Kinematics

A Projectile is Launched

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Arthur's catapult launches a 90 kg cannonball over Henry the Red's castle wall. The launch speed of the cannonball is 25 m/s, at an angle of 35 degrees from the horizontal. Ignore air resistance, and assume that the ground is level.


Q1: What are the initial x & y components of the projectile's velocity?

Q2: What are the x & y accelerations for the projectile?

Q3: What is the maximum height of the projectile? Explain the theoretical assumption and the calculations you make to find this.

Q4: What is the total time of flight for this projectile? Explain the theoretical assumption and the calculation you make to find this.

Q5: What is the total range traveled by this projectile? Explain the theoretical assumption and the calculation you make to find this.

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