Projectiles in A
Projectiles in A
Projectiles in A
PROJECTILE MOTION
y-components together
Part 1.
Motion of Objects
Projected Horizontally
y v0
x
y
x
y
•Motion is accelerated
•Acceleration is constant,
and downward
• a = g = -9.81m/s2
•The horizontal (x)
component of velocity is
g = -9.81m/s2 constant
•The horizontal and
vertical motions are
independent of each other,
x
but they have a common
time
•Motion is accelerated
•Acceleration is constant, and downward
• a = g = -9.81m/s2
•The horizontal (x) component of velocity is
constant
•The horizontal and vertical motions are
independent of each other, but they have a common
time
ANALYSIS OF MOTION
ASSUMPTIONS:
• x-direction (horizontal):
uniform motion
• y-direction (vertical):
accelerated motion
• no air resistance
QUESTIONS:
• What is the trajectory?
• What is the total time of the
motion?
Frame of Equations of motion:
reference:
y
X Y
v0
Uniform m. Accel. m.
ACCL. ax = 0 ay = g = -9.81
h g m/s2
VELC. vx = v0 vy = g t
x DSPL. x = v0 t y = h + ½ g t2
0
Total Time, Δt Δt = tf -
ti
y = h + ½ g t2
final y = 0 y
0 = h + ½ g ti =0
(Δt)2 h
Solve for Δt:
Δt = √ 2h/(-
g)
Δt = √
tf =Δt
2h/(9.81ms-2)
Total time of motion
depends only on the x
Horizontal Range, Δx
x = v0 t
final y = 0, y
time is the
total time Δt
Δx = v0 Δt h
Δt = √ 2h/(-
g)
Δx = v0 √ 2h/(-
Δx
Horizontal range
g)
depends on the initial
x
height, h, and the
VELOCITY
vx = v0
Θ
vy = g
v
v = √v x
2
+ v y
2
t
= √v02+g2t2
tg Θ = v / v = g t /
The following figure shows an airplane moving
horizontally with a constant velocity of 115 m/s at an
altitude of 1050 meters. The plane releases a care
package that falls to the ground along a curved
trajectory.
vi Initial position: x =
0, y = 0
Initial velocity: vi
= vi [Θ]
viy
Velocity components:
x- direction : vix =
θ vi cos Θ
x
y- direction : viy =
vix
Neglecting air
resistance, the
path of a
projectile is
perfectly
symmetrical
trajectory
At the top of its
path, an object
has no y-
component to its
velocity, it
moves perfectly
horizontally
for an instant
y
a = g
=
- • Motion is accelerated
9.81m/s • Acceleration is constant, and
2 downward
• a = g = -9.81m/s2
• The horizontal (x) component of
velocity is constant
• The horizontal and vertical
motions are independent of each
other, but they have a common
time
x
ANALYSIS OF MOTION:
ASSUMPTIONS
• x-direction (horizontal):
uniform motion
• y-direction (vertical):
accelerated motion
• no air resistance
QUESTIONS
• What is the trajectory?
• What is the total time of the
motion?
• What is the horizontal range?
Equations of motion:
X Y
Uniform motion Accelerated motion
ACCELERATION ax = 0 ay = g = -9.81 m/s2
X Y
Uniform motion Accelerated motion
ACCELERATION ax = 0 ay = g = -9.81 m/s2