PROJECTILE

MOTION
 Introduction

 Projectile Motion:
A projectile is any object thrown into space upon which the only
acting force is gravity.
Examples:
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•Motion is accelerated
•Acceleration is constant,
and downward
• a = g = -9.81m/s2
•The horizontal (x)
component of velocity is
g = -9.81m/s2 constant
•The horizontal and vertical
motions are independent of
each other, but they have a
common time x
ANALYSIS OF MOTION
 Equations of motion:
Horizontal Vertical
Motion Motion
ax= 0 ax= -g

v = vo+ at vo vx = vox vy = voy - g t

s = vo t + ½ at2 x = vox t y = voy t - ½ gt2

v2 = vo2 + 2as vx = vox vy2 = voy2 – 2gy

 DERIVED FORMULA

y = x tanθ - ½ g ( x2 / vo2 cos θ 2 )

 EXAMPLE 1

A projectile is fired from the edge of

a 150-m cliff with an initial velocity
of 180 m/s at an angle of 30°with the
horizontal. Neglecting air resistance,
find
 (a) the horizontal distance from
the gun to the point where the
projectile strikes the ground,
 (b) determine the total time of
flight
 (c) the greatest elevation above
the ground reached by the
projectile.
 EXAMPLE 2

An airplane used to drop water on

brushfires is flying horizontally in a
straight line at 180 mi/h at an
altitude of 300 ft. Determine the
distance d at which the pilot should
release the water so that it will hit
the fire at B.
 PROJECTILE MOTION -
SUMMARY

 Projectile motion is motion with a constant horizontal velocity combined

with a constant vertical acceleration
 The projectile moves along a parabola