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Introduction
❖ Projectile
Motion:
PROJECTILE MOTION
Motion through the air without a propulsion
❖ Examples:

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Part 1.
Motion of Objects Projected
Horizontally
This presentation is dedicated to all of David’s
pencil’s that have gone misplaced for the last four
years (in class)!!! In no way would I ever dedicate
anything to Beeton!!!!

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ANALYSIS OF MOTION
•Motion is accelerated
ASSUMPTIONS:
•Acceleration is constant, • x-direction (horizontal): uniform motion
and downward
• y-direction (vertical): accelerated motion
•a=g= -9.81m/s2
• no air resistance
•The horizontal (x)
component of velocity is QUESTIONS:
g = -9.81m/s2 constant
• What is the trajectory?
•The horizontal and vertical • What is the total time of the motion?
motions are independent of
each other, but they have a • What is the horizontal range?
common time x
• What is the final velocity?

Frame of reference: Equations of motion:

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Trajectory
X Y
v0
Uniform m. Accel. m. x = v0 t y

ACCL. ax = 0 ay = g = -9.81 y = h + ½ g t2 Parabola, open down

h g m/s2 h
Eliminate time, t
VELC. vx = v0 vy = g t t = x/v0
y = h + ½ g (x/v0)2 v01 v02 > v01
x DSPL. x = v0 t y = h + ½ g t2
0
y = h + ½ (g/v02) x2
y = ½ (g/v02) x2 + h
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Total Time, Δt Δt = tf - ti Horizontal Range, Δx

y = h + ½ g t2 x = v0 t
final y = 0 y y
final y = 0, time is
the total time Δt
0 = h + ½ g (Δt)2
ti =0
Solve for Δt:
h Δx = v0 Δt h

Δt = √ 2h/(-g) Δt = √ 2h/(-g)

Δt = √ 2h/(9.81ms-2) Δx = v0 √ 2h/(-g)
tf =Δt Δx
Horizontal range depends on the
Total time of motion depends initial height, h, and the initial
only on the initial height, h x x
velocity, v0

VELOCITY FINAL VELOCITY

vx = v0 vx = v0

Θ Δt = √ 2h/(-g) Θ tg Θ = g Δt / v0
vy = g t vy = g t
v v = -(-g)√2h/(-g) / v0
v = √vx2 + vy2 v = √vx2 + vy2
= -√2h(-g) / v0
= √v02+g2t2 v = √v02+g2(2h /(-g))
Θ is negative
tg Θ = v / v = g t / v
v = √ v02+ 2h(-g) (below the
y x 0
horizontal line)

HORIZONTAL THROW - Summary

h – initial height, v0 – initial horizontal velocity, g = -9.81m/s2

Trajectory Half -parabola, open

down
Total time Δt = √ 2h/(-g)

Horizontal Range Δx = v0 √ 2h/(-g)

Final Velocity v = √ v02+ 2h(-g)

tg Θ = -√2h(-g) / v0