MRS. KARIZAMAE M.

MARQUEZ
Science Teacher
  Differentiate Scalar and Vector

 Describe Projectile Motion

Solve Problems involving Projectile
Motion 1
 REFERENCES:
Exploring Life Through Science : The New Grade 9

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Chapter 16 : Dealing with

Projectile and Momentum
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SCALAR VERSUS VECTOR
What is
Projectile
Motion?
What is Projectile Motion?
Is the motion of an object thrown
(projected) into the air.
Projectile - any object that once
projected or dropped continues in motion by
its own inertia and is influenced only by the
downward force of gravity.
Trajectory -  The path that the
object follows. ( parabolic in
nature )
 Projectiles move in TWO
dimensions
Since a projectile
moves in 2-
dimensions, it
therefore has 2
components just like
a resultant vector.
• Horizontal
and Vertical
Vertical “Velocity” Component
• Changes (due to gravity), does NOT cover equal
displacements in equal time periods.

Both the MAGNITUDE

and DIRECTION
change.

As the projectile moves As it moves down the

up the MAGNITUDE MAGNITUDE INCREASES
and the direction is
DECREASES and its DOWNWARD.
direction is UPWARD.
Combining the Components
Together, these
components produce
what is called a
trajectory or path. This
path is parabolic in
nature.
Component Magnitude Direction
Horizontal Constant Constant
Vertical Changes Changes
 Horizontally Launched
Projectiles
Projectiles which have NO upward trajectory and NO
initial VERTICAL velocity.
vox  vx  constant

voy  0 m / s
 x  vox t  1 at 2
2

x  vox t
Remember, the velocity is
CONSTANT horizontally, so
that means the acceleration
is ZERO!
y 1 gt 2
2
Remember that since the
projectile is launched
horizontally, the INITIAL
VERTICAL VELOCITY is equal
to ZERO.
 Remember the following:
v- velocity vx - horizontal vy- vertical
velocity velocity
vox - initial horizontal voy- initial vertical
velocity 
θ  - angle
velocity
dy- height dx- range (distance) t- time

dymax- max  height g= 9.8 m/s2   

Equations for Projectile 1
• distance above the origin is
positive, while distances below the
origin are negatives.
• Upward velocities are positive,
downward velocities are
negative.
• Acceleration due to gravity (g) is always
negative. The origin is the point of release.
 Sample Problem 1
• A marble roll off the edge of a table top with an
initial speed of 15.0 m/s. In 0.50s, how far does
it travel a) horizontally and b) vertically
Given : Find :
Vo= 15 m/s (a) dx
t= 0.50 s
(b) dy
(a) Solution: Vo= 15 m/s

𝒅𝒙 =𝒗 𝒐𝒙 𝒕

Solve for Vox first

𝒗 𝒐𝒙 =𝒗 𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝜽 t= 0.50 s

(
¿ 𝟏𝟓
𝒎
𝒔 )( 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝟎 )
¿ ( 𝟏𝟓 )
𝒎
𝒔 ( 𝟏 )
𝒗 𝒐𝒙 =𝟏𝟓 𝒎/ 𝒔
 (a) Solution: Vo= 15 m/s

Solve for dx
𝒅𝒙 =𝒗 𝒐𝒙 𝒕
t= 0.50 s

(
¿ 𝟏𝟓
𝒎
𝒔 )( 𝟎 .𝟓𝟎 𝒔 )
𝒅 𝒙 =𝟕 .𝟓 𝒎
Round off your answer with 2 decimal places.
 (b) Solution: Vo= 15 m/s
1 2
𝑑𝑦 = 𝑔 𝑡
2
Solve for Voy first
𝒗 𝒐 𝒚 =𝒗 𝒐 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽 t= 0.50 s

¿ ( 𝟏𝟓 )
𝒎
𝒔 ( 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟎 )
(
¿ 𝟏𝟓
𝒎
𝒔 ) ( 𝟎)
𝒗 𝒐𝒙 =𝟎
 (b) Solution: Vo= 15 m/s

Solve for dx
1 2
𝑑𝑦 = 𝑔 𝑡
2
t= 0.50 s
¿ ( 𝟎 .𝟓()−𝟗 . 𝟖𝒎 /𝒔 𝟐( 𝟎) .𝟓𝟎 𝒔 ) 𝟐
¿ ( 𝟎 .𝟓 ()−𝟗 . 𝟖𝒎 /𝒔 𝟐( 𝟎.𝟐𝟓
) 𝒔 𝟐  )
( −𝟐
(¿ 𝟎 .𝟓 ) . 𝟒𝟓 𝒎 )

𝒅 𝒚 =− 𝟏. 𝟐𝟑𝒎
Round off your answer with 2 decimal places.
 Sample Problem
• A marble roll off the edge of a table top with an
initial speed of 15.0 m/s. In 0.50s, how far does
it travel a) horizontally and b) vertically
Given : Find :
Vo= 15 m/s
t= 0.50 s
(b) dy = -1.23 m

(a) dx = 7.5 m
 Sample Problem 2
At first, a little girl throws her jackstone ball horizontally out
of the window with a velocity of 7.43 m/s. if the window is
3.2 m above the ground level, (a) at what time will it reach
the ground (b) how far from the house will the ball land?

Given : Find :
Vox = 7.43 m/s (a) t
dy= 3.2 m
(b) dx
(a) Solution: Vox = 7.43 m/s

Solve for the time

√ √
dy= 3.2 m
2 𝑑𝑦 2(3.2𝑚)
𝑡= ¿
𝑔 − 9.8𝑚/ 𝑠2

¿
√ 6.4 𝑚
− 9.8𝑚/ 𝑠2
𝒕=𝟎.𝟖𝟏 𝒔
( Disregard the negative sign )

Round off your answer with 2 decimal places.

(a) Solution: Vox = 7.43 m/s

Solve for dx dy= 3.2 m

t= 0.81 s
𝒅𝒙 =𝒗 𝒐𝒙 𝒕

(
¿ 𝟕 . 𝟒𝟑
𝒎
𝒔 ) ( )

𝒅𝒙 =( 𝟔 .𝟎𝟐 𝒎 )
 Sample Problem 2
A little girl throws her jackstone ball horizontally out of the
window with a velocity of 7.43 m/s. if the window is 3.2 m
above the ground level, (a) at what time will it reach the
ground (b) how far from the house will the ball land?

Given : Find :
Vox = 7.43 m/s (a) t = 0.81 s
dy= 3.2 m
(b) dx = 6.02 m
 Remember the following:
v- velocity vx - horizontal vy- vertical
velocity velocity
vox - initial horizontal voy- initial vertical
velocity 
θ  - angle
velocity
dy- height dx- range (distance) t- time

dymax- max  height g= 9.8 m/s2