Projectile Motion

Days 1 & 2

We will learn what projectile motion is and how to analyze it

using equations

I will apply my kinematics equations to two dimensions in

projectile problems.
 Warm ups
1. Find and pick up your hw quiz and exit ticket from the
lab table.

2. Turn in any missing assignments to the bin.

3. Using what you know about kinematics and how the
world works, try to complete the worksheet next to the
bin to the best of your ability (we will re-do it together
on the back later in the lesson)

4. Take your binder/notebook out for notes.

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This is motion that occurs in two dimensions:
Horizontal motion is at constant velocity
Vertical motion is accelerated by gravity
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The Law of Compound Motion

When an object is moving in multiple

directions, the motion in one dimension
has no effect on motion in another
dimension.
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Horizontal velocity is maintained by inertia.

Equal distance traveled during each second

and constant velocity.
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20 m 20 m/s 2s

Vertical velocity increases

each second with the pull
of gravity in free fall. 45 m 30 m/s 3s

Each second the ball goes

10 m/s faster than the
previous second and a
greater distance.

80 m 40 m/s 4s
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The combined
motion looks
like this:

The path is not

a straight line
but an arc of a
parabola.
 Worksheet from the warm up
 If 1.0 cm = 5.0 m, the cliff is 80 m high.
 It takes about 4 seconds to hit the ground.
 Assume g = 10 m/s2 to make easier calculations
 How far as it fallen in…
 1 second?
 2 seconds?
 3 seconds?
 4 seconds?
http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/projectile-motion/projectile-motion_en.html
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When projectiles are launched at an angle,

the initial velocity has a horizontal and a
vertical component.
v
vy

vx
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The path of the cannon ball is in the shape

of a parabola. The dimensions of the
parabola are determined by the magnitude
of the vx and vy components.

vy

vx
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If the angle of launch is high, velocity vy is

much greater than velocity vx. The cannon
ball goes higher in the air, but does not go
as far.
vy

vx
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If the angle of launch is low, velocity vx is

much greater than velocity vy. The cannon
ball goes farther, but does not go as high.

vy

vx
visual
 What equations do we use?


Always analyze the x-direction

and y-direction separately
 Example problem
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.

Ignoring air resistance, determine

(1) The time required for the package to hit the ground
(2) How far East the package travels during its fall
(1) Determine the time is takes for the care
package to hit the ground
(2) How far to the East has it travelled
during its fall?
 Example problem
 A soccer ball is kicked at 17.5 m/s at an angle of 30°
above the horizontal

1. What are the vertical and horizontal components of the

initial velocity?
2. How long (time) is the ball in the air?
3. What is the maximum height it reaches?
4. How far away does the ball land if no one intercepts it?
 Example problem
 A soccer ball is kicked at 17.5 m/s at an angle of 20°
above the horizontal

1. What are the vertical and horizontal components of the

initial velocity?
2. How long is the ball in the air?
3. What is the maximum height it reaches?
4. How far away does the ball land if no one intercepts it?
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Web simulations.
Links will be on my website.

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