Czanice Ayra C. Gaspi Camille Joy S.

Agngaray

WHAT IS PROJECTILE?
An object upon which the only force acting is gravity. Any body that has velocity, v0, and then follows a path determined entirely by effects of gravitational acceleration and air resistance. The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory. The trajectory for projectile motion is a parabola ( y= ax - bx2 ). Its motion is called projectile motion.

EXAMPLES . . .
A batted baseball. A bullet shot from a pistol. A package dropped from an airplane A golf ball in flight.

PROJECTILE MOTION . . .
Movement experienced by a body thrown at an angle not equal to 90 degrees. Follows a curvilinear path called trajectory. A combination of horizontal motion with constant velocity and vertical motion with constant acceleration.

ELEMENTS OF PROJECTILE MOTION . . .

Y Vi
Time of flight

Vy

Vx

Ymax R
Projectile Motion

Vf

X
Horizontal Motion

WHERE . . .
Vi initial velocity Vf final velocity R Range (distance) Vy Vsin Velocity along y- component Vx Vcos Velocity along x - component Ymax Maximum height

CONDITIONS OF PROJECTILE MOTION . . .

Throughout the flight 1. Neglect the effect of air resistance. 2. Separate the displacement & velocity to its x and y components. Along the horizontal 1. The x-component of the velocity is always constant throughout the range. 2. The horizontal displacement ( x ) follows a linear motion.

Along the vertical 1. Y-component behave as free fall, only gravity will affect. 2. Since its directed upward, (g) is -9.8 or -10 m/s2. 3. Before the Ymax g act against velocity. 4. After Ymax g speed up the velocity.
When the vertical displacement is at its maximum 1. X-component of velocity is constant. 2. Y-component of velocity is zero. 3. Acceleration is g not zero.

EQUATIONS . . .
Vy = Vsin Vx = Vcos

V = Vx2 + Vy2

= tan-1 Vy / Vx