PHYSICS 9702

PROJECTILE MOTION
CASE 1
WE WILL LEARN WHAT PROJECTILE MOTION IS AND HOW
TO ANALYZE IT USING EQUATIONS
I WILL APPLY SUVAT EQUATIONS IN PROJECTILE
PROBLEMS.
BY: MR. USMAN SHAHZAD
6TH OCT, 2020
 • Understanding Projectile
• Velocity components in
ATTAINMENT horizontal & vertical motion
TARGETS
• Equations for displacement
• Exam questions
INTRODUCTION

• Projectile Motion:
Motion through the air without a propulsion
• Examples:
CASE 1.
MOTION OF OBJECTS
PROJECTED HORIZONTALLY
ANALYSIS OF MOTION
ASSUMPTIONS:
• x-direction (horizontal): uniform motion
• y-direction (vertical): accelerated motion
• no air resistance
y
v0

x
y

x
y

x
y

x
y

x
y
•Motion is accelerated
•Acceleration is constant,
and downward
• a = g = -9.81m/s2
•The horizontal (x)
component of velocity is
constant
•The horizontal and
g = -9.81m/s2 vertical motions are
independent of each other,
but they have a common
time
x
 Frame of reference: Equations of motion:

y
X Y
v0
Uniform m. Accel. m.
ACCL. ax = 0 ay = g = -9.81
h g m/s2
VELC. vx = v0 vy = g t

x
0 DSPL. x = v0 t y = h + ½ g t2
Total time of motion depends only on the initial height, h

Horizontal range depends on the initial height, h, and the initial velocity, v0

Final velocity can be calculated using v = √(vx2 + vy2)

Vertical velocity = Vy = V Sin Q
EXAMPLE 1

• Determine the time is takes

for the care package to hit the
ground
• How far to the East has it
travelled during its fall?
EXAM QUESTION 1
EXAM QUESTION 2
Questions ?