PROJECTILE

MOTION
Let’s review!

is defined as continuous change

in position of an object over time
Let’s review!
Even if you are completely still, you can be defined by the following terms:
still belong to the earth which is
continuously moving about its axis Distance Time
and around the sun.
Velocity speed
displacement acceleration
Let’s review! Types of Motion
Motion of an object depends on the type
Accelerated of force acting on the body. Examples of
Motion different kinds of motion are
Translational, Rotational, Linear,
In almost all cases, the velocity of an Periodic, Simple Harmonic, Projectile
object is continuously changing in and Oscillatory.
magnitude, the direction or in both.
Motion in which the velocity is changing Linear motion- It is a type of
is called accelerated motion. translational motion where the body moves in a
single direction along a single dimension.
Projectile
Motion
GRAVITY
GRAVITY
is the natural force that
causes object to fall
towards the earth.
CURVE Hence, the acceleration
due to gravity is always
PATH directed downwards.
What is Projectile Motion?
Projectile motion is the motion of an
object thrown (projected) into the air.
After the initial force that launches the
object, it only experiences the force of
gravity.

The object that is undergoing a

projectile motion is called
projectile. While the arc or curve
like motion-path undergone by the
projectile is the trajectory.
 Are you
familiar with
this sport? What do you think is
the projectile in that
scenario?
Rattan ball
How do you describe
its trajectory?
-the rattan ball is
traveling on a curved
path
Elements of Projectile 2. Range

1. Peak or the Maximum

height of Projectile Horizontal range of a projectile is
the horizontal distance travelled by
-the highest vertical position along its the projectile between launch and
trajectory the landing points.
-highest point that the projectile could
reach during its motion
 Elements of Projectile
3. Trajectory 4. Time of Flight

is the time from

The path that the when the object is
projectile follows. projected to the time
it reaches the
surface.
 The most important concept in
projectile motion is that horizontal
and vertical motions
are independent, meaning that
they don’t influence one another.

projectile motion consists of horizontal

and vertical motion working To do this, we separate projectile
independently. motion into the two components of its
motion, one along the horizontal axis
and the other along the vertical.
Horizontally launched Angle launched
projectiles projectiles
 Two Types of Projectile Motion

I. Projectile released Horizontally

What is a Horizontally-Launched
Projectile?
Horizontally-launched projectiles
are objects projected in a
horizontal direction from an
elevated position.
• Has no initial vertical velocity
• Identical to a dropped object
• The downward vertical velocity
increases uniformly
• Horizontal velocity is uniform
Projectile Released Horizontally
 II. Projectile Launched at an Angle
• Angle-launched projectiles are objects projected at
an angle to the horizontal. Their motion begins with
both an x- and y-velocity component.
• If a projectile is launched upward at an angle, its
velocity has two components:
1. A constant horizontal velocity that travels in the same
way as the launch, the acceleration of which is
zero; and
2. A rising positive vertical velocity component that is
decreasing in magnitude until it becomes zero at
the top of the trajectory (therefore, it no longer
goes up any further). But because gravity makes it
accelerates downward at a rate of 9.8 m/s per
second or 9.8 m/s2, (therefore it stays at rest only
for an instant), it will start to descend with an
increasing negative vertical velocity until it is
stopped by something.
Sample Problems involving Projectile launched at an angle
Sample Problems involving Projectile launched at an angle
Relationship between Angle of
Release and Height and Range of
Projectile

• Which angle results in the

greatest range?
• Which angle results in the
maximum height?
• How would you compare
the distance travelled by
projectile launched at an
angle 30 degrees and 60
degrees?
Take note:
• The angles 30 and 60 degrees
• Angle of release affects the
are called complementary
range and height of a
angles because they add up to
projectile
90 degrees.
• The maximum range is
• As the angle of launch increases
achieved if the projectile is
the vertical displacement of the
fired at an angle of 45
projectile will also increase. At
degrees with respect to the
the highest point, the vertical
horizontal component.
component of velocity is zero
• An object launched at an
and the time to reach the
angle of 30 degrees will also
maximum height is half of the
be the same if it is launched
total time of flight.
at 60 degrees.