PROJECTILE MOTION

Experiment # 5

JUNE 15, 2020

MAJED M ALDERHAM
DR. YOUNG LEE
COURSE NAME: PHYS 213-01
Data and Results
Part 1: Average Range & Initial Velocity
Height Velocity
Time
(m) (m/s)

5 - 2.4761

Number Δx (m) Average(m) Time Velocity (m/s)

1 2.52

2 2.49
𝒈
3 2.5 2.50 - 𝒗𝟎 = 𝑳√
𝟐𝑯
4 2.48

5 2.51

Part 2 Distances per Assigned Angles

Angle 30o 40o 45o 60o

Horizontal Distance 1 3.56 3.58 3.48 2.82

Horizontal Distance 2 3.54 3.57 3.46 2.84

Horizontal Distance 3 3.56 3.58 3.47 2.84

Average Distance 3.5533 3.5767 3.4700 2.8333

Paper Distance 0 0 0 0

Total Distance 3.5533 3.5767 3.4700 2.8333

Calculated L

v0 sin 2
2
  2.4525 2.2474 2.1077 1.5496
L= 1 + 1 + 2 gH 
2g  v0 sin 2 
2 
 

Percent Error 30.9790% 37.1640% 39.2601% 45.3084%

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 Experimental Range
3.7000

3.5000

3.3000
Range (m)

3.1000

2.9000

2.7000

2.5000
25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
Angle (Degrees)

Theoretical Range
2.6000

2.4000

2.2000
Range (m)

2.0000

1.8000

1.6000

1.4000
25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
Angle (Degrees)

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Calculations

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