Motion of a Projectile

Worked examples (6)

• 1Stating the modelling assumptions
• 2Why the horizontal velocity stays constant
• 3Resolving the launch velocity into components
• 4Setting up the two equations of motion
• 5A projectile launched below the horizontal
• 6Reconstructing speed and direction from components

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Vertical velocity at a given time
• 2Time of flight and range on level ground
• 3Greatest height reached
• 4Speed and direction at a given height
• 5Projectile launched from a cliff
• 6When is the direction at 45° below the horizontal?

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Deriving the trajectory equation
• 2The path is a parabola
• 3Finding the launch angle from a point on the path
• 4Finding the launch speed from a point on the path
• 5Show that the angle satisfies a given quadratic
• 6Does the projectile clear a wall?

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