PROJECTILE

KINEMATICS IN TWO DIMENSIONS

PROJECTILE MOTION
 It is a curvilinear motion and special type of a two dimensional
motion since it is on a plane.
 The object moves in space with initial velocity under the influence
of the earth’s gravity.
 Projectile Motion is a combination of two simultaneous motion.
 The horizontal motion of the object is due to the initial velocity.
 The vertical motion is due to the influence of gravity.
 Trajectory is the path followed by the projectile usually parabolic
in shape.
 The vertical and horizontal motion are independent so that it is a two
dimensional motion.
Formulas thrown horizontally

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Example:

An old key chain was +

thrown with the velocity
of 26 m/s from a
window. After 2.5s find
the
a. velocity of the key +
chain
b. horizontal
displacement, R
c. the height of the
window H.
 Example:

A ball rolls off the edge of a 2 +

meter high table with an
Since t is unknown
initial velocity of 10 m/s
Use the formula from
a. How far from the edge of
the table will the ball
land? Deriving t +
b. Find the ball’s velocity =
just before it strikes the
floor
 Example:

An arrow was shot Since t is unknown

horizontally and move to a
Use the formula from
distance of 45 meters. The
height was released at a
vertical height of 4 meters. Deriving t
Calculate
=
a. Time of flight
b. Initial velocity of the
arrow
Projectile Thrown with an Angle
Before the max height
Velocity along x Velocity along y
After the max height

Maximum height Range

Velocity
Time in Hmax
Total time of the projectile

A shs student kicks a bottle of mineral water along the way, the kick results a velocity of 15
m/s that moves the bottle with an angle of 25 degrees with the floor. Calculate the following:
a. Time the bottle to reach the maximum height
b. Maximum height to reach in time, t.
c. Total time of the projectile
d. How far did the bottle reach after the kick?
 Solution: Given:
Maximum height to reach in time, t. Total time of the projectile
Time the bottle to
reach the maximum
height
Since is 0 in
maximum height

How far did the bottle reach after the

kick?

Solve for t from the

equation:
 Practice:

A stone is thrown horizontally with an initial What is the maximum height the stone is
velocity of 12 m/s on top of a hanging bridge. dropped?
What is the velocity of the stone after 2.25
seconds?

How far did the stone reach the surface?

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 Example 2:
Given:
A hockey player hits
What is the maximum height? Time to reach the maximum height
the ball that gives a Since is 0 in maximum height
velocity of 32 m/s at
angle of 20 degrees
from the horizontal Solve for t from the equation:

How far did the bottle reach after the

What is the kick?

components of the
initial velocity