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Experiment 6: ENERGY Conservation and Projectile Motion: Group 4

1) The document describes an experiment on projectile motion and energy conservation. It provides data from 3 trials measuring the initial height (H), maximum height (h), measured horizontal displacement (Re), calculated horizontal displacement (Ra), and percent error. 2) It explains that the formula used to calculate Ra is Ra=2√h(H-h). It then shows the calculations for each trial. 3) The conclusion states that projectile motion involves both horizontal and vertical motion, and the total energy remains constant due to gravity being the only force. It notes that the ball never stops moving horizontally at its maximum height.

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Experiment 6: ENERGY Conservation and Projectile Motion: Group 4

1) The document describes an experiment on projectile motion and energy conservation. It provides data from 3 trials measuring the initial height (H), maximum height (h), measured horizontal displacement (Re), calculated horizontal displacement (Ra), and percent error. 2) It explains that the formula used to calculate Ra is Ra=2√h(H-h). It then shows the calculations for each trial. 3) The conclusion states that projectile motion involves both horizontal and vertical motion, and the total energy remains constant due to gravity being the only force. It notes that the ball never stops moving horizontally at its maximum height.

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Experiment 6: 

ENERGY
CONSERVATION AND
PROJECTILE MOTION 
GROUP 4
DATA

TRIAL H h Re Ra % ERROR

1 41 20.5 35 41 14.63%

2 54 34 50 52.12 4.12%

3 42 31 38 36.93 2.90%
FORMULA

Ra= 2√h(H-h). 
%ERROR=(Re-Ra/Ra)100
DATA ANALYSIS
 In which we had shown at the table, to get the Ra, we had this
formula where Ra = 2√h(H-h). In trial No. 1 we substitute the
following so that we can get the Ra. Ra = 2√20.5(40-20.5) and
then the answer is 41. 

 In trial No. 2 we did the same thing substitute the given H and
h. 2√34(54-34) is equal to 52.15.

 Trial No. 3, 2√31(42-31) is equals to 36.93 

 To get the percentage error, we have this formula (Re-


Ra/Ra)100. Trial No.1, substitute everything on the table, 35-
41/41 x 100 is equals to 14.63%. Trial No. 2, 50-52.15/52.15
x 100 = 4.12% and in trial No. 3, 38-36.93/36.93 x 100 is
equals to 2.90% 
CONCLUSION
◦ When an object is moving through the air in both the horizontal
and vertical directions, we call this projectile motion. Even though
the motion is a little different than the motion of a ball that is
thrown straight up, you can still determine how high the ball will
go by examining how its energy changes.

◦ Gravity is still the only force acting on a projectile, the total energy
will still not change. However, what is different this time is that the
ball never reaches a point where it stops moving, even for an
instant. When it gets to its maximum height, it is still moving
forward, even though its vertical velocity is 0, so it still has some
kinetic energy. 

◦ We therefore conclude that without gravity, we are not able to do


this experiment and we will not be able to identify the projectile
motion and how it conserves energy. 
QUESTIONS
1. Name the factors that contributed to the
difference between the measured and the
computed values of he horizontal displacement
(R).

The factor that contributed to the difference of


computed and measured horizontal displacement
is the resistance of the air.
QUESTIONS
2. Show that during the motion of a simple
pendulum the work done by the tension on the
string is zero

W = f x d that move along the direction of force.


The tension of the string is perpendicular to the
motion, because the work done is zero.
QUESTIONS
3. Show that when a body of mass m is dropped
from a height h, the sum of its kinetic and
potential energies is constant at any instant and
is equal to mgh.

K = ½ mv squared
Vf Vi = 2gh
QUESTIONS
4. How much mechanical work is done
QUESTIONS
5. From what height should a car be dropped to gain
the same kinetic energy it would have if it were
moving horizontally 95 km/hr?

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