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Taylor’s College

PRACTICAL 3: Projectile Motion

Names and Student IDs: Stud Name_1 033****

Muhammad Umer Qureshi_2 0371085
Tan Yi Chen_3 0372965
Khong Shun-Yuan_4 0370307
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Date of Experiment:1/3/2024

Report due date: 8/3/2024

Report submission date:
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Item/marks
Format/6
Introduction/8
Figures and Diagrams/10
Materials and Method/10
Results Discussions/20
Conclusion & References/6
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Contents

1.0 Introduction 4
2.0 Experimental Design 4
2.1 Subpart 1 4
2.2 Subpart 2 4
3.0 Results and Discussion 4
4.0 Conclusions and Recommendations 5
5.0 References 5
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1.0 Introduction
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2.0 Experimental Design

The overview for projectile motion experiment: The group members started their experiment by
placing the cardboard plank on the table, so they can put a charcoal paper, which leaves a mark as
soon a force is applied on it.Therefore to mark the landing of the ball, to avoid errors like misplacing
the reading and to have accurate measurements.They started their experiment by having an angle of
30 degrees of the projectile launcher. They made sure the launcher was attached to the table tightly,
by tightening it up from the screw on the launcher.After that they launched the ball and it landed on
the charcoal paper. The charcoal paper left a dot on the white blank page, and they used a
measuring tape to measure the distance traveled by the ball.This was repeated 3 times to get the
average distance traveled.For 30 degree angle the average was 1.50m.They continued the same
method for all the angles 40,50,60,70 degrees. The average for 40 degrees was 1.89m, 50 degrees
with an average of 1.87m, 60 degrees with an average of 1.52m, and 70 degrees with an average of
1.14m. This shows us that 40 degrees being the highest because above or lower than 40 degrees will
make the ball have the maximum height but a shorter xf distance.

They also calculated the flight time by placing the cardboard plank on the floor which made the ball
have maximum flight time for each angle.Having obvious results as 70 degrees having the most flight
time of 0.87secs and 30 degrees with the lowest 0.46secs.Over all, this experiment took them an
hour to finish

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Figure 1. **********.

2.1 Subpart 1
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2.2 Subpart 2

3.0 Results and Discussion

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Table 1.1 Tabulated Results of Part a

Angle R1 (m) R2 (m) R3 (m) Average Total Theoretical

R (m) Flight Range (m)
Time, T
(s)

30 1.42 1.47 1.62 1.50 0.46 1.83

40 1.86 1.97 1.85 1.89 0.60 2.08

50 2.08 1.72 1.82 1.87 0.71 2.08

60 1.53 1.46 1.58 1.52 0.80 1.83

70 1.12 1.17 1.14 1.14 0.87 1.36

Table 1.2 Tabulated Results of Part a

Height,Y(m) R1 (m) R2 (m) R3 (m) Average R Initial

(m) Velocity, V0
(m/s)

0.96 2.20 1.99 2.12 2.10 4.55

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1. Initial launch velocity of the projectile is 4.55 m/s

2. The launch angle that will give the highest range is 45°. This is because according to the

formula , when θ is 45°, sin 2θ would be sin 90° which gives the value of 1.

The value 1 is the highest value of sin θ thus giving the highest range.
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3. (i think i’ll try to derive out this formula ltr) -sy

4. Overall, the theoretical range has a much higher value than the experimental range. This

is because the theoretical range is calculated based on mathematical equations only. It

assumes perfect scenarios where there are no external factors such as air resistance

affecting the trajectory of the projectile when the projectile is launched. Besides, there

could also be an error by the experimenter when adjusting the angle of the launcher due

to parallax error, resulting in the angle not being exactly pointing at the correct value.
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This would cause the launch angle to differ slightly, leading to a different result in the

experimental range.

4.0 Conclusions and Recommendations

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5.0 References

[1] W. Brown, "Electrical Design Considerations," in Advanced Electronic Packaging: With Emphasis

on Multichip Modules: Wiley-IEEE Press, 2013, pp. 51-74

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