Launch a projectile at an angle of 65 degrees above the horizontal and fill in the following
Question:
Launch a projectile at an angle of 65 degrees above the horizontal and fill in the following information:
Describe how you will be able to create a consistent launch velocity (magnitude and direction).
Launch a projectile at an angle of 65 degrees above the horizontal and fill in the following information.
Horizontal distance traveled (to land) | |
Time that the projectile was in the air. | |
Image of projectile being launched 1 | |
Image of projectile being launched 2 | |
Image of projectile being launched 3 |
Use the data above to determine the horizontal component of the launch velocity and then the launch velocity itself. Show your work, include a drawing of the launch velocity vector and both the horizontal and vertical components.
Calculations to determine horizontal velocity | |
Calculations to determine launch velocity | |
Vector diagram drawing |
Using the magnitude of the launch velocity that you calculated above, calculate the horizontal and vertical distance that you would expect the same projectile to travel if it were launched at 45 degrees above the horizontal.
Calculation of vertical and horizontal components
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Calculation of range
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Calculation of max height
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Fire your projectile at this angle and measure how close the results are to your theoretical values above.
Measured horizontal range
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Measured vertical range
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Image from test fire 1
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Image from test fire 2
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Discuss the differences between the measured values and the calculated values |