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Lab Report Projectiles FINAL

The lab report details an experiment on projectile motion involving steel and acrylic spheres released at various angles (17°, 22°, and 27°) from a height of 0.74m. Results include calculated distances, actual distances, and percent differences for each trial, with values showing a close match between calculated and actual distances. The report provides calculations for acceleration, velocity, time, and percent difference for trial 1 as an example.

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Lab Report Projectiles FINAL

The lab report details an experiment on projectile motion involving steel and acrylic spheres released at various angles (17°, 22°, and 27°) from a height of 0.74m. Results include calculated distances, actual distances, and percent differences for each trial, with values showing a close match between calculated and actual distances. The report provides calculations for acceleration, velocity, time, and percent difference for trial 1 as an example.

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PHYS 103

LAB REPORT: PROJECTILE MOTION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS


LABORATORY SETUP

Trial 1 and 4:  = 17° Trial 2 and 5:  = 22°

Table Ht: 0.74m


Trial 3 and 6:  = 27°
Track Length: 0.30m

RESULTS
Measured Height of Table in Meters: h = 0.74 m
Measured Length of the track from the table to release point of the spheres: a = 0.30 m
Starting Angle for Trials 1 and 4:  = 17°
a=0.71*9.8*sin t=
 = ___ vx = √ 2 as

√
Calculated Actual Percent
Sphere  2h
Trial Distance Distance Difference
Type g
() (m/s) x=vxt (m) (m) (%)
(m/s2) (s)
1 Steel 17.00 2.03 1.10 0.39 0.43 0.46 7.14
2 Steel 22.00 2.61 1.25 0.39 0.49 0.52 7.00
3 Steel 27.00 3.16 1.38 0.39 0.54 0.57 6.54
4 Acrylic 17.00 2.03 1.10 0.39 0.43 0.39 9.16
5 Acrylic 22.00 2.61 1.25 0.39 0.49 0.47 3.29
6 Acrylic 27.00 3.16 1.38 0.39 0.54 0.51 4.30

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Trial 1 Calculations:

 Given:

o ∘
θ=17
o h=0.74 m
o 2
g=9.8 m / s
o s=0.30 m
1. Calculate a:

a=0.71 ×9.8 × sin ( 17∘ )=0.71 × 9.8× 0.2924 ≈ 2.03 m / s2


2. Calculate vx:

v x =√ 2 ×2.03 ×0.30=√ 1.218 ≈1.10 m / s

3. Calculate t:

t=
√ 2 × 0.74
9.8
=√ 0.150 ≈ 0.39 s

4. Calculate x:

x=1.10 × 0.39=0.43 m
5. Calculate Percent Difference:

o Actual distance x actual=0.46 m

|0.43−0.46| 0.03
Percent Difference= × 100= ×100 ≈ 7.14 %
0.43 0.43

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