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Laboratory Activity # 3
PROJECTIVE MOTION
I. OBJECTIVE:
Determine the validity of the projectile equations for a marble rolling down a ramp to
the ground
II. MATERIALS:
1. Marble
2. A long flat piece of wood such as a bookshelf
3. Books to hold the wood
4. A ruler and meter stick
5. A protractor
6. A stopwatch (or a cell phone with a stopwatch function)
III. DIAGRAM:
IV. PROCEDURE:
V. DATA & OBSERVATIONS:
TRIAL V X X /X (computed) –
(initial) (Experimental) (Computed ) X (Experimental)/
1 0.84 m/s 34.50 cm 51.24 cm 16.74 cm
2 1.07 m/s 33.80 cm 64.20 cm 30.40 cm
3 1.02 m/s 34.00 cm 67.32 cm 33.32 cm
4 0.84 m/s 34.50 cm 63.84 cm 29.34 cm
5 1.02 m/s 34.20 cm 57.12 cm 22.92 cm
VI. COMPUTATIONS:
Constants
Range of ramp to the edge of the table – 47 cm / 0.47 m
Height of the table – 92.5 cm / 0.925 m
Trial # 1
Data:
Time = 0.56 s V (initial) = ?
Time (flight) = 0.61 s Vox = ?
X (Experimental) = 34.50 cm / 0.3450 m X (computed) = ?
a. Range of ramp b.
V (initial) = --------------------- Vox = V (initial)
Time
Vox= 0.84 m/s
= 0.47 m / 0.56 s
V (initial) = 0.84 m/s
c. d.
X (Computed) = Vox * Time (flight) X (computed) – X (Experimental)
= 0.84 m/s * 0.61 s = / 51.24 cm - 34.50 cm /
X (Computed) = 0.5124 m / 51.24 cm = 16.74 cm
Trial # 2
Data:
Time = 0.44 s V (initial) = ?
Time (flight) = 0.60 s Vox = ?
X (Experimental) = 33.80 cm / 0.3380 m X (computed) = ?
a. Range of ramp b.
V (initial) = --------------------- Vox = V (initial)
Time
Vox= 1.07 m/s
= 0.47 m / 0.44 s
V (initial) = 1.07 m/s
c. d.
X (Computed) = Vox * Time (flight) X (computed) – X (Experimental)
= 1.07 m/s * 0.60 s = / 64.20 cm - 33.80 cm /
X (Computed) = 0.6420 m / 64.20 cm = 30.40 cm
Trial # 3
Data:
Time = 0.46 s V (initial) = ?
Time (flight) = 0.66 s Vox = ?
X (Experimental) = 34.00 cm / 0.3400 m X (computed) = ?
a. Range of ramp b.
V (initial) = --------------------- Vox = V (initial)
Time
Vox= 1.02 m/s
= 0.47 m / 0.46 s
V (initial) = 1.02 m/s
c. d.
X (Computed) = Vox * Time (flight) X (computed) – X (Experimental)
= 1.02 m/s * 0.66 s = / 67.32 cm – 34.00 cm /
X (Computed) = 0.6732 m / 67.32 cm = 33.32 cm
Trial # 4
Data:
Time = 0.56 s V (initial) = ?
Time (flight) = 0.76 s Vox = ?
X (Experimental) = 34.50 cm / 0.3450 m X (computed) = ?
a. Range of ramp b.
V (initial) = --------------------- Vox = V (initial)
Time
Vox= 0.84 m/s
= 0.47 m / 0.56 s
V (initial) = 0.84 m/s
c. d.
X (Computed) = Vox * Time (flight) X (computed) – X (Experimental)
= 0.84 m/s * 0.76 s = / 63.84 cm – 34.50 cm /
X (Computed) = 0.6384 m / 63.84 cm = 29.34 cm
Trial # 5
Data:
Time = 0.46 s V (initial) = ?
Time (flight) = 0.56 s Vox = ?
X (Experimental) = 34.20 cm / 0.3420 m X (computed) = ?
a. Range of ramp b.
V (initial) = --------------------- Vox = V (initial)
Time
Vox= 1.02 m/s
= 0.47 m / 0.46 s
V (initial) = 1.02 m/s
c. d.
X (Computed) = Vox * Time (flight) X (computed) – X (Experimental)
= 1.02 m/s * 0.56 s = / 57.12 cm – 34.20 cm /
X (Computed) = 0.5712 m / 57.12 cm = 22.92 cm
VIl. GENERALIZATION:
We learned that the projectile motion follows a certain path and it typically takes the shape of a curved
path. The motion of that curved path can be analyzed vertically and horizontally. It has horizontal and
vertical displacement and velocity which was greatly affected by the initial velocity. Higher initial velocity
results in a greater horizontal displacement and a shorter time of flight, while lower initial velocity leads
to a lesser displacement, and a longer time of flight.
The computed horizontal range of the projectile motion have a quite big difference compare to the
experimental horizontal range due to some factors affecting the motion such as air resistance, friction,
measurement errors, etc.
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