Projectile

Motion
Projectile motion refers to the motion of an
object that is thrown, or projected into the air
at an angle.

The motion of a projectile is determined only

by the objects initial velocity and gravity.
Projectile motion applies to sports.
Projectile motion is a combination of horizontal motion and
vertical motion.
The path of a projectile is called its
trajectory.

The trajectory of a projectile in free fall

is a parabola.
A projectile, once projected, continues in
motion by its own inertia and is influenced
only by the downward force of gravity.
An object projected
horizontally will
reach the ground in
the same time as
an object dropped
vertically.

No matter how
large the horizontal
velocity is, the
downward pull of
gravity is always
the same.
The cannonball falls the same amount of distance as it did
when it was merely dropped from rest
 Horizontally launched projectile
Horizontal velocity is constant. Vertical velocity is changing
due to gravitational acceleration..
 Vertically launched projectile
The horizontal velocity component remains the same size
throughout the entire motion of the cannonball.
In Conclusion
A projectile is any object upon which the only force
is gravity.

Projectiles travel with a parabolic trajectory due to

the influence of gravity.

There are no horizontal forces acting upon projectiles

and thus no horizontal acceleration.

The horizontal velocity of a projectile is constant.

there is a vertical acceleration caused by gravity
(9.8 m/s.

The horizontal motion of a projectile is independent

of its vertical motion.