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Lesson 4 2 Projectile Motion
Lesson 4 2 Projectile Motion
Step 2- Calculate the initial velocity from average range and angle.
Input highlighted values
Inputs
Average Range
Firing Angle
Accel from gravity
Variable
x
theta
g
Units
feet
degrees
ft/sec^2
Value
5.7
20
32.2
Outputs
Initial Velocity
vi
ft/sec
16.8
Range 1
(feet)
6.25
8.67
9.5
9.92
8.08
9.25
5.17
3.58
0
Range 2
(feet)
6.5
9.08
11.17
9.25
8.5
8.17
6.92
4.58
0.83
Range 3
(feet)
6.08
10.83
9.83
8.17
8.42
6.67
5.42
2.67
2.08
Average
Range
(feet)
6.3
9.5
10.2
9.1
8.3
8.0
5.8
3.6
1.0
Std
Deviation
(feet)
0.2
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.2
1.3
0.9
1.0
1.0
Range, feet
10.0
Ideal Range
8.0
6.0
Actual Range
4.0
2.0
0.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Firing Angle, degrees
70
80
90
100