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Projectile Motion Nov 16

Projectile motion involves an object moving under the influence of gravity, following a parabolic path, with separate analyses for horizontal and vertical motions. The horizontal speed remains constant while the vertical motion experiences constant acceleration due to gravity. Problem-solving steps include identifying the object, drawing diagrams, determining time intervals, and applying relevant equations to find unknown quantities.

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Projectile Motion Nov 16

Projectile motion involves an object moving under the influence of gravity, following a parabolic path, with separate analyses for horizontal and vertical motions. The horizontal speed remains constant while the vertical motion experiences constant acceleration due to gravity. Problem-solving steps include identifying the object, drawing diagrams, determining time intervals, and applying relevant equations to find unknown quantities.

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Projectile Motion

A projectile is an
object moving in two
dimensions under the
influence of Earth's
gravity; its path is a
parabola.
Projectile Motion
It can be understood by
analyzing the
horizontal and vertical
motions separately.
Projectile Motion
The speed in the x-direction
is constant; in the y-
direction the object moves
with constant acceleration g.
This photograph shows two balls
that start to fall at the same time.
The one on the right has an initial
speed in the x-direction. It can be
seen that vertical positions of the
two balls are identical at identical
times, while the horizontal
position of the yellow ball
increases linearly.
3-7 Projectile Motion
If an object is launched at an initial angle of θ0
with the horizontal, the analysis is similar except
that the initial velocity has a vertical component.
Solving Problems Involving Projectile
Motion
Projectile motion is motion with constant
acceleration in two dimensions, where the
acceleration is g and is down.
Solving Problems Involving Projectile
Motion
1. Read the problem carefully, and choose the
object(s) you are going to analyze.
2. Draw a diagram.
3. Choose an origin and a coordinate system.
4. Decide on the time interval; this is the same in
both directions, and includes only the time the
object is moving with constant acceleration g.
5. Examine the x and y motions separately.
Solving Problems Involving Projectile
Motion

6. List known and unknown quantities.


Remember that vx never changes, and that
vy = 0 at the highest point.
7. Plan how you will proceed. Use the
appropriate equations; you may have to
combine some of them.
Solving Problems Involving
Projectile Motion
Example 1: Driving off a cliff.
A movie stunt driver on a
motorcycle speeds
horizontally off a 50.0-m-high
cliff. How fast must the
motorcycle leave the cliff top
to land on level ground below,
90.0 m from the base of the
cliff where the cameras are?
Ignore air resistance.
Homework question
A pool ball leaves a 0.60-meter high table with
an initial horizontal velocity of 2.4 m/s. Predict
the time required for the pool ball to fall to the
ground and the horizontal distance between the
table's edge and the ball's landing location
solution
y = viy•t +0.5•ay•t2
-0.60 m = (0 m/s)•t + 0.5•(-9.8 m/s/s)•t2
-0.60 m = (-4.9 m/s/s)•t2
0.122 s2 = t2
t = 0.350 s (rounded from 0.3499 s)
Once the time has been determined, a horizontal equation
can be used to determine the horizontal displacement
No acceleration horizontally so simple velocity equations can
be used
D= v (t)
x = (2.4 m/s)•(0.3499 s)
x = 0.84 m (rounded from 0.8398 m)

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