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PROJECTILE MOTION
It can be understood
by analyzing the:
horizontal
vertical
motions separately.
This diagram
drawn using
correct scale.
is
a
Which velocity is
changing as time
goes by?
Angle of projection
Projection speed
Relative height of projection
Angle of Projection
General shapes
Perfectly vertical (angle = ?)
Parabolic (angle = ?)
Perfectly horizontal (angle = ?)
Implications in sports
Air resistance may cause
irregularities
Projection speed:
Range:
horizontal displacement.
For oblique projection angles,
speed determines height and
range
projection
Initial velocity:
Horizontal component is constant
Horizontal acceleration = 0
A
body
projected
straight upward will
have the same speed
at the end of its flight
as it did when it was
launched
Equations of
Constant Acceleration
v2 = v1 + at
S = v1t + at2
V22 = v21 + 2 aS
S = displacement; v = velocity; a = acceleration; t = time
Equations of
Constant Acceleration
Horizontal component : a = 0
v2 = v 1
S = v1 t
V22 = v21
Equations of
Constant Acceleration
Vertical component: a = -9.81 m/s2, initial velocity of zero
(a dropped object)
v2 = at
S = at2
V22 = 2aS
Vertical component at apex: a = 0
0 = v21 + 2aS (det. max height)
0 = v1 + at
(total flight time multiply by 2)
2. Draw a diagram.
3. Choose an origin and a coordinate system.
A Kicked Football
Conceptual Problem:
Where does the apple land?
A child sits upright in a wagon
which is moving to the right at
constant speed as shown. The
child extends her hand and throws
an apple straight upward (from her
own point of view), while the
wagon continues to travel forward
at constant speed. If air resistance
is neglected, will the apple land (a)
behind the wagon, (b) in the
wagon, or (c) in front of the
wagon?