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Experiment #4: Projectile Motion (45

degree)

Objectives:

a) To determine the range as a function of the angle of inclination.

Experiment summary:

A steel ball is fired by a spring at different velocities and at different angles to the horizontal. The

relationships between the range, the height of projection, the angle of inclination, and the firing

velocity is determined.

3. Theory of Projectile Motion:

If a body of mass m moves in a constant gravitational field (gravitational force m⃗ g), the motion

lies in a plane (as shown in Figure 1).

The maximum range s is reach at an inclination angle of 45° for every initial velocity. Fig. 4 shows the
range s for an angle of 45° plotted against different initial velocities v0. By choosing a logarithmic scale, a
regression line can be applied to the measured data and used to determine the maximum range for
arbitrary initial velocities.

Note: To ensure an accurate determination of the initial velocity, the time taken for the ball to cover the
measuring distance must be taken into account. Depending on the angle of inclination, the ball already
leaves the light barrier with a reduced velocity. If Vexp is the experimentally determined initial velocity
we obtain as actual initial velocity.
where d is the distance between the striker and the center between the light barriers.

Projectile Motion Observation Table


Observation Table for Projectile Motion Experiment at a 45° Angle

Angle of Initial Velocity Calculated v_0 Maximum Range Maximum


Inclination (α) v_exp (m/s) (m/s) R (m) Height H (m)
45° 2.1 3 0.92 0.23
45° 3.1 4.5 2.07 0.52
45° 4.6 6.5 4.31 1.08

Calculation:
❑
Vexp=√ 2 gh
❑
Vexp=√ 2 x 9.8 x 0.23

Vexp=2.1m/s

For Vo
❑❑
Vo=√ Vex p2 +2 dgsin ∅
❑
√
Vo= 32 +2(0.014)(9.8)sin ⁡(45)

Vo=3m/s

d=0.014 ∅ =45

Conclusion: It can be observed that during the experiment the range of projectile motion is not
dependent on the mass or size of an object. The same experiment can be verified using different types
of balls with different sizes and materials.

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