Projectile motion worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A ball is kicked from level ground at 22 m/s and 55° 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 = 22 m/sθ = 55°g = 9.81 m/s²

t = s

2.Easy

A stone is thrown horizontally from the top of a 35 m high wall and lands 28 m from the foot of the wall. Ignore air resistance and use g = 9.81 m/s². Find the launch speed v₀.

h = 35 mx = 28 mg = 9.81 m/s²

v₀ = m/s

3.Medium

A ball is launched at 25° above horizontal from level ground. Ignore air resistance. Find the horizontal distance x travelled before the ball hits the ground.

v₀ = 32 m/sθ = 25°g = 9.81 m/s²

x = m

4.Medium

A ball is launched at 30° above horizontal from level ground. Ignore air resistance. Find the maximum height H the ball reaches.

v₀ = 10 m/sθ = 30°g = 9.81 m/s²

H = m

5.Hard

A ball is launched at 27 m/s and 40° above the horizontal from the top of a 40 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 = 27 m/sθ = 40°h = 40 mg = 9.81 m/s²

H = m

6.Hard

A ball is launched at 35° above horizontal from the top of a 15 m cliff. Ignore air resistance. Find the time of flight t until the ball hits the ground.

v₀ = 29 m/sθ = 35°h = 15 mg = 9.81 m/s²

t = s

Answer key

1. t = 1.837 s
2. v₀ = 10.48 m/s
3. x = 79.96 m
4. H = 1.274 m
5. H = 55.35 m
6. t = 4.131 s

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