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Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors

Teacher Notes and Answers
3 Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors
PROJECTILE MOTION
1. d 10. 2.6 m/s
2. a Given
3. c y = −3.0 m
4. a x = 2.0 m
5. a Solution
y = 1 a y (t)
2
6. a 2
7. d 2y 2y
8. b t = =
ay Šg
9. If the object is launched and caught from the
same initial vertical position, its vertical x −g
v x = vavg, x = = x =
displacement is zero because it was moving t 2y
first up and then down the same distance
(−9.81m/s 2 )
while moving horizontally during its flight. (2.0 m) = 2.6 m/s
2(−3.0 m)

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Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors

Section Quiz: Projectile Motion
Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.

_____ 1. Which of the following may be classified as projectile motion?

a. a punted football
b. a thrown baseball
c. a water droplet cascading down a waterfall
d. all of the above
_____ 2. In the absence of air resistance, the path of a projectile is a(n)
a. parabola.
b. arc.
c. polygon.
d. semicircle.
_____ 3. The motion of a projectile in free fall is characterized by
a. ax = ay = −g.
b. ax = constant and vy = constant.
c. vx = constant and ay = −g.
d. vx = constant and vy = constant.
_____ 4. For an object to be a projectile, it must be in free fall and its initial
velocity must
a. have a horizontal component.
b. have both a vertical and a horizontal component.
c. have either a vertical or a horizontal component.
d. start from rest.
_____ 5. A baby drops a ball from her hand resting on the serving tray of her
high chair. Simultaneously, she knocks another ball from the same tray.
Which of the following statements are true?
I. Both balls strike the ground at the same time.
II. The dropped ball reaches the ground first.
III. The knocked ball reaches the ground first.
IV. Both balls strike the ground at the same speed.
a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I and IV

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Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors continued

_____ 6. A gardener holds the nozzle of a hose constant at a small angle above
the horizontal and observes the path of the stream of water coming
from the nozzle. If the pressure of the water is increased so that the
water leaves the nozzle at a greater speed,
a. the height and width of the water’s path will increase.
b. the height of the water’s path will increase but the width of the path
will remain the same.
c. the width of the water’s path will increase but the height will remain
the same.
d. The height and width of the water’s path will remain the same.

_____ 7. Assuming no air friction and ay = −g, the horizontal displacement of a

projectile depends on the
a. horizontal component of its initial velocity only.
b. vertical component of its initial velocity only.
c. vertical component of its initial velocity and its time in flight.
d. vertical component and the horizontal component of its initial
velocity.
_____ 8. A volleyball player taps a volleyball well above the net. The ball’s
speed is least
a. just after it is tapped by the player.
b. at the highest point of its path.
c. just before it strikes the ground.
d. when the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity are
equal.
9. Explain how a projectile can have a horizontal displacement even though its
vertical displacement is zero.
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10. In a movie production, a stunt person must leap from a balcony of one
building to a balcony 3.0 m lower on another building. If the buildings are
2.0 m apart, what is the minimum horizontal velocity the stunt person must
have to accomplish the jump? Assume no air resistance and that
ay = −g = −9.81 m/s2.

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