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CA Lesson 1 Projectile Motion

1. The document discusses projectile motion and describes how to determine the trajectory of objects in motion under the influence of gravity. 2. It explains that the horizontal and vertical motions of a projectile are independent, with the horizontal component experiencing no acceleration and the vertical component experiencing a constant downward acceleration due to gravity. 3. Formulas are provided to calculate the time of flight, maximum height, and range of a projectile based on its initial velocity and launch angle.

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CA Lesson 1 Projectile Motion

1. The document discusses projectile motion and describes how to determine the trajectory of objects in motion under the influence of gravity. 2. It explains that the horizontal and vertical motions of a projectile are independent, with the horizontal component experiencing no acceleration and the vertical component experiencing a constant downward acceleration due to gravity. 3. Formulas are provided to calculate the time of flight, maximum height, and range of a projectile based on its initial velocity and launch angle.

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Projectile Motion

Starter
Where should the hunter aim? Where would you aim? Three
choices arise:
1. Aim above the monkey
2. Aim directly at the monkey
3. Aim below the monkey

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Starter

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Path of a Projectile
• An object shot through the air is called a projectile.
• After a projectile has been given an initial thrust
(ignoring air resistance), it moves through the air under
only the force of gravity.
• Its path through space is called its trajectory.
Independence of Motion in Two Dimensions

• The vertical and horizontal motions of a


projectile are independent.
• When there is no air resistance, the horizontal
motion component experiences no acceleration
and has a constant velocity.
• The vertical motion component of a projectile
changes because it experiences a constant
acceleration due to gravity under these same
conditions.
Angled Launches

• There are three quantities associated with a trajectory.


• Maximum height: the height
of the projectile when the
vertical velocity is zero
• Range (R): the horizontal
distance that the projectile
travels when the initial and
final heights are the same
• Flight time: how much time
the projectile is in the air;
also called hang time
Velocities of projectile
Formula for Projectile Motion

1. Velocity at any time during the projectile

2. Time of flight ( Time taken for complete journey)

3. Maximum Height ( Maximum distance travelled vertically)

4. Horizontal Range ( Maximum distance travelled on ground)


Apply your knowledge to real world

Page 45 Q2.2
Page 46 Q2.2
Page 47 Q2.3
Tomorrow we will discuss Relative Motion

Quiz on Tuesday , Topic – Chapter 1


Use with Example Problem 2.
Problem
Courtney kicks a soccer ball that is at rest on
level ground and gives it an initial velocity of
7.8 m/s at an angle of 32° above the ground.
Assume that forces due to air drag on the ball
are insignificant.
a. How long will the ball be in the air? 0.84 s
b. How high will the ball go? 0.87 m
c. What will be its range? 5.57 m
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Δy
Use with Example Problem 1.
Problem Δx
Miya’s pencil rolls off her desk and lands
0.50 m away. If the desk’s height is 1.0 m,
how long did it take the pencil to reach the
floor? How fast was the pencil going when it
left the desk? Ignore the pencil’s rotation.

Use x and y
direction
separately
Quiz

1. A marble rolls off the edge of a table. In which


direction does it accelerate?

A neither vertically nor horizontally

B both vertically and horizontally

C only vertically CORRECT

D only horizontally
Quiz

2. An arrow is fired east at an angle above the


horizontal. Which describes the motion of the arrow
after it leaves the bow if air resistance is ignored?

A It accelerates CORRECT C It accelerates to the


downward only. east and downward.

B It accelerates to the D It accelerates to the


east only. east and upward.
Quiz

3. What is the horizontal distance that a projectile


travels when the initial and final heights are the
same?

A range CORRECT C trajectory

B maximum height D flight time


Quiz

4. What is special about a projectile’s motion when it


is at its maximum height?

A Its horizontal velocity is C Its horizontal


zero. acceleration is zero.

B Its vertical velocity is D Its vertical acceleration


zero. CORRECT is zero.
Quiz

5. What is the path that a football follows after it is


thrown?

A range C maximum height

B projectile D trajectory CORRECT

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