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Human Cannonball
at the 2007 State Fair of Texas
Human_Cannon_Ball.mov
Projectile fired at an angle
Projectiles move
in a parabolic path
Baseball Throw
St. Mary's H.S. Physics
Vx and
Vy Components
St. Mary's H.S. Physics
*** To understand this type of motion we must breakup the
velocity into
horizontal
and vertical parts (components)
Angle & Components
St. Mary's H.S. Physics
Finding Horizontal & Vertical Components
(parts)
Initial Horizontal
Component
of Velocity
Vix = VcosӨ
(on reference table) |
Initial
Vertical
component of velocity
Viy = VsinӨ
(on reference table)
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A bouncing ball captured with a stroboscopic flash at 25
images per second.
MichaelMaggs Edit by
Richard Bartz
#11 - Angles/Projectile Motion
- greatest range?
45
- smallest range
90, 0
- greatest height and time in air
90, 0
Angles and
Ranges
PelletierPhysics
Projectile Range
Don Ion
Angle & Components
St. Mary's H.S. Physics
Ex)
Which angle of projection causes a projectile to stay in the air longer?
50 or 70 degrees?
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70 degrees,
(closest to 90,
longer time in air)
Projectile
at an Angle
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