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Human Cannonball
at the 2007 State Fair of Texas
Human_Cannon_Ball.mov
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Projectile fired at an angle
Projectiles move
in a parabolic path
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Baseball Throw
St. Mary's H.S. Physics
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Vx and
Vy Components
St. Mary's H.S. Physics
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*** To understand this type of motion we must breakup the
velocity into
horizontal
and vertical parts (components)
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Angle & Components
St. Mary's H.S. Physics
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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
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Angles and
Ranges
PelletierPhysics
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Projectile Range
Don Ion
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Angle & Components
St. Mary's H.S. Physics
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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)
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Projectile
at an Angle
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