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The document discusses projectile motion and how it can be described as two-dimensional motion with independent horizontal and vertical components, with the only force being gravity in the vertical direction. It provides examples of projectiles and demonstrations of projectiles being launched or dropped to understand which reaches the ground first. Instructions are given on how to set up and solve projectile motion problems by separating the horizontal and vertical motions.

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Projectiles

The document discusses projectile motion and how it can be described as two-dimensional motion with independent horizontal and vertical components, with the only force being gravity in the vertical direction. It provides examples of projectiles and demonstrations of projectiles being launched or dropped to understand which reaches the ground first. Instructions are given on how to set up and solve projectile motion problems by separating the horizontal and vertical motions.

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Target Practice

Projectiles
 How to describe
2
dimensional
Motion?
 Horizontal and

vertical
separately
Ex) cannonball,
shotput, baseball,
Projectiles

 the two
components act
independently of
each other.
 The only force
(once it leaves the
barrel or hand or
racket or...…) is
gravity.
 therefore the only
acceleration is in
Projectile Demos
 fire a projectile
horizontally with
no vertical
component!
 Demo - two
balls -Ball A is
dropped at the
same instant as
Ball B is projected.
Projectile Demos
 H-ITT– Which will
strike the ground
first?
 yellow first
 red first
 Both at the same
time
H-ITT - Fire a bullet
horizontally at the same
time that a bullet is
dropped. Which bullet
will hit the ground first?
A- Fired first
B – Dropped first
C – Both at the same
time
H-ITT- What will change in
the previous demonstration
if the horizontal velocity of
the bullet increases?
A- Both hit at the same time
just further from the gun
B – Fired bullet first
C – Dropped bullet first
DEB
 A ball is thrown horizontally at 8
m/s with no vertical component.
 Q – Draw the FBD for the ball after
it has left the persons hand.
 Q – What is the vertical
acceleration?
 Q – What is the horizontal
acceleration?
DEB
 Fill in the v vs t table for the
horizontally projected ball at 8 m/s.

Time (s) Vhoriz Vvert


(m/s) (m/s)
0 8 0
1
2
3
DEB
 Fill in the v vs t table for the
horizontally projected ball at 8 m/s.

Time (s) Vhoriz Vvert


(m/s) (m/s)
0 8 0
1 8 -10
2 8 -20
3 8 -30
How to Solve Projectile
Motion Problems
1. Write down everything you know
vertically and horizontally in two
separate columns. vf vi d a t
Remember the following factoids
2) The acceleration vertically is
always –9.8 m/s/s. Why?
3) The acceleration horizontally
is always 0. Why?
How to Solve Projectile
Motion Problems
 4) If the ball is rolling
horizontally it has no vertical
motion and so the initial vertical
velocity is 0.
 5) If the ball starts and lands at

the same elevation the vertical


displacement is 0.
 6) Up is + and Down is -
How to Solve Projectile
Motion Problems
 6) Solve the motion problem with
the dimension that has more
information. Remember you need 3
of the 5 variables in order to
determine the other 2. Choose the
best equation.
 7) The time horizontally and

vertically must be the same.


How to Solve Projectile
Motion Problems
 8) Remember, a projectile
problem is two problems in one.
 First – It is a simple motion

problem horizontally with a =0


 Second – It is a simple motion

problem vertically with a = -9.8


m/s/s
Prob – A projectile
launched horizontally
 P) A stone is thrown horizontally at
15 m/s from the top of a cliff 44 m
high. A) How far from the base of
the cliff does the stone hit the
ground? B) How fast is it moving
the instant before it hits the ground.
 DEB – List all the horizontal and

vertical data.
The Soccer Kick/Baseball
Throw Lab
 Purpose: Horiz Vertical
To
a= a=
determine
how fast d= d=

you can t= t=
kick a
soccer ball
or throw a
Football – Hang Time

The angle of a kick helps determine how far it will travel.


 The path is a parabola and is called a
trajectory.
 Notice that the ball travels equal

distances in equal times horizontally.


Why? a = 0
 While the distance vertically is

increasing each time because a =


9.8 m/s/s

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