Projectile motion worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A ball is kicked from level ground at 32 m/s and 35° above the horizontal. Ignore air resistance and use g = 9.81 m/s². How long t after the kick does it reach its highest point?

v₀ = 32 m/sθ = 35°g = 9.81 m/s²

t = s

2.Easy

A ball is launched horizontally from the top of a 75 m cliff. Ignore air resistance. Find the horizontal distance x travelled before the ball hits the ground.

v₀ = 7 m/sθ = 0°h = 75 mg = 9.81 m/s²

x = m

3.Medium

A ball is launched from level ground at 38 m/s and must land 65 m away. Ignore air resistance and use g = 9.81 m/s². Find the smaller of the two possible launch angles θ.

v₀ = 38 m/sR = 65 mg = 9.81 m/s²

θ = °

4.Medium

A ball is launched at 30° above horizontal from level ground. Ignore air resistance. Find the horizontal distance x travelled before the ball hits the ground.

v₀ = 36 m/sθ = 30°g = 9.81 m/s²

x = m

5.Hard

A ball is launched at 15 m/s and 60° above the horizontal from the top of a 55 m cliff. Ignore air resistance and use g = 9.81 m/s². Find the greatest height H above the ground at the foot of the cliff.

v₀ = 15 m/sθ = 60°h = 55 mg = 9.81 m/s²

H = m

6.Hard

A ball is launched at 15° above horizontal from the top of a 40 m cliff. Ignore air resistance. Find the time of flight t until the ball hits the ground.

v₀ = 25 m/sθ = 15°h = 40 mg = 9.81 m/s²

t = s

Answer key

1. t = 1.871 s
2. x = 27.37 m
3. θ = 13.1 °
4. x = 114.4 m
5. H = 63.6 m
6. t = 3.59 s

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