This page explains projectile motion calculations for objects launched at an angle, highlighting the significance of vector and gravitational factors, particularly in activities like the human cannonb...This page explains projectile motion calculations for objects launched at an angle, highlighting the significance of vector and gravitational factors, particularly in activities like the human cannonball stunt. It details resolving initial velocity into horizontal and vertical components, emphasizing their independent motion, with vertical motion influenced by gravity.
If we calculate the time required for the ball to rise up to its highest point and come to rest, the initial velocity is 70.7 m/s and the final velocity is 0 m/s. Vertical motion is symmetrical - the ...If we calculate the time required for the ball to rise up to its highest point and come to rest, the initial velocity is 70.7 m/s and the final velocity is 0 m/s. Vertical motion is symmetrical - the distance and time are the same in the rise as in the fall; the final velocity will have the same magnitude as the initial velocity but in the opposite direction.
