Flight of a Ball: 7:2

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Flight of a Ball 72

• Leah Wagner
• Physics 2005-2006
• Wauzeka Steuben School District

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The ball in the strobe photo was launched with
an initial velocity of 4.47 M/S at an angle of
66 above the horizontal.
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What information do you know?
Original Velocity
Original Angle
Acceleration -gravity
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What information do you need to know?
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What was the maximum height the ball attained?

• When

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How long did it take the ball to return to the
launching height?
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What was its range?

• At this time, xR, the range
• (4.47m/s)(cos66)(0.83 s)
• 1.5 m