HILONGOS NATIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

HILONGOS, LEYTE

LECTURE MATERIAL 5

PROJECTILE MOTION

Projectile – an object launched into space without motive power of its own.

Trajectory – the path travelled by the projectile.

Range – the total displacement travelled by the object in a projectile motion (x-value).

Height – the total height travelled by the object in a projectile motion (y-value).

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Sample Problem:
A projectile is fired with an initial velocity of 80 m/s at an angle of 30o above the
horizontal. Find: (a) its position and velocity after 6 s and (b) the time required for it to
reach maximum height.
a.
𝑚 𝑚
𝑣𝑜𝑥 𝑣𝑜 cos 𝜃 8 cos 3 ° 69.3
𝑠 𝑠
𝑚 𝑚
𝑣𝑜𝑦 𝑣𝑜 sin 𝜃 8 sin 3 ° 4 .
𝑠 𝑠
𝑚
𝑥 𝑣𝑜𝑥 𝑡 69.3 6𝑠 4 6 𝑚.
𝑠
𝑚 𝑚
𝑦 𝑣𝑜𝑦 𝑔𝑡 4 9.8 6𝑠 64. 𝑚.
𝑠 𝑠
𝑚 𝑚 𝑚 𝑚
𝑣𝑥 69.3 𝑣 4 9.8 6𝑠 8.8
𝑠 𝑦 𝑠 𝑠 𝑠

𝑚 𝑚 𝑚
𝑣 69.3 8.8 7 .8
𝑠 𝑠 𝑠

𝑚
8.8 𝑠
𝜃 arctan 𝑚 5. ° 𝑁 𝑜𝑓 𝐸
69.3 𝑠

Sample Problem (continuation):

A projectile is fired with an initial velocity of 80 m/s at an angle of 30o above the
horizontal. Find: (a) its position and velocity after 6 s and (b) the time required for it to
reach maximum height.
b.
𝑣𝑦 𝑣𝑜𝑦 𝑔𝑡
𝑚 𝑚
4 . 9.8 𝑡
𝑠 𝑠
𝑚
4 . 𝑠
𝑡 𝑚 4. 8 𝑠
9.8
𝑠