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Lecture Notes # 2

KINEMATICS OF CURVILINEAR MOTION

Flight of Projectile (Air resistance neglected)

Consider a motion of projectile in which such factors as wind velocity, air

resistance and rotation of the earth, which affect the flight of projectile will be
neglected then the flight path of the projectile will be the plane OABCD shown:

Equation of motion:

1. Horizontal component of velocity (constant throughout the entire flight of

projectile):

Vx = VocosΘ

2. Vertical component of velocity:

Vy = VosinΘ - gt
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The horizontal velocity of a projectile is constant (a never changing in

value), There is a vertical acceleration caused by gravity; its value is 9.8
m/s/s, down, The vertical velocity of a projectile changes by 9.8 m/s each
second, The horizontal motion of a projectile is independent of its vertical
motion.

3. Horizontal component of displacement:

x = (VocosΘ) (t)

4. Vertical displacement:

y = (VosinΘ) (t) – ½ gt2

Note: y is positive when the final position is higher than the initial position.
y is negative when the final position is lower than the initial position.
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5. Velocity at any time:

V = Vx2 + Vy2

6. Slope at anytime:
tan Θ = Vy/Vx

7. Time to reach height (h) (max. height):

t= VosinΘ
g

8. Maximum height (h):

h= Vo2sin2Θ
2g

9. Time to reach R (range):

t=
2VosinΘ
g

10. To compute for the value of R:

R=
Vo2sin2Θ
g
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11. To determine the equation of the flight:

y = xtanΘ – 1 x2
g
2 Vo2cos2Θ

Notes:

1. You may resolve the motion into x and y-components and use the
formulas in rectilinear translation.

2. Θ is positive if the projectile is directed upward and negative if

directed downward.

3. At any point D below the origin O, the sign of y is negative.

4. Vy is positive if directed upward and negative if directed

downward.
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1. A rock is thrown with an initial vertical velocity component of 30 m/s and an

initial horizontal velocity component of 40 m/s.
a. What will these velocity components be one second after the rock
reaches the top of its path?
b. Assuming the launch and landing heights are the same, how long will the
rock be in the air?
c. Assuming the launch and landing heights are the same, how far will the
rock land from where it was thrown?
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