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What is Projectile

Motion?
Projectile motion refers to the motion of
an object that is thrown, or projected
into the air at an angle.

The motion of a projectile is


determined only by the
object’s initial velocity and
gravity.
Projectile motion applies to sports.
Projectile Motion

• Two-dimensional motion of an object


– Vertical
– Horizontal
Types of Projectile
Motion
• Horizontal
– Motion of a ball rolling freely along a
level surface
– Horizontal velocity is ALWAYS
constant
• Vertical
– Motion of a freely falling object
– Force due to gravity
– Vertical component of velocity
changes with time
• Parabolic
– Path traced by an object accelerating
only in the vertical direction while
moving at constant horizontal velocity
Projectile motion is a combination of
horizontal motion and vertical motion.

The horizontal motion of a projectile is constant


because no gravitational force acts horizontally
The vertical motion of a projectile
is nothing more than free fall with
a constant downward acceleration
due to gravity.
A projectile moves
horizontally with
constant velocity
while being
accelerated vertically.
The result is a motion
in a curved path.
The path of a projectile
is called its trajectory.

The trajectory of a
projectile in free fall is a
parabola.
An object projected
horizontally will
reach the ground in
the same time as
an object dropped
vertically.

No matter how
large the horizontal
velocity is, the
downward pull of
gravity is always
the same.
Examples of Projectile
Motion
• Launching a Cannon ball
Equations

• X- Component
x f  xi  v xi t
• Y- Component
1 2
y f  y i  v yi t  gt
2
2 2 Note: g= 9.8
v yf  v yi  2 gy
m/s^2
v yf  v yi  gt
• Vectors
v xi  vi cos( )
v yi  vi sin( )
Factors Affecting
Projectile Motion

• What two factors would affect projectile


motion?
– Angle
– Initial velocity

Initial Velocity

Angle
Horizontally launched projectile
Horizontal velocity is constant. Vertical velocity is changing
due to gravitational acceleration..
Vertically launched projectile
The horizontal velocity component remains the same size throughout the entire
motion of the cannonball.
Projectiles launched at different angles.
Sports Trivia

Maximum range is achieved if the projectile is


fired at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to
the horizontal.
In Conclusion
A projectile is any object upon which the only force
is gravity.

Projectiles travel with a parabolic trajectory due to


the influence of gravity.

There are no horizontal forces acting upon projectiles


and thus no horizontal acceleration.

The horizontal velocity of a projectile is constant.


there is a vertical acceleration caused by gravity
(9.8 m/s.
There are no horizontal forces acting upon
projectiles and thus no horizontal acceleration.

The horizontal velocity of a projectile is constant.


there is a vertical acceleration caused by gravity
(9.8 m/s.

The horizontal motion of a projectile is


independent of its vertical motion.
Class Exercise

An object is fired from the ground at 100


meters per second at an angle of 30
degrees with the horizontal
Calculate the horizontal and vertical
components of the initial velocity
After 2.0 seconds, how far has the object
traveled in the horizontal direction?
How high is the object at this point?
Solution

• Part a
 s cos 30   87 m s
vix  vi cos   100 m 0

viy  v sin   100 m sin 30   50 m


0
i s s
• Part b
x
vix 
t

x  v x t  87 m
s
2.0s   174m
• Part c
y  viy t 
1
2
    1
 
g t 2  50 m 2.0 s   9.8 m 2 2.0 s 
s 2 s
2

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