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EM 222
PROJECTILE MOTION
MODULE 03
BY: ENGR. AARON S. MALONZO
OBJECTIVES

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

1. Identify and explain the properties of a projectile, such

as acceleration due to gravity, range, maximum height, and
trajectory.
2. Determine the location and velocity of a projectile at
different points in its trajectory.
3. Apply the formulas to solve projectile motion problems.
DEFINITION

Projectile motion is the motion of an object thrown or projected

into the air, subject to only the acceleration of gravity. The object
is called a projectile, and its path is called its trajectory. The
motion of falling objects, as covered in Problem-Solving Basics
for One-Dimensional Kinematics, is a simple one-dimensional
type of projectile motion in which there is no horizontal
movement. In this section, we consider two-dimensional
projectile motion, such as that of a football or other object for
which air resistance is negligible.
 PARABOLIC PATH

PROJECTILE MOTION
 VELOCITY
𝒗𝒚 = 𝟎

𝒗𝒚 → 𝟎

𝒗𝒙 = 𝒗𝒊𝒙 𝒗𝒙 → 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕

𝒗𝒚 𝒗𝒙 = 𝒗𝒊𝒙
𝒗𝒊 𝒗𝒚 = −𝒗𝒊𝒚

𝒗𝒙
𝒗𝒇 = 𝟎

𝒎𝒂𝒙. 𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕

PROJECTILE MOTION
 ACCELERATION

𝒈 = 𝟗. 𝟖𝟏𝒎/𝒔𝟐

PROJECTILE MOTION
 DISTANCES

𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕(𝐡)

𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 (𝒙)

PROJECTILE MOTION
PROBLEM 1
A ball is thrown horizontally from the roof of a building 60m tall and lands 32m
from the base of the building. Find the ball’s initial velocity.

60m

32m
PROBLEM 2
A projectile is launched with an initial velocity of 120m/s at an angle of 35° from
the horizontal. Determine:
a. The maximum height reached by the projectile
b. The range (horizontal distance)
c. The time of flight
d. The velocity of projectile 2.5s after being launched

H
120m/s
Ꝋ=35°

R
a. The maximum height reached by the projectile
PROBLEM 2
A projectile is launched with an initial velocity of 120m/s at an angle of 35° from
the horizontal. Determine:
b. The range (horizontal distance)
PROBLEM 2
A projectile is launched with an initial velocity of 120m/s at an angle of 35° from
the horizontal. Determine:
c. The time of flight
d. The velocity of projectile 2.5s after being launched
PROBLEM 1
A ball is thrown horizontally from the roof of a building 60m tall and lands 32m
from the base of the building. Find the ball’s initial velocity.
1 2
𝑑 = 𝑣𝑖 𝑡 + 𝑔𝑡
2
1 1 2
𝑑𝑦 = 𝑣𝑖𝑦 𝑡 + 𝑔𝑡 2 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑣𝑖𝑥 𝑡 + 𝑔𝑡
2 2
1
𝑑𝑦 = 0 + 𝑔𝑡 2 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑣𝑖𝑥 𝑡
2
1 𝑅 = 𝑣𝑖𝑥 𝑡
60m ℎ = 𝑔𝑡 2
2
𝑅
2ℎ 𝑣𝑖𝑥 =
𝑡
t=
𝑔 32
𝑣𝑖𝑥 =
2(60) 3.5
t= 𝒕 = 𝟑. 𝟓𝒔
9.81 𝒗𝒊𝒙 = 𝟗. 𝟏𝟒𝒎/𝒔
32m
PROBLEM 2
A projectile is launched with an initial velocity of 120m/s at an angle of 35° from
the horizontal. Determine:
a. The maximum height reached by the projectile 𝑣𝑓𝑦 2 = 𝑣𝑖𝑦 2 ± 2𝑔𝐻
b. The range (horizontal distance) 0 = (𝑣𝑖 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃)2 − 2𝑔𝐻
c. The time of flight
d. The velocity of projectile 2.5s after being launched 2𝑔𝐻 = 𝑣𝑖 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃

2𝑔𝐻 = 𝑣𝑖 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃

𝑣𝑖 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃
𝐻=
2𝑔
H
120m/s (120)2 [sin(35°)2 ]
𝐻=
Ꝋ=35° 2(9.81)

R 𝑯 = 𝟐𝟒𝟏. 𝟒𝟔𝒎
a. The maximum height reached by the projectile
PROBLEM 2
A projectile is launched with an initial velocity of 120m/s at an angle of 35° from
the horizontal. Determine:
b. The range (horizontal distance) 𝑅 = (𝑣𝑖 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)(𝑡)
2𝑣𝑖𝑦
𝑅 = (𝑣𝑖 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)( )
𝑔
(𝑣𝑖 2 )(2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)
𝑅=
𝑔
2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝜃
1 𝑣𝑓 = 𝑣𝑖 ± 𝑔𝑡 (𝑣𝑖 2 )(𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝜃 )
𝑑𝑥 = 𝑣𝑖𝑥 𝑡 + 𝑔𝑡 2 𝑅=
2 𝑣𝑓𝑦 = 𝑣𝑖𝑦 ± 𝑔𝑡 𝑔
𝑑𝑥 = 𝑣𝑖𝑥 𝑡
0 = 𝑣𝑖𝑦 − 𝑔𝑡 (120)2 [sin 2𝑥35 ]
𝑅=
𝑅 = 𝑣𝑖𝑥 𝑡 9.81
𝑔𝑡 = 𝑣𝑖𝑦
𝑅 = (𝑣𝑖 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)(𝑡) 𝑣𝑖𝑦 2𝑣𝑖𝑦 𝑹 = 𝟏𝟑𝟕𝟗. 𝟑𝟔𝒎
𝑡= 𝑡=
𝑔 𝑔
PROBLEM 2
A projectile is launched with an initial velocity of 120m/s at an angle of 35° from
the horizontal. Determine:
c. The time of flight
d. The velocity of projectile 2.5s after being launched

𝑣𝑥 = 120𝑐𝑜𝑠35°
𝑣𝑥 = 98.29𝑚/𝑠
𝑣𝑓𝑦 = 𝑣𝑖𝑦 ± 𝑔𝑡
𝑣𝑓𝑦 = (120𝑠𝑖𝑛35°) − (9.81)(2.5)
2𝑣𝑖𝑦
𝑡= 𝑣𝑦 = 44.30𝑚/𝑠
𝑔
𝑣= (98.29)2 + (44.30)2 44.3
2(120𝑠𝑖𝑛35) 𝜃 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 ( )
𝑡= 98.29
9.81
𝒗 = 𝟏𝟎𝟕. 𝟖𝟏𝒎/𝒔
𝜽 = 𝟐𝟒. 𝟐𝟔°
𝒕 = 𝟏𝟒. 𝟎𝟑𝒔