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Projectile Motion

We will learn what projectile motion is and how to


analyze it using equations

I will apply my kinematics equations to two


dimensions in projectile problems.
Projectile Motion
This is motion that occurs in two dimensions:
Horizontal motion is at constant velocity
Vertical motion is accelerated by gravity
Projectile Motion
The Law of Compound Motion

When an object is moving in multiple


directions, the motion in one dimension
has no effect on motion in another
dimension.
Projectile Motion

Horizontal velocity is maintained by inertia.

Equal distance traveled during each second


and constant velocity.
Projectile Motion 5m 9.8 m/s 1
s

20 m 19.6 m/s 2
s
Vertical velocity increases
each second with the pull
of gravity in free fall. 45 m 29.4 m/s
3s

Each second the ball goes


9.8 m/s faster than the
previous second and a
greater distance.

80 m 39.2 m/s 4
Projectile Motion

The combined
motion looks
like this:

The path is not


a straight line
but an arc of a
parabola.
Projectile Motion

When projectiles are launched at an angle,


the initial velocity has a horizontal and a
vertical component.
v
vy

vx
Projectile Motion

The path of the cannon ball is in the shape


of a parabola. The dimensions of the
parabola are determined by the magnitude
of the vx and vy components.

vy

vx
Projectile Motion

If the angle of launch is high, velocity vy is


much greater than velocity vx. The cannon
ball goes higher in the air, but does not go
as far.
vy

vx
Projectile Motion

If the angle of launch is low, velocity vx is


much greater than velocity vy. The cannon
ball goes farther, but does not go as high.

vy

vx
(1) Determine the time is takes for the care
package to hit the ground
(2) How far to the East has it travelled
during its fall?

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