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Module 1 Force, Motion, and Energy (Projectile Motion)

This document discusses projectile motion and the key concepts involved. It defines a projectile as an object experiencing only gravitational acceleration, following a parabolic path. Projectile motion can be analyzed by separating it into independent horizontal and vertical components, with the horizontal velocity remaining constant and the vertical acceleration being -9.8 m/s2 due to gravity. Key terms introduced include trajectory, range, angle of release, and the horizontal and vertical velocity components. Mathematical quantities in physics like vectors and scalars are also defined.

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Module 1 Force, Motion, and Energy (Projectile Motion)

This document discusses projectile motion and the key concepts involved. It defines a projectile as an object experiencing only gravitational acceleration, following a parabolic path. Projectile motion can be analyzed by separating it into independent horizontal and vertical components, with the horizontal velocity remaining constant and the vertical acceleration being -9.8 m/s2 due to gravity. Key terms introduced include trajectory, range, angle of release, and the horizontal and vertical velocity components. Mathematical quantities in physics like vectors and scalars are also defined.

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Module 1: Force, Motion, and Energy (Projectile Motion)

Tuesday, 13 September 2022 4:48 pm

Mathematical Quantities used in Physics

• Vector quantities - have direction and a magnitude; distance +


direction; two dimensional info; velocity = magnitude +
direction
○ Ex: a car has a velocity of 40 mph east - direction: east,
magnitude 40 mph
○ Temperature rose/fell = temperature went from 38°C to
41°C
• Scalar quantities - have magnitude only, no direction; speed is
a scalar quantity, it is magnitude of the velocity; one
dimensional info; speed = scalar
○ Ex: a car moves at a speed of 40 mph - magnitude
○ Temperature change = temperature has changed by 2°C

What is Projectile Motion?

• Projectile motion - kind of two-dimensional motion that occurs when a moving object (the
projectile) experiences only acceleration due to gravity; combination of vertical and horizontal
motions that are independent of each other; object moves along a curved path under the
influence of gravity; object follows a parabolic path

parabolic path

trajectory

range

• Trajectory - path traveled by a projectile


• Range - horizontal displacement travelled by a projectile
• Angle of release - angle relative to the ground in which a body is released into the air
○ Ex: a bullet shot from a gun; a basketball was thrown into the net; a golf ball hit by a club
• Vx - horizontal component of projectile
• Vy - vertical component of projectile

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• Projectile - an object upon which the only force acting is gravity
○ Ex: an object is dropped from rest (1); an object is thrown vertically forward (2); an object
which is thrown upward at an angle to the horizontal(3)

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Analyzing Projectiles:

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• In the absence of air resistance, the projectile does not slowdown in the horizontal or X direction,
so the X component of the acceleration is zero
○ Along X-axis: velocity is constant
○ Acceleration: zero
• In the vertical or Y component, the projectile experiences the effect of gravity, so that acceleration
is the acceleration due to gravity
○ Along Y-axis - velocity is constantly changing
○ Acceleration is -9.8m/s2 (negative sign indicates direction)
• Acceleration = (final velocity - initial velocity) ÷ time

COMPONENT VELOCITY DIRECTIO ACCELERATION


N
HORIZONTAL CONSTANT CONSTAN ZERO
(X) T
VERTICAL (Y) INCREASES DOWN + ZERO ON TOP + CHANGES CONSTANTLY CHANGING
DECREASES UP (9.8m/s2)

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