Projectile Motion Flashcards
Along x, thre is
uniform motion
uniform motion along x axis, so a =
0
Along y there is
uniformly accelerated motion
since y has uniformly accelerated motion, a =
-g
assumption in projectile motion is:
negligible air resistance
vox=
vo cosϴ
voy=
vo sinϴ
Horizontal component of initial velocity:
vox= vo cosϴ
Vertical component of initial velocity:
voy=vo sinϴ
Vertical component of initial velocity:
voy=vo sinϴ
Velocity at any time t (same velocity along x):
vx= vox=vo cosϴ
Velocity at any time t (accelerated motion along y)
v_y= v_o sinϴ+at
To find position of projectile at any time t (x)
x= vx t=(vo cosϴ)t
To find position of projectile at any time t (y)
y= voy t+1/2 at^2
For total time of flight
(2vo sinϴ)/g
Range = maximum x
R= (vo^2 sin2ϴ)/g
the time at maximum height is equal to one-half of the total time of flight:
t(1/2)=(vo sinϴ)/g
Find Ymax (maximum height)
ymax=((vo^2 sin^2ϴ ))/2g
when a body is given an initial velocity in the horizontal directional only
horizontal projection
for horizontal projection Vo =
0
horizontal projection
Vy =
-gt
y =
vot + 1/2at^2
total time of flight in horizontal projection
√2y/g
xmax in horizontal projection
Vo√2y/g