UnderstandingProjectilesModule

1. Introductiontovectors&velocity:
a. Resources:
i.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihNZlp7iUHE
ii.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRKxmXwLvUU
iii.
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/vectors/Lesson1/VectorCompon
ents
iv.
ResultantVector:
1. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/vectors/Lesson1/Resultan
ts
b. ProblemSet:
SeeAddingVectorProblems

2. Speed,Velocity&Acceleration:
a. Resource:
i.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRKxmXwLvUU
b. ProblemSet:
SeeSpeed&VelocityCalculations

3. FreeFall&AccelerationofGravity
a. Resource:
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/1DKin/Lesson5/Introduction

4. ProjectileMotion(justycomponent)
a. Resource:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8WX1T5IZ8w

5. ProjectileMotion:
a. Resource:
i.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUsUaPJUc0&list=PLnAESD__jvqk
tjhKlOuC1_gPORDf8E3Nr
ii.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xCQMKRzlw
iii.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiiWsXtt5GE
iv.
ProjectileReading:pages613

AddingVectorsProblems:

1. You walk 20 m south and 20 m east. Draw and addvectorsforthesetwodisplacements.

Computetheresultant.

2. A ship leaves its home port expecting to travel to a port 400kmduesouth.Beforeitcan

move, a severe storm comes up and blows the ship 100 km due east.Howfaristheship
fromitsdestination?Inwhatdirectionmusttheshiptraveltoreachitsdestination?

3. A hiker leaves camp and, using a compass, walks 3 km E, 6 km S, 3 km E, 5 km N, 10

km W, 6 km N, and 1 km S. At the end of three days, the hiker is lost. Draw a diagram
and compute how far the hiker is from camp and what direction should be taken to get
backtocamp.

4. Dianerowsaboatat9.0m/sdirectlyacrossariverthatflowsat5.0m/s.
a. Whatistheresultantspeedoftheboat?
b. Ifthestreamis240mwide,howlongwillittakeDianetorowacross?
c. HowfardownstreamwillDianebe?

5. Dave rows a boat across a river at 3.0 m/s. The river flows at 5.0 m/s and is 360 m
across.
a. Inwhatdirection,relativetotheshore,doesDavesboatgo?
b. HowlongdoesittakeDavetocrosstheriver?
c. HowfardownstreamisDaveslandingpoint?
d. HowlongwouldittakeDavetocrosstheriveriftherewerenocurrent?

Speed&VelocityCalculations:

1. Whatisthespeedofacarthattravels150kmin3.00hrs?Answerinmeterspersecond
(m/s)andmilesperhour(mph)(1.0m/s=2.23mph&1kilometer(km)=1,000meters).

2. Avehicletravels2345metersin315secondstowardtheeveningsun.Whatisits
velocity?

3. Whatisthespeedofabusthattravels250.0kmin2.00hours?

Convertyouranswerfrom3tometerspersecond.

4. Whatdistancewillacartraveling65km/hrtravelin3.0hrs?

5. Ifarockettravels5600.kmin3.00hours,whatisitsspeed?

Converttom/s.

FreefallAccelerationduetoGravityWorksheet

Worktheproblemsusingthefollowingequations.
2
2
g=9.81m/s

v=gt
d=gt

Vo= 2gh

1.
IdropapennyfromthetopoftheFitchburgwatertowerandittakes2.85secondstohit
theground.Calculatethevelocityinm/safter1.10secondsoffreefallandcalculatethevelocity
atimpactinmi/hr.

2.
YouarewalkinginParisalongsidetheEiffelTowerandsuddenlyacroissantsmacksyou
ontheheadandknocksyoutotheground.Fromyourhandydandytouristguidebookyoufind
thattheheightoftheEiffelToweris300.5m.Ifyouneglectairresistance,calculatehowmany
secondsthecroissantdroppedbeforeittaggedyouonthehead.

3.
IfyouweretothrowalargelogovertheedgeoftheGrandCanyonandittook5.65
secondstohittheground,calculatethevelocityofthelogatimpactinm/sandcalculatethe
distancethelogfellinfeet.

Theequationsofkinematicsforuniformaccelerationalsoapplytothespecialcaseofanobject
thatisacceleratingneartheearthssurface.Thegravitationalpulloftheearthonanyobject

willcauseittoacceleratetowardsthecentreoftheearthatarateof9.80m/s2
,assumingair
resistanceisnegligible.Thus,foranyequationsinvolvingabodyinfreefall(somethingthatis
droppedorthrown)wecanusethesameproblemsolvingskillswealreadyhave.Thereareafew
uniquefeaturestosolvingfreefallproblems.

4.Atouristdropsarockfromrestfromaguardrailoverlookingavalley.Whatisthe
velocityoftherockat4.0s?Whatisthedisplacementoftherockat4.0s?

5.Supposethetouristinquestion#1insteadthrewtherockwithaninitialvelocityof8.0
m/s[up].Determinethevelocityanddisplacementoftherockat4.0s(Rememberthevi
isupandmustbecomea+8.0m/s)

6.Acollegestudentwantstotossatextbooktohisroommatewhoisleaningoutofa
windowdirectlyabovehim.Hethrowsthebookupwardswithaninitialvelocityof8.0
m/s.Theroommatecatchesitwhileitistravellingat3.0m/s[up].
a)Howlongwasthebookintheair?
b)Howfarverticallydidthebooktravel?
c)Redotheproblem,andhavetheroommatecatchthebookasitistravelling3.0
m/s[down].Whatisthetimeanddisplacementnow?Doyounoticeanything?

PPEProjectileMotion

Worktheproblemsusingthefollowingequations.
2
2
g=9.81m/s
Vx=d/t
v=gt
d=gt

Vo= 2gh

1.Astoneisthrownhorizontallyataspeedof5.0m/sfromthetopofa78.4mhighcliff.
a)Howlongdoesittakethestonetoreachtheground?

b)Howfarfromthebaseofthecliffdoesthestonestriketheground?

2.Howwouldtheanswerschangeifthestonesspeedinproblem#1wasdoubled?
a)Howlongdoesittakethestonetoreachtheground?

b)Howfarfromthebaseofthecliffdoesthestonestriketheground?

3.Aballrollswithaconstantvelocityacrossatabletop.950mhigh.Ithitstheground.352m
horizontallyfromtheedgeofthetable.Howfastwastheballrolling?

4.Acarslidesoffofaroadfalling43.9mbelowtheroadand87.7mbeyondtheedgeofthe
road.
a)Howlongdidthecartaketofall?

b)Howfastwasthecargoinginm/sandkm/hr?

c)Whatistheacceleration10mbelowtheedgeoftheroad?