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Projectile Motion: Independence of Horizontal and Vertical Motion
Projectile Motion: Independence of Horizontal and Vertical Motion
Projectile Motion: Independence of Horizontal and Vertical Motion
Independence of
Horizontal and Vertical
Motion
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MOTION
One Dimension Two Dimension
Horizontal
Motion
Projectile
Vertical Motion
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MOTION
Uniform Non-Uniform
Changing
Constant Speed Speed
Changing
Constant Velocity
Velocity Changing
Acceleration
NON UNIFORM MOTION
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Examples
• 1. An airplane from rest accelerates on a runway
at 5.50 for 20.25 s until it finally takes off the
ground. What is the distance covered before take
off?
– distance covered
increases with each
second
Free Fall
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Examples
• 1. Zed is playing with a ball on top of the building
but the ball fell and hits the ground after 2.6 s,
what is the final velocity of the ball just before it
hits the ground and how high is the building?
• 2. The acceleration on the moon is 1.62 .If a ball
is dropped on the moon from a height of 1.50 m,
determine the time for the ball to fall to the
surface of the moon.
What is a Projectile?
Any object that continues in motion by its own
inertia and is influenced only by the downward
force of gravity
What is a Projectile?
- an object dropped from rest
- an object thrown straight upward
- an object thrown upward at an angle to the
horizontal
The path that the projectile
follows is a parabola
• the path is called its trajectory
Projectiles move in TWO
dimensions
Since a projectile
moves in 2-
dimensions, it
therefore has 2
components
Horizontal and
Vertical
Projectile Motion Combines Vertical Motion and
Horizontal Motion
• The horizontal motion of a
projectile is not affected by its
vertical motion
- meaning: the projectile will travel
the same horizontal distance as it
would if it were simply rolling on a
flat surface in the absence of
friction
Projectile Motion Combines Vertical Motion and
Horizontal Motion
• The vertical motion of a
projectile is not affected by
its horizontal motion
-meaning: The vertical
motion of a projectile
is identical to an
object in free fall
Horizontal “Velocity” Component
• NEVER changes, covers equal displacements in
equal time periods. This means the initial
horizontal velocity equals the final horizontal
velocity