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Projectile Motion Motion in Two Dimensions
Projectile Motion Motion in Two Dimensions
Projectile Motion Motion in Two Dimensions
We restrict ourselves to objects thrown near the Earth’s surface so that gravity
can be considered constant.
Projectile motion refers to the motion of an
object that is thrown, or projected into the air
at an angle.
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.
Projectiles launched at different angles.
Sports Trivia
100 m/s
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There is an interesting monkey down at the zoo. The
monkey spends most of its day hanging from a limb of a
tree.
Since the banana left the muzzle moving very fast, the banana
reaches the monkey before the monkey has fallen very far.
Shoot at the Monkey at a Fast Speed with Gravity On
Since the banana left the muzzle moving very slow, the banana
reaches the monkey after the monkey has fallen considerably far.
In conclusion, the key to the zookeeper's dilemma is to aim
directly at the monkey.