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1 Range of Projectile Motion. 1.1 Horizontal Range. Most of the basic physics textbooks talk about the horizontal range of the projectile motion. It is derived using the kinematics equations: ax = 0. vx. = v0x x = v0xt. ay = g. vy. = v0y gt. y = v0yt. gt2. where. v0x. = v0 cos. v0y. = v0 sin.
PROJECTILE MOTION Objectives † Distinguish between a vector quantity and a scalar quantity. (5.1) † Explain how to find the resultant of two perpendicular vectors. (5.2) † Describe how the components of a vector affect each other. (5.3) † Describe the components of projectile motion. (5.4) † Describe the downward motion
projectiles launched horizontally have no initial vertical velocity. as a result, the vertical motion is identical to that of a dropped object. the downward velocity increases due to the acceleration due to gravity.
Describe the properties of projectile motion; Apply kinematic equations and vectors to solve problems involving projectile motion
Projectile motion is a special case of two-dimensional motion. A particle moving in a vertical plane with an initial velocity and experiencing a free-fall (downward) acceleration, displays projectile motion. Some examples of projectile motion are the motion of a ball after being hit/thrown, the motion of a bullet after being fired and the ...
In order to explore and describe motion in more than one dimension, we shall study the motion of a projectile in two-dimension moving under the action of uniform gravitation.
Projectile motion is, in general, two-dimensional motion that results from an object with an initial velocity in one direction experiencing a constant force in a different direction. A good example is. a ball you throw to a friend.