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Lab 2: Projectile Motion October 4, 2021 General Physics Lab 1 Regina Leufroy

Brief Theory

Projectile Motion is the motion of an object throw or launched into the air, subject to only the acceleration of gravity. The object is considered the projectile and the the path is known as trajectory. As the objects are in the motion of falling, if there is no horizontal movement , this is a simple one- dimensional type of projectile motion. In this lab our objective was to study the properties of projectile motion. From the motion of a tank shell, bowling ball, baseball, and pumpkin. Projected horizontally, the initial velocity of the objects can be determined from the measured range. For a given initial velocity, the projectile range will be measured for various initial angles, and also calculated by applying the theory for motion with constant acceleration.

Data Presentation Due to this lab being a simulation, the only materials that were used were Phet Lab simulation and the Projectile Simulation worksheet provided by the instructor. During the lab objects were launched out of a cannon. The first object was a tank shell, that was launched at a 75 degree angle. The second item that was launched was a baseball at a 65 degree angle. Next a bowling ball was launched at a 60 degree angle. Next a human and a car were lunched and compared. Lastly, a pumpkin was lunched. The function that the tank shell produced was a positive quadratic function. For all the items we found the range height and time of the objects after launched. No formula was used for this lab, the simulation calculated all totals for me.

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Conclusion

In conclusion, the simulation was a success. I do not see an area where I could have made an error. Overall I learned how projectile motion works and how different items have different projectiles. I learned how range, time, and height relates to projectile motion....