PROJECTILE

MOTION
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 Relative Motion in 1D Relative Motion in 2D
Velocity vectors imply only Velocity vectors imply
two possible object’s direction. multiple directions of an
object’s motion.
To get the resultant velocity, To get the resultant velocity,
just add the total velocities perform the concept of
taken of the object. vector addition taking into
consideration all the
directions taken of the
object.
Object or body travelling on Object or body travelling on
a straight path. multiple paths.
 PROJECTILE MOTION
Projectile motion refers to the 2-D
motion of an object that is given an
initial velocity and projected into the air
at an angle.
 PROJECTILE MOTION: IMPORTANT NOTES

•The only force acting upon the

object is gravity.
• It follows a parabolic path
determined by the effect of the
initial velocity and gravitational
acceleration.
PROJECTILE MOTION: FURTHER EXPLAINED
• Galileo described the projectile motion as
having two components:
Horizontal and Vertical
 PROJECTILE MOTION: IMPORTANT NOTES

•Throughout the motion of the

projectile if the air resistance is
neglected, only vertical velocity
changes and horizontal velocity is
constant.
 PROJECTILE MOTION: IMPORTANT NOTES

• Projectile travels vertically with an

acceleration equal to g.
• g= acceleration due to gravity
• g= 9.80 m/s 2

• Trajectory- parabolic path of a projectile

 Horizontal and Vertical Components
of Projectile Motion
Horizontal Vertical

Velocity (m/s)

Displacement
(m)
 HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL COMPONENTS
OF PROJECTILE MOTION
Remember the following sign conventions to be used:
1. Distances above the origin are positive, while
distances below the origin are negative.
2. Upward velocities are positive while downward
velocities are negative.
3. Acceleration due to gravity g is always negative. The
origin is point of release.
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL COMPONENTS
OF PROJECTILE MOTION
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 REMINDERS!
1. Whenever the object is thrown horizontally:
a. there is no vertical initial velocity
b. the value of acceleration due to gravity
is positive
2.Whenever an object is thrown at a certain angle:
a. the value of acceleration due to gravity
is negative
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #01
A marble was thrown horizontally from a
table top with a velocity of 1.50 m/s.The
marble falls 0.70m away from the table’s
edge. a) How long the marble is in mid air? b)
How high is the lab table? And c) What is its
velocity before it hits the floor? and d) What
is its angle of release?
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #01
A marble was thrown horizontally Given:
from a table top with a velocity dx= 0.70 m
of 1.50 m/s.The marble falls Vox= 1.50 m/s
0.70m away from the table’s Unknown:
edge. a) How long the marble is a) t=?
in mid air? b) How high is the
b) dy=?
table? c) What is its velocity
before it hits the floor?; and d) c) v=?
What is its angle of release? d) ᶿ=?
SAMPLE PROBLEM #01: SOLUTIONS
a) t  ?
d x  voxt
dx
t
vox
0.70 m
t
1.50 m / s
t  0.47s
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #01: SOLUTIONS
b) d y  ?
2
gt
d y  voyt 
2
2 2
m (9.80 m / s )(0.47 s)
d y  (0 )(0.47 s) 
s 2
dy  1.08m
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #01: SOLUTIONS
c) v  ? Now that you have the
value of vy, you may now
v  v v2
x
2
y compute the final
But, we need to solve velocity.
the value of v y first . v  v v 2
x
2
y

v y  voy  gt v 1.50 m / s   4.61 m / s 

2 2


v y  0 m / s  9.80 m / s 2
0.47 s 
v  4.85m/s
v y  4.61 m/s
SAMPLE PROBLEM #01: SOLUTIONS
d )  ?
4.61 m / s
  tan 1

1.50 m / s
θ  71.98
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #02
An object is projected from the ground with an
initial velocity of 24.5 m/s at 30º above the ground.
Find the (a) horizontal initial velocity (b) vertical
initial velocity, (c) time to reach the maximum
height, (d) time of flight, (e) maximum height
attained by the object, (f) range, (g) final vertical
velocity; and (h) velocity upon striking the ground.
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #02
An object is projected from the Given:
ground with an initial velocity of 24.5 V0= 24.5 m/s
m/s at 30º above the ground. Find
Ɵ= 30º
the (a) horizontal initial velocity (b)
Unknown:
vertical initial velocity, (c) time to
a) V0x f) R/ dx
reach the maximum height, (d) time
of flight, (e) maximum height b) V0y g) Vy
attained by the object, (f) range, (g) c) t1 h) v
final vertical velocity; and (h) velocity d) t2
upon striking the ground. e) dy
SAMPLE PROBLEM #02: SOLUTIONS
a) vox  ?
vox  vo cos
vox  24.50 m / s  cos30
v ox  21.22m/s
SAMPLE PROBLEM #02: SOLUTIONS
b) voy  ?
voy  vo sin 
voy  24.50 m / s sin 30
voy  12.25m/s
SAMPLE PROBLEM #02: SOLUTIONS
c) t  ?
Take Note: v y  voy  gt
At the highest gt  voy
point or  voy
maximum t
g
height, the
 12.25 m / s
vertical t
 9.80 m / s 2
velocity is 0
t  1.25s
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #02: SOLUTIONS
d) t2 *Time
Since the time it takes to reach the Symmetry
The time for the
maximum height is the same with the projectile to reach
time to reach the ground, just multiply maximum height
the answer in C by 2. equal the time for
it to land on the
same level as its
1.25s x 2 = 2.50 s starting point.
SAMPLE PROBLEM #02: SOLUTIONS
e) d y  ?
v y  voy
2 2

dy 
2g
dy 
0 m / s   12.25 m / s 
2 2

2 9.80 m / s  2

dy  7.66m
SAMPLE PROBLEM #02: SOLUTIONS
f ) R / dx  ?
R  voxt
R  21.20 m / s 2.50 s 
R  53.05m
SAMPLE PROBLEM #02: SOLUTIONS
g ) vy  ?
v y  voy  gt
 2.50 s 
v y  12.25 m / s   9.80 m / s 2

v y  12.25m/s
The negative sign indicates that
the final velocity is downward.
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #02: SOLUTIONS
h) v  ? *Speed
Symmetry
v  v v 2
x
2
y
The speed of the
projectile at any
height above the
v 21.22 m / s    12.25 m / s 
2 2 starting point on
its way up is
v  24.50m/s equal to its speed
at the same
height on the
The negative sign indicates that way down
the final velocity is downward.
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #03: YOUR TURN
A cannon ball was launched horizontally
from the top of the hill with a velocity of 40.33
m/s. The cannon ball falls 90.50m away from the
hill’s edge. a) How long the cannon ball is in mid
air? b) How high is the hill? c) What is its final
vertical velocity?; d) What is its velocity before it
hits the ground? and e) What is its angle of
release?
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #04: YOUR TURN
A soccer ball is kicked at ground level with a speed of 20m/s at an angle of
45⁰ to the horizontal. Solve the following:
a. Horizontal initial velocity
b. Vertical initial velocity
c. Time to reach the maximum height
d. Time of flight
e. Maximum height attained by the ball
f. How far the ball was kicked
g. Final vertical velocity
h. Velocity upon striking the ground
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #03: YOUR TURN
A cannon ball was launched Given:
horizontally from the top of the hill dx= 90.50 m
with a velocity of 40.33 m/s. The
Vox= 40.33 m/s
cannon ball falls 90.50m away from
Unknown:
the hill’s edge. a) How long the
a) t=?
cannon ball is in mid air? b) How
b) dy=?
high is the hill? c) What is its final
c) vy=?
vertical velocity?; d) What is its
velocity before it hits the ground? d) v=?
and e) What is its angle of release? e) ᶿ=?
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #03: YOUR TURN
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SAMPLE PROBLEM #03: YOUR TURN

c. v y  ?
v y  voy  gt

v y  0 m / s  9.80 m / s 2
2.24 s 
v y  21.95m/s
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #03: YOUR TURN
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 SAMPLE PROBLEM #04: YOUR TURN
A soccer ball is kicked at ground level with a speed of 20m/s at an angle
of 45⁰ to the horizontal. Solve the following:
a. Horizontal initial velocity
b. Vertical initial velocity
c. Time to reach the maximum height
d. Time of flight
e. Maximum height attained by the ball
f. How far the ball was kicked
g. Final vertical velocity
h. Velocity upon striking the ground
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #04: YOUR TURN
A soccer ball is kicked at ground level with a
Given:
speed of 20m/s at an angle of 45⁰ to the
horizontal. Solve the following: V0= 20 m/s
a. Horizontal initial velocity Ɵ= 45º
b.Vertical initial velocity Unknown:
c.Time to reach the maximum height a) V0x f) R/ dx
d.Time of flight
b) V0y g) Vy
e. Maximum height attained by the ball
c) t1 h) v
f. How far the ball was kicked
g. Final vertical velocity
d) t2
e) dy
h.Velocity upon striking the ground
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #04: YOUR TURN
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 SAMPLE PROBLEM #04: YOUR TURN
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 SAMPLE PROBLEM #04: YOUR TURN
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Take Note:
At the highest
point the
vertical
velocity is 0
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #04: YOUR TURN

d) t2 *Time
Symmetry
The time for the
*Applying the rule of projectile to reach
maximum height
time symmetry equal the time for
it to land on the

1.44s x 2 = 2.88s same level as its

starting point.
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #04: YOUR TURN
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 SAMPLE PROBLEM #04: YOUR TURN
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SAMPLE PROBLEM #04: YOUR TURN
g. v y
v y  vo sin 
v y   20 m / s sin 45
v y  14.14m/s
The negative sign indicates that
the final velocity is downward.
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #04: YOUR TURN
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The negative sign indicates that

the final velocity is downward.
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #04: YOUR TURN
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*Speed
Symmetry
The speed of the
projectile at any
height above the
starting point on
its way up is
equal to its speed
at the same
height on the
The negative sign indicates that way down
the final velocity is downward.
ACTIVIT Y #03

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 Answer the following essential questions:
1. Why is it important to solve the components of projectile
(horizontal and vertical) first before you compute the resultant
velocity and angle of trajectory?
2. Why at the highest point of trajectory only the vertical velocity is
zero?
3. Why speed and time symmetry is essential for easy understanding
of the graphical analysis of projectile motion?
4.Aside from sports, in what specific field projectile motion is
important and how?

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