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PROJECTILE MOTION
(Angle Launched Same Level)

Requirements For General Physics1

In Final Performance Task for First Semester

Prepared by:
Noimar G. Dayoc

Submitted to:
Teacher Jasmin Maturan

January 2023
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INTRODUCTION

Projectile motion is a type of motion experienced by an object or particle (a

projectile) that is launched into a gravitational field, such as the Earth's surface, and
moves along a curved path solely under the influence of gravity. In the case of Earth's
projectile motion, most calculations assume that air resistance is passive and negligible.
Galileo demonstrated that the curved path of objects in projectile motion is a parabola,
but it can also be a straight line when thrown directly upwards. Ballistics is the study of
such motions, and this trajectory is a ballistic trajectory. The only active force of
mathematical consequence acting on the item is gravity, which operates downward,
imparting a downward acceleration to the object towards the Earth's center of mass. No
external force is required to maintain the horizontal velocity component of the object's
motion due to its inertia.

The horizontal and vertical motions in projectile motion are independent of

one another; that is, neither motion impacts the other. This is the compound motion
principle established by Galileo in 1638 and utilized by him to demonstrate the parabolic
form of projectile motion. This project only tackles horizontal motion meaning the object
is thrown or in motion horizontally or in other words is Angle Launched Same Level.
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EXAMPLE OF PROJECTILE MOTION

(Angle Launched Same Level)

SITUATION:
John kicks a ball with an initial velocity of 45 m/s at an angle of 50° above
the ground. What is the maximum height will the ball reach? How far from the starting
point will the ball land? How long will a ball take to reach the highest point? How long
will a ball take to hit the ground?

SOLUTION:
1. Illustration

Draw an
illustration in order
that you have guide
and better
understanding of
the problem.
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2. Given

Vi = 45 m/s Write all the given values for your

Θ = 50° reference when you are solving them later.
R =?
H =? LEGEND
t a→b =? Vi – Initial Velocity
t a→c =? Θ – angle
R – range, means the distance covered from
starting point to the finish point.
H – height ( it measures from the ground to the
highest point that the ball reaches in the air)
t a→b – time covered from point a to point b (
point b is the highest point that the ball
reaches, and point a is the starting point)
t a→c – time covered from point a to point c (point
c is the area where the object land)

3. Being Asked

a. Find what is the maximum height will a ball reach. (H)

b. Find how far from the starting point will a ball land. (R)
c. Find how long will a ball take to reach the highest point. (t a→b)
d. Find how long will it take a ball to hit the ground. (t a→c)

list down all that is being asked because it will provide you with
what will you do and an accurate solution. Also identify the main point of what
is being asked, if is talking about height or range, and so on because if you can
identify what is being asked it is easy to determine what formula you are going
to use.
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4. Formula

R = Vi2 sin (2θ) Listing the formula is help

g you to easily answer the problem, and
so that you don’t lose.
H = Vi2 sin2θ
2g
t a→b = Vi sinθ
g
t a→c = 2Vi sinθ
. Remember: g or Gravity has a constant
g
value of 9.8 m/s2

5. Solve each is what being asked

a. Find what is the maximum height will a ball reach. (H)

Step Explanation
H = Vi sin θ
2 2
In this problem, we need to find the
2g height so the appropriate formula that
are we going to be used is this.
H = (45m/s)2 sin (50°)2 Substitute the given value, then in sin2θ,
2(9.8 m/s2) you need to arrange it into (sinθ)2 before
substituting the given angle.
Get the squared of 45 m/s and the sin
50° which is the result is 2025 m2/s2 and
0.586824088 respectively, also get the
product of 2 x 9.8 m/s2 which is 19.6
H = (2025 m2/s2) (0.586824088) m/s2.
19.6 m/s2 If you are wondering why the unit of initial
velocity becomes m2/s2 because m and s
are variable and if you’re going to square
the variable, you are just adding the
power of 2 to the variable.
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Step Explanation

H = 1,188.318778 m2/s2 Get the product of (2025 m2/s2) and

19.6 m/s2 (0.586824088).

Get the quotient of (1,188.318778

m2/s2) and (19.6 m/s2).
If you are confused about why the
quotient that variable remains only is m
because this is what happened:
m2/s2
m/s2
= (m2/s2) (s2/m) –
H = 60.62850908 m reciprocal the denominator then
multiplies.
=mmss
ssm - get the
simplified form

so, if the quotient is m, that is the

reason.

The final answer should be rounded off

to the highest hundredths, but it depends
H = 60.63 m on the instruction of the teacher.

Therefore, the maximum height will a ball reach is 60.63 meters.

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b. Find how far from the starting point will a ball land. (R)
Step Explanation
2
R = Vi sin(2θ) In this problem, we need to find the
g range so the appropriate formula that
are we going to be used is this.
R = (45m/s)2 sin (2x50°)
(9.8 m/s2) Substitute the given value.

Get the squared of 45 m/s and solve first

R = (2025 m2/s2) (0.984807753)
9.8 m/s2
2 times 50 before to get the sine since 2
times 50 equals 100, so you need to get
the sin100° and the result of (45 m/s)2 is
2025 m2/s2 and sin100° is 0.984807753.
If you are wondering why the unit of initial
velocity becomes m2/s2 because m and s
are variable and if you’re going to square
the variable, you are just adding the
power of 2 to the variable.

R = 1994.2357 m2/s2 Get the product of (2025 m2/s2) and

9.8 m/s2 (0.984807753).

Get the quotient of (1994.2357 m2/s2)

and (9.8 m/s2).
If you are confused about why the
quotient that variable remains only is m
because this is what happened:
m2/s2
m/s2
= (m2/s2) (s2/m) –
R = 203.4934388 m reciprocal the denominator then
multiplies.
=mmss
ssm - get the
simplified form

so, if the quotient is m, that is the

reason.
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Step Explanation
The final answer should be rounded off
to the highest hundredths, but it
R= 203.49 m depends on the instruction of the
teacher.
Therefore, the range from the starting point to the landing area
of the ball is 203.49 meters.

c. Find how long will a ball take to reach the highest point. (t a→b)

Step Explanation
t a→b = (Vi)(sinθ) In this problem, we need to find the time
from point a to point b, so the
g appropriate formula that are we going to
be used is this.
t a→b = (45m/s) (sin50°)
(9.8 m/s2) Substitute the given value.

t a→b = (45 m/s) (0.766044443)

Get the sin of 50°.
9.8 m/s2

t a→b = 34.47199994 m/s Get the product of 45 m/s and

9.8 m/s2 0.766044443.
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Step Explanation
Get the quotient of (34.47199994 m/s)
and (19.6 m/s2).
If you are confused about why the
quotient that variable remains only is s
because this is what happened:
m/s
m/s2
= (m/s) (s2/m) – reciprocal
t a→b = 3.517551014 s the denominator then multiplies.
= mss
sm - get the
simplified form

so, if the quotient is s, that is the

reason.

The final answer should be rounded off

to the highest hundredths, but it
t a→b = 3.52 s depends on the instruction of the
teacher.
Therefore, it will take 3.52 seconds before the ball reaches the
highest point.

d. Find how long will a ball the ball to hit the ground. (t a→c)
Step Explanation
t a→c = 2(Vi)(sinθ) In this problem, we need to find the time
from point a to point c, so the
g appropriate formula that are we going to
be used is this.
t a→b = 2(45m/s) (sin50°)
(9.8 m/s2) Substitute the given value.

t a→b = 2(45 m/s) (0.766044443)

Get the sin of 50°.
9.8 m/s2
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Step Explanation

t a→b = 68.94399988 m/s Get the product of 2 times 45 m/s times

9.8 m/s2 0.766044443.

Get the quotient of (68.94399988 m/s)

and (19.6 m/s2).
If you are confused about why the
quotient that variable remains only is s
because this is what happened:
m/s
m/s2
= (m/s) (s2/m) – reciprocal
t a→b = 7.035102029 s the denominator then multiplies.
= mss
sm - get the
simplified form

so, if the quotient is s, that is the

reason.

The final answer should be rounded off

to the highest hundredths, but it
t a→b = 7.04 s depends on the instruction of the
teacher.
Therefore, it will take 7.04 seconds before the ball hit the
ground.
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CONCLUSION

To conclude the example which is John kicks a ball with an initial velocity of
45 m/s at an angle of 50° above the horizontal. It takes 7.04 seconds before a ball can
hit the ground and 3.52 seconds before it can reach the highest point above the surface.
Additionally, the maximum height or the height from the ground to the highest point where
the velocity of the ball will be zero or at rest is 60.63 meters. Meanwhile, the covered
distance that the ball travel from the starting place to the area where it landed is 203.49
meters.

This is how projectile motion works specifically the Angle Launched Same
Level, and if you’ll see the illustration, it shows a parabolic figure. You can use the
projectile motion in a real-life situation if you’ll launch a missile, you can use the projectile
motion to determine how it will take before hitting the enemy’s parameter. We can use
projectile motion in our daily truthfully, but we just shrug it off on our shoulders and don’t
give attention.
REFERENCE
This is the reference that I follow especially in constructing the problem situation,
it is from our General Physics 1 adviser Teacher Jasmin Maturan.