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Science 9 Quarter 4 W2 Las 2
Science 9 Quarter 4 W2 Las 2
Science 9 Quarter 4 W2 Las 2
Try to draw the right-angled triangle and you will see that you find the horizontal and vertical
components using the trigonometric identities:
So, these can be re-arranged (and with opposite = vy and adjacent = vx, example, the vertical velocity
component and the horizontal velocity components respectively, and hypotenuse = v0, the initial speed) to be
given:
This is all the trigonometry you'll need to solve projectile motion problems: plugging the launch angle
into the equation using your calculator's sine and cosine functions, and multiplying the result by the projectile's
initial speed.
EXAMPLE: a) 𝑣𝑥 = 𝑣 cos 𝜃
With an initial speed of 20 m/s and a launch angle of 60 𝑣𝑥 = 20 𝑚⁄𝑠 (cos 60°)
degrees, the components are: 𝑣𝑥 = 10 𝑚⁄𝑠
Given:
v=20m/s b) 𝑣𝑦 = 𝑣 sin 𝜃
Ɵ=60° 𝑣𝑦 = 20 𝑚⁄𝑠 (sin 60°)
Find: 𝑣𝑦 = 17.32 𝑚⁄𝑠
a) v x=?
b) vy=?
ACTIVITY
Direction: Given the angle and initial velocity, calculate the horizontal and vertical components of projectile.
Initial
Angle (Ɵ) Horizontal Component Vertical Component
Velocity