PROJECTILE

MOTION
RESOLUTION OF VECTORS

 A single vector is usually divided into

two vectors that are perpendicular to each
other. These two vectors are called
components.
 The process of splitting the vectors into its
components is called resolution.
RESOLUTION OF VECTORS
 The components are usually along the
x- and y-axes of the Cartesian
coordinate system.
 Horizontal component – component
along x-axis
 Vertical component – component
along y-axis
RESOLUTION OF VECTORS

V
Vy
θ
Vx
A ball’s velocity can be resolved into horizontal and
vertical components.
RESOLUTION OF VECTORS
 Uniformly Accelerated
Motion Uniform Motion

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 Uniformly Accelerated
Motion Uniform Motion

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 an object thrown into the air that follows a curve path
and is acted on by gravity

PROJECTILE
JOLTPIERCE
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 the path that a projectile follows

TRAJECTORY
RETRACTJOY
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 the shape of the path followed by a projectile

POLARABA
PARABOLA
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 the horizontal displacement traveled by a projectile

RANGE
ANGER
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 PROJECTILE
MOTION

a motion of a body thrown horizontally or at an angle

other than 90° with the horizontal

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 Examples of Projectiles
an arrow fired at an archery target
a golf ball hit off the tee
a gun firing a shell
a tennis ball served horizontally
a cricketer hitting a ball

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 Thumbs Up or
Thumbs Down

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The launch force keeps on acting on the object after
it was thrown.

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 The projectile maintains its motion due to the
acquired launch force.

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At the top of the projectile’s flight, there is still gravity
that’s why projectiles start to fall.

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 A fielder throws a softball to a baseman. Which diagram
below shows the force(s) acting on the ball while it is on air
if Fg represents the force of gravity, and Fh refers to the
throwing force?

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 Projectile motion can be separated into components.

a. Roll a ball along a horizontal surface, and its velocity is

constant because no component of gravitational force
acts horizontally.

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 b. Drop it, and it accelerates
downward and covers a
greater vertical distance
each second.

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 The horizontal
component is in
UNIFORM MOTION.
The vertical
component is in
UNIFORMLY
ACCELERATED
MOTION or FREE FALL.

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 Law of Compound Motions
The horizontal component of motion for
a projectile is completely independent
of the vertical component of motion.

Their combined effects produce the

variety of curved paths that projectiles
follow.

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 Three Cases of Projectile Motion

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 Projectile Projected Horizontally
Two balls released
simultaneously–one
ball drops freely
while the other one
is projected
horizontally.

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 Think!
At the instant a horizontally pointed cannon is
fired, a cannonball held at the cannon’s side is
released and drops to the ground. Which
cannonball strikes the ground first, the one fired
from the cannon or the one dropped?

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 Think!
At the instant a horizontally pointed cannon is
fired, a cannonball held at the cannon’s side is
released and drops to the ground. Which
cannonball strikes the ground first, the one fired
from the cannon or the one dropped?

Answer: Both cannonballs fall the same vertical

distance with the same acceleration g and
therefore strike the ground at the same time.

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 Three Cases of Projectile Motion

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 Projectile Launched at an Angle
Neglecting air resistance, the vertical component of
the projectile changes while the horizontal
component does not.

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 Projectile Launched at an Angle

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 RANGE
The angle at which the projectile is launched affects
the distance that it travels.

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 RANGE
The same range is obtained for two different
projection angles—angles that add up to 90°.

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 RANGE
Maximum range is usually attained at an angle of
45°.

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 TIME of FLIGHT
The higher the angle the projectile is launch, the
longer the time of flight.

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 SPEED
Without air resistance,
the speed lost while the
cannonball is going up
equals the speed gained
while it is coming down.

The time to go up equals

the time to come down.

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 Three Cases of Projectile Motion

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 30°

12 m

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Victor hits a ball at an angle of 35°. At what point in
its trajectory does this projectile have the least speed?

just after it was at the highest point in

launched its flight

just before it hits the halfway between the ground

ground and the highest point

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Maria tossed a pingpong ball. When the ball reaches the highest
point, which statement about the ball’s velocity and acceleration is
true?

Both its velocity and its Its velocity is zero and its
acceleration are zero. acceleration is not zero.

Its velocity is not zero

Neither its velocity nor its
and its acceleration is acceleration is zero.
zero.

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Pedro and his friends are playing “luksong tinik.” Perdo’s
velocity has horizontal and vertical components that are
equal in magnitude. What angle does his velocity make with
the horizontal?

30° 40°

45° 60°

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Cardo throws a javelin, always at the same speed, at four different
angles (30°, 45°, 60°, and 85°) above the horizontal. Which two
throws cause the javelin to land the same distance away?

30° and 45° 30° and 60°

45° and 60° 45° and 85°

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 A ball is hit at an angle of 50° and it reaches a distance of 40
meters. Given the same initial velocity, at what other angle
should a ball be hit to reach the same distance?

25° 30°

40° 60°

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Range
Sample Problem 1:

A tiger leaps horizontally

from a 3.5 m high rock
with an initial speed of 4.5
m/s.
a. How long is the tiger in
air?
b. How far from the base
of the rock will the tiger
land?
Sample Problem 2:

A ball is projected into the air with an initial speed of

50 m/s at an angle of 30° with respect to the level
ground.
a.What is its range?
b.What is the maximum height reached by the ball?
A ball is projected into the air with an initial speed of 50 m/s at an angle of
30° with respect to the level ground.
What is its range?
What is the maximum height reached by the ball?
a. Range = ? b. Maximum height = ?
Sample Problem 3:

In the last five seconds of a basketball game, the

scores of both teams are tied at 82. A player from
one team shoots from a distance of 4.5 m away from
the basket from a height of 2.0 meters at a velocity
of 12 m/s at 40° with the horizontal. Does he miss
or shoot into the basket? The basket is 3.05 m above
the floor.
For the player to score, the ball must travel a horizontal distance of 4.5
m and a vertical distance of 3.05 m – 2.0 m = 1.05 m from the point of
release.
Solve for the initial horizontal and vertical velocity.

Compute for time for the ball to travel 4.5 m.

Then, compute for time for the ball to travel 4.5 m.

Solve the vertical distance using the time t = 0.49 s