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The document contains multiple physics problems involving projectile motion with varying initial velocities, angles, and other variables. Calculations are required to determine values like time of flight, maximum height, velocity, and displacement at different points in the trajectory.

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Projectile Motion Questions

The document contains multiple physics problems involving projectile motion with varying initial velocities, angles, and other variables. Calculations are required to determine values like time of flight, maximum height, velocity, and displacement at different points in the trajectory.

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1. A ball is kicked with an initial velocity of 12m/s at angle of 50° to the horizontal.

a) How long will the ball stay in the air? (assume it strikes the ground at the same
height it was launched)
b) How far will the ball go before hitting the ground?
c) What will be the maximum height of the ball?

2. A stone is thrown with an initial velocity of 15m/s at angle of 10° to the horizontal
a) How long will the stone stay in the air? (assume it strikes the ground at the same
height it was launched)
b) How far will the stone go before hitting the ground?
c) What will be the maximum height of the stone?

3. A golf ball is hit at a cliff 150m away with an initial velocity of 70m/s at angle of 40° to the
horizontal.
a) How long will it take for the ball to hit the cliff?
b) At what height did the ball strike the cliff?
4. A cannon is fired horizontally from the top of a 30m cliff into the ocean. The initial
velocity of the cannon was 1000m/s. How far from the cliff does the cannon ball hit the
water?

5. A bowling ball of mass 7.5 kg travelling at 10 ms -1 rolls off a horizontal table 1.0 m high.
(Assume the acceleration due to gravity is 9.80 ms-2, and the effects of air resistance may
be ignored unless otherwise stated.)
a) Calculate the ball’s horizontal velocity just as it strikes the floor.
b) What is the vertical velocity of the ball as it strikes the floor?
c) Calculate the velocity of the ball as it reaches the floor.
d) What time interval has elapsed between the ball leaving the table and striking the
floor?
e) Calculate the horizontal distance travelled by the ball as it falls.
6. A softball of mass 250 g is thrown with an initial velocity of 16 ms-1 at an angle θ to the
horizontal. When the ball reaches its maximum height, its kinetic energy is 16 J.
a) What is the maximum height achieved by the ball from its point of release?
b) Calculate the initial vertical velocity of the ball.
c) What is the value of θ?
d) What is the speed of the ball after 1.0 s?
e) What is the displacement of the ball after 1.0 s?
f) How long after the ball is thrown will it return to the ground?
g) Calculate the horizontal distance that the ball will travel during its flight.

7. During training, an aerial skier takes off from a ramp that is inclined at 40.0° to the
horizontal and lands in a pool that is 10.0 m below the end of the ramp. If she takes 1.50 s
to reach the highest point of her trajectory, calculate:
a) the speed at which she leaves the ramp,
b) the maximum height above the end of the ramp that she reaches,
c) the time for which she is in mid-air.
8. The diagram shows a projectile being launched at a velocity of 1.0 km-1 at
an angle of 30° to the horizontal. Assume that g = 9.8 m s–2 and that air resistance is
negligible.

a) What is the time of flight of the projectile?


b) What is the speed of the projectile at its maximum height?
c) Determine the acceleration of the projectile 1.0 s after it is launched.
d) Determine the maximum vertical height that the projectile will reach.
e) Calculate the horizontal range of the projectile.
f) What is the minimum speed of the projectile during its flight?
g) Calculate the vertical component of the projectile’s velocity 1.0 s after it is launched.
h) What is the horizontal component of the projectile’s velocity 1.0 s after it is
launched?
i) Determine the speed of the projectile 1.0 s after it is launched.

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