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Projectile motion. Nash – physics. NFL PROJECTILE MOTION. So the x and y directions of motion are independent…. In the x-direction: No forces act on the ball, except air resistance which we will ignore for now. The motion is the x-direction will stay constant (Newton’s 1 st Law)
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Projectile motion Nash – physics
So the x and y directions of motion are independent… • In the x-direction: No forces act on the ball, except air resistance which we will ignore for now. The motion is the x-direction will stay constant (Newton’s 1st Law) The position in the x-direction is defined by: Initial Velocity Initial X-position time
So the x and y directions of motion are independent… • In the y-direction: The only force acting on the ball is gravity. (Except air resistance) The motion in the y-direction is a constant acceleration straight towards the center of the Earth. The position in the y-direction is defined by Newton’s Kinematic Equation: Initial velocity And y-position Acceleration of gravity
Last thing you need to know about is launch angles • You have to be able to use these basic trig formulas given one angle and the hypotenuse: v
Some practice… Calculate and for each launch
END OF PART 1 • Next time: Mapping projectiles in the computer lab.