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In this experiment, we do the experiment as a group of 5, which were :
- Mr. Supakorn Suwanlertlum No. 16
- Ms. Nichapatch Thepnimitr No. 17
- Yadaporn Thongpoon No. 18
- Punyapa Titichoatrattana No. 19
- Natthakritta yordchaiyapruk No.23
from table 5 from section 1103 in physics class. In this experiment we want to study the
element of a projectile motion, how it works, and how to calculates.
Objective
The purpose of the experiment is to study the element of a projectile apparatus and
its accessories.We also learn plenty of things from the projectile apparatus such as the
fundamentals of projectile(launching) motion with the different angles and the motion
relations of both height for the vertical motion and the range for the horizontal motion
with the different projector (throwing) angles.After reading this lab report we’ll be
able to determine the maximum height of projection as a function of the angle of
inclination and also the maximum range as a function of the initial velocity more
easily.
Set-up
Procedure
Part1
Part 2:
Data and Result
Pressure: 70 psi
Height: 14.6 cm
Part 1:
1 71.5 41.33
2 74.4 43.00
3 71.1 41.10
Part 2:
Angle Length (Range in cm)
(°)
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average
Calculation
In this experiment, we have measured and calculated several variables such as
distance, initial velocity, average initial velocity, and average distance. We had to measure
the distance and calculate the initial velocity of each trial for the first part of the experiment.
First, we measured the distance(cm) of each trial after the steel ball was launched from the
projectile apparatus. After we got all the distance recorded, we had to use some equations to
calculate for initial velocity. The equation requires distance and time to calculate for velocity.
However, we did not use any timer to record the time taken for each trial. The first equation,
2Δy
t =
√ g , is the equation that helps us calculate for the time taken which Δy is the height of
the projectile apparatus, and g is gravity which equals to 9.8 . Therefore, we used this
equation and figure out that the time taken for each trial was 1.73 seconds. Since we got both
the distance and time taken, we could calculate for the initial velocity. The second equation,
Δx
V ix = t , is the equation that is for calculating the initial velocity; Δx is the distance of each
trial which are 71.5 cm, 74.4 cm, and 71.1 cm respectively, and t is the time taken that was
calculated by the first equation. Therefore, the initial velocity for each trial are 41.33 cm/s,
43.00 cm/s, and 41.10 cm/s respectively. After that, we calculated for the average initial
velocity by adding up all three initial velocity and divided by 3. Thus the average initial
velocity is 41.81 cm/s.
In the second part of this experiment, the projectile was set into angles of 20 ° , 30 ° ,
45 ° , 60 ° , and 70 ° , and each angle was experimented for three trials. Thus, the variables
that we needed to calculate for is an average distance for each angle. The way we used to
calculate the average distance was that we added up all three trials of each angle and divided
the answer by 3. The results were that the average distance of all angles are 148.33 cm, 186.67
cm, 202.33 cm, 183 cm, and 129.67 cm respectively.
Analysis of Results
Part 1:
We were doing the experiment for three trials for this part of the experiment. We set
the projectile apparatus at 0 ° horizontal and added 70 psi of pressure for all the three trials.
All the three trials took 1.73 seconds until the ball hit the masking tape. The distance of the
first, second, and third trial were 71.5 cm, 74.4 cm, and 71.1 cm respectively. After we got all
the distance measured, we could calculate for the initial velocity (cm/s). The initial velocity
for all the three trials were 41.33 cm/s, 43.00 cm/s, and 41.10 cm/s respectively. Therefore, the
average initial velocity was 41.81 cm/s.
Part 2:
We did this part of the experiment by increasing the angle of the projectile apparatus
which started from 20 ° , 30 ° , 45 ° , 60 ° , and ended at 70 ° . Also, we did three trials of each
angle. All trials of all those angles gave varieties of distance measured. The angle that gave
the maximum range was 45 ° with the average distance of 202.33 cm. The angle that gave the
minimum range was 70 ° with the average distance of 129.67 cm.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the purpose of the experiment is to study the elements of a projectile
apparatus and its accessories. We measure the height of the launcher and range of the metal
ball, and we also calculate the initial velocity, averages of the range, and time by using the
2Δy
following equations: t =
√ g , V ix = Δxt . After we gather the results and record on the data
Part 1 has the precise result because of the same angle and the same pressure that we use to
test. Part 2 has different result because of the different angles which make the projectile
changed, the maximum range of Part 2 that we have test is 45 °
Recommendation
In our opinion, we need to change the base of the launcher and use wider detectable
tape because we use the lab chair to be the base of launcher and it took a long time to launch
the ball on the straight direction and landed on the tape. Because the chair can spin which
make us had a hard time on setting the direction and we had to hold the chair steady before
shooting the ball. Moreover, the tape was quite small when we taped on the table which it
also the part that made us missed many shots. If we have another opportunity for this
experiment again, we will use the steady base and use two detectable tape on the table to
make it more wider which cut the problem that we have from the experiment.
Worklog
Name Role
- Catch the ball
Supakorn Suwanlertlum
- Assist the other member’s role
References
- Boundless. (n.d.). Boundless Physics. Retrieved from
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-physics/chapter/projectile-motio
n/.
- The Physics Classroom Tutorial. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/vectors/u3l2a.cfm.
Materials