Vel = v1;
System.out.println("The projectile's velocity is " + decf.format(Vel) + " feet per second");
  
// angle of elevation
double Ang = v2;
System.out.println("The angle of elevation is " + decf.format(Ang) + " degrees");
  
// distance from target
double dis = v3;
System.out.println("The distance to the target " + decf.format(dis) + " feet");
  
// changeing degree to radians
double cosrad = Math.cos(Ang * (Math.PI/180));
double sinrad = Math.sin(Ang * (Math.PI/180));
  
// equation for time
double time = (dis)/(Vel * cosrad);
  
// Use the equation of time (above) to find the height of the target
double force = 32.17;
double height = (Vel * time * sinrad)-((force * time *time)/2);
  
System.out.println("The target's size is " + decf.format(height) + " feet");
}
}

what i am getting is

The projectile's velocity is 2.000 feet per second
The angle of elevation is 10.000 degrees
The distance to the target 55.600 feet
The target's size is -12807.826 feet

when its supposed to be

Explanation / Answer

import java.text.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
public class Lab4 {
public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
try{
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
  
DecimalFormat decf = new DecimalFormat("0.000");
  
System.out.println("enter the values");
int v1 = sc.nextInt();
  
double v2 = sc.nextDouble();
  
double v3 =sc.nextDouble();

double v4 = sc.nextDouble();
double v5 = sc.nextDouble();
  
// projectile velocity
double Vel = v1;
System.out.println("The projectile's velocity is " + decf.format(Vel) + " feet per second");
  
// angle of elevation
double Ang = v2;
System.out.println("The angle of elevation is " + decf.format(Ang) + " degrees");
  
// distance from target
double dis = v3;
System.out.println("The distance to the target " + decf.format(dis) + " feet");
  
// changeing degree to radians
double cosrad =Math.cos( Math.toRadians(Ang));
double sinrad =Math.sin( Math.toRadians(Ang));
  
// equation for time
double time = (dis)/(Vel * cosrad*206265); // converted radians to seconds
  
  
// Use the equation of time (above) to find the height of the target
double force = 32.15;
double height = (Vel * time * sinrad*206265)/2-((force * time *time)/2);
  
System.out.println("The target's size is " + decf.format(height) + " feet");
}
catch(Exception e){
System.out.println("exception"+e);
  
}
  
}
}

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