Projectile Motion

Problem
An object is launched at a velocity of 20 m/s in a direction making
an angle of 25° upward with the horizontal.

a) What is the maximum height reached by the object?

b) What is the total flight time (between launch and touching the
ground) of the object?
c) What is the horizontal range (maximum x above ground) of the
object?
 =?
=20m/s

=25 °

=?
Solution
𝑉𝑓 − 𝑉𝑖
=g
𝑡
a) What is the maximum height reached by the object?
𝑉 = 𝑉 − 𝑔𝑡
𝑉 = 𝑉 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 − 𝑔𝑡 1
y = (𝑣 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃)𝑡 − g𝑡
2
𝑉 =0
1
𝑉 = 20 y = 20(𝑠𝑖𝑛25)(0.86) − (9.81)(0.86)
2
𝜃 = 25°
y = 3.64m
0 = 𝑉 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 − 𝑔𝑡

𝑉 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
t=
𝑔
20𝑠𝑖𝑛25
t= = 0.86𝑠
9.81
Solution
b) What is the total flight time (between launch and touching the
ground) of the object?
Solution
c) What is the horizontal range (maximum x above ground) of the
object?