PROJECTILE MOTION PART OF KINEMATICS

Motion in which an objectperforms two dimensionalmotion ie it moves in the horizont

as well as in the verticalplane as shown

0ms 4ms n
20m15

300
7 2
20cos30
17.3
HiT 10ms
130
173ms
s
lo
H

v
afind horizontalcomponentofinitial u
velocity v
20ms
20cos 30 17 3ms

da Findthe verticalcomponent of initial velocity

20sin30 10ms

note the vertical component of velocitygets influencedby the pull ofgravity

therefore the verticalcomponentbecomes 0 as
you reach the highest point
and then it againincreases in the oppositedirection

Teachers Notes
Since acceleration dueto acts
in the verticalplane therefore it does not
gravityTherefore
affect thehorizontal motion thehorizontalvector will remain
unchanged

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importantpoints
i Vertical velocitychangescontinuously
2 Horizontal velocity remains constant
Acceleration acts
3
only in the vertical plane
can for
 gg
the vertical and horizontal motion
g dy I i ly 9

t
di Atwhichpoint is the velocity
goingto be 0
No point
onlythe vertical component of the velocitybecomes constant
a 2 Markthe direction of ace on all fivepoints
Done Arrows pointing downwards of equallengthat all points

0.3Mark the direction of force at all truepoints

According to F ma the force and acceleration follow the same direction
thus the answer is the same as part 2
Ce How to mark the directionof the resultant velocity on point A
a tangent at the relevant points as shown
Byconstructing
HALF PROJECTILE MOTION
A particle is projected
horizontally from the top of the cliff as shown
20ms
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Horizontalvelocity will remain constant
i
n
Since it is projected horizontally it's
Cliff y initial vertical velocity will be zero
Sm However as it moves the vertical
i
velocity starts to increase dow wards

i calculate time taken to reach the ground

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2
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t s O t 19.81 t Z
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18 19.81 t 2

i 9s t 1 as taken to reach the ground

Generalfounder for calculating time taken
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y Izgta f2gI
 i calculate horizonal displacement

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t
20 I
1.9
20 x l 9 d
38m e d horizontal displacement 38in
Generalformula for calculating horizontal displacement
distance speed x line u u x
fyFg

where
n horizontal displacement
u initial horizontal velocity
vertical displacement
y
g gravitational acceleration