In this investigation, students study projectile motion by exploring two-dimensional motion and how vectors are used to describe the trajectory of an object.

Because perpendicular vectors do not affect each other, the vertical and horizontal motion of the projectile are independent and can be considered separately, using a separate set of equations for …

This will make our analysis immediately applicable to the case of projectile motion in a uniform gravitational field. It is always a good idea to use physical intuition to get an idea of the nature of the …

The motion of a projectile is one of constant acceleration g, directed downward and thus equations developed for constant acceleration apply here. If we choose a reference frame with positive y – axis …

Full Projectile Path A projectile is shot at some upward angle from the origin: see animation. Galileo tells us the horizontal motion is just steady velocity, the vertical motion is the same as that of a ball thrown …

Projectile motion is the motion of an object under the influence of a uniform gravitational field, such as the field near the Earth’s surface. Any object tossed into the air undergoes projectile motion (as long …

Projectile motion is motion where the only acceleration is the accelera-tion due to gravity, which we take to act in the negative y-direction. Pro-jectile motion can be broken into motion at constant …