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Summary
• A projectile is an object that moves along a trajectory through the air, with
only the force of gravity acting on it.
• An object moving with projectile motion has a constant horizontal velocity
and a constant vertical acceleration.
• The time that a projectile moves in the horizontal direction is the same as the
time that it moves in the vertical direction.
• When an object lands at the same height from which it was launched, use the
v 2i
range equation to determine the horizontal range: Ddx 5 sin 2u.
g
Questions
1. A rock kicked horizontally off a cliff moves 8.3 m 7. A projectile launcher launches a snowball at 45 m/s
horizontally while falling 1.5 m vertically. Calculate from the top of building 1 in Figure 7. Does the
the rock’s initial speed. K/U T/I A snowball land on top of building 2? Support your
2. A projectile launcher sends an object with an initial answer with calculations. T/I
velocity of 1.1 3 103 m/s [458 above the horizontal]
35 m
into the air. The launch level is at the same level as
the landing level. K/U T/I A
(a) Calculate how long the object is airborne. 25 m
  35°
(b) Determine its maximum range. 12 m 150 m
(c) Determine the maximum height of the object.
building 1 building 2
3. In a physics demonstration, a volleyball is
tossed from a window at 6.0 m/s [328 below the Figure 7
horizontal], and it lands 3.4 s later. Calculate
8. In a physics demonstration, a projectile launcher on
(a) the height of the window and (b) the velocity
the floor is aimed directly at a target hanging from
of the volleyball at ground level. K/U T/I A
the ceiling on the other side of the room (Figure 8).
4. A person kicks a soccer ball with an initial velocity When the projectile is launched, the target is
directed 538 above the horizontal. The ball lands on released at exactly the same time and the projectile
a roof 7.2 m high. The wall of the building is 25 m hits the target. Explain why the projectile will
away, and it takes the ball 2.1 s to pass directly over always hit the target as long as it reaches the target
the wall. K/U T/I A before they strike the floor. K/U T/I C A
(a) Calculate the initial velocity of the ball.
target
(b) Determine the horizontal range of the ball.
(c) By what vertical distance does the ball clear the
wall of the building?
5. A small asteroid strikes the surface of Mars and vi
causes a rock to fly upward with a velocity of 26 m/s

[528 above the horizontal]. The rock rises to a point of
maximum height and then lands on the side of a hill impact
12 m above its initial position. The acceleration due to Figure 8
gravity on the surface of Mars is 3.7 m/s2. K/U T/I A
(a) Calculate the maximum height of the rock. 9. A football is thrown from the edge of a cliff from
(b) Determine the time that the rock is in flight. a height of 22 m at a velocity of 18 m/s [398 above
(c) What is the range of the rock? the horizontal]. A player at the bottom of the cliff
6. A rock is thrown at an angle of 658 above the is 12 m away from the base of the cliff and runs at
horizontal at 16 m/s up a hill that makes an angle a maximum speed of 6.0 m/s to catch the ball.
of 308 with the horizontal. How far up the hill will Is it possible for the player to catch the ball?
the rock go before hitting the ground? K/U T/I A Support your answer with calculations. K/U T/I A

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