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Activity No. 6
Projectile Motion

I. OBJECTIVES:
• To be able to analyze the properties of the projectile motion.
• To figure out the initial velocity and scope of the ball when dispatched at different points
and to have the option to ascertain the most noteworthy vertical situation from the point.
Beginning speed it takes for the ball to hit the grond.
• To learn the different factors that affect the trajectory of a projectile.

II. APPARATUS/MATERIALS:

Stop watch
Meter stick
Manila paper
Marbles
Soccer ball

III. DISCUSSION:
Projectile motion is the motion of an object (projectile) thrown into the air. After the initial force
that launches the object, it only experiences the force of gravity.. As an object travels its path
(trajectory) through the air, it encounters an air resistance (a frictional force that slows its
motion). The horizontal and vertical motion are the two most important concept in projectile
motion, they are independent. There are two types of projectile motion, one is a projectile
launched horizontally and the projectile projected at an angle. Since vertical and horizontal
motions are independent, these can be analyzed separately, along perpendicular axes. Separate
projectile motion into the two components of its motion, one along the horizontal axis and the
other along the vertical. For the vertical velocity components, both the magnitude and direction
change. As the projectile moves up the magnitude decreases, and its direction is upward. As it
moves down the magnitude increases, and the direction is downward. While the horizontal
velocity remains constant because gravity does not work horizontally to increase or decrease the
velocity.
The velocity, acceleration, and displacement can be used to describe motion. Consider also the
components of these variables along the x- and y-axes. The components of acceleration are then
ay = –g = –9.80 m/s2 and ax = 0 because gravity is vertical. Take note that acceleration is constant,
so equations for kinematics can be employed. The following are the kinematic equations:
Projectile launched horizontally: x = vixt and y = 1/2gt2
Projectile Launched at an angle:
Vix = Vicos θ
Viy = Visin θ
Vertical motion
Vy = viy – gt = vi sin θ – gt
dy = viy + 1/2gt2
Horizontal Motion
Vx =vix = vicos θ
dx = vix(t) = vx(t)
R = vi2sin2 θ
g
trise = Visin θ
g
trise = tfall
ttotal = 2Visin θ
g
Ymax = vi2sin2 θ
2g

IV. ILLUSTRATION:
V. PROCEDURE:
a. Projectile Launched Horizontally
Place a marble on top of a table, measure the height of the table.
Flip the marble and see where the marble lands. Knowing the landmark of the marble, place a
carbon paper under the manila paper on the ground.
Flip the marble and mark the land point of the marble.
Record the time for the marble to strikes the ground.
Do it for three trials and record your observations on the table provided.
Measure the horizontal distance.
Compute the initial velocity and theoretical horizontal distance.

b. Projectile Launched at an Angle

Mark your starting point.
Kick the soccer ball into the air to become a projectile and follows a parabolic path through the
air. This is how soccer layers get the ball up and over defenders with free kicks and across the
field with crosses.
Take the time for the soccer ball to strikes the ground on the other side.
Measure he range or horizontal displacement of the ball.
Compute the maximum height reach by the projectile and also the initial velocity and its angle.

VI. EXPERIMENT/DATA FILE

Projectile Launched Horizontally

Trial Height Experimenta Time Initial Theoretical Final

l Horizontal Velocity horizontal Velocity
Distance Distance
1 82.55cm 124.54cm 0.6s 207.57cm/s 124.56cm 207.56cm/s
2 82.55cm 114cm 0.6s 190cm/s 114cm 190cm/s
3 82.55cm 123.2cm 0.5s 246.4cm/s 123.2cm 246.4cm/s
Average

Projectile Launched at an Angle

Trial Experimenta Time Initial Angle Max. Theoretical Final
l Range Velocity Height Range Velocity

1 726.44cm 1.57s 462.7cm/s 45° 54.62cm 726.44cm 462.7cm/s

VII. COMPUTATIONS:
VIII. QUESTIONS:
1. Ideally, what kind of mathematical curve is the projectile motion trajectory? Describe two
examples of projectile motion which you have observed or experienced outside of this physics
lab that follow this mathematical curve.

Based from our observation during the process, when an object is launched from the ground so
that its speed has both a vertical as well as a horizontal component, that projectile follows a path
known as a parabola. A parabola is a mathematical shape that describes the trajectory of all
projectiles. However, we can't really be sure about the exact description of it because a parabola
could look like this or like that, and there are many other such possibilities. For our purposes,
one important thing to realize about parabolas is that they are different from circles.

2. Are there two different launch angles that would give you the same range? Are there two
different launch angles that would give you the same height? Explain.

Two launch angles that add to 90° will result in the same range when launched at the same speed.
The distance traveled horizontally from the launch position to the landing position is known as
the range. The range of an angled-launch projectile depends upon the launch speed and the
launch angle (angle between the launch direction and the horizontal).On the other hand, the
height of the projectile depends on the original vertical speed and the time that the projectile has
been in the air.

3. Compare the theoretical and experimental horizontal distance for A and B.

The theoretical is about the expected value from an equation, assuming perfect or near-perfect
conditions of a projectile’s position along a trajectory. The experimental value, on the other hand,
is what is actually measured from an experiment. It is the data acquired and
compared to the theoretical results. However, based on the results, they were infact just the same
values.

VIV. CONCLUSION:

In conclusion, projectiles travel with a parabolic trajectory due to the fact that the downward
force of gravity accelerates them downward from their otherwise straight-line, gravity-free
trajectory. During the experiment, we are eable to predict the range of the projectile when it is
shot off a table at some angle above the horizontal, it is necessary first to determine the initial
speed of the ball. The initial velocity of the marbles and soccer ball are determined by shooting
it, at the appropriate angle. Because of this projectile motion experiment, we learned how to
apply a working knowledge of kinematics for motion in two dimensional space.
In this part of the experiment, the range, maximum height, and total transit time will be
calculated, and confirmed through experimentation. Notice, in the first exercise the ball was
fired from zero degrees. Overall, in this part of the experiment, we successfully calculated all the
required values and it was confirmed through experimentation.