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NEWTON’S LAWS MOTION IN A PLANE

For a projectile, which of the following quantities are constant during the flight ;
x,y,vx,vy,v,ax,ay?
Which of these quantities are zero throughout the flight?

Choose an appropriate coordinate system and


You kick a soccer ball at a speed of 10.0 m/s
write equations for vx(t), x(t), vy(t) and y(t).
off a 100 m high cliff. The initial velocity
vector is 30 above the horizontal direction a) Determine the time of flight.
as the ball leaves your foot as shown in the b) Find the speed of the ball the instant just
before impact.
figure below. c) Find the horizontal distance of the impact
point from the point the ball was kicked.
d) Determine the greatest height of the ball
above the plain on which the ball strikes

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