Projectile motion worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A ball is launched horizontally from the top of a 30 m cliff. Ignore air resistance. Find the horizontal distance x travelled before the ball hits the ground.

v₀ = 19 m/sθ = 0°h = 30 mg = 9.81 m/s²

x = m

2.Easy

A ball is thrown horizontally at 15 m/s from the top of a 5 m cliff. Ignore air resistance and use g = 9.81 m/s². Find the speed v with which it hits the ground.

v₀ = 15 m/sh = 5 mg = 9.81 m/s²

v = 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 = 30 m/sθ = 25°g = 9.81 m/s²

x = m

4.Medium

A ball is launched from level ground at 75° above the horizontal and lands 145 m away. Ignore air resistance and use g = 9.81 m/s². Find the launch speed v₀.

θ = 75°R = 145 mg = 9.81 m/s²

v₀ = m/s

5.Hard

A ball is thrown from ground level at 35 m/s and 50° above the horizontal. It lands on the flat roof of a building 18 m high, on its way down. Ignore air resistance and use g = 9.81 m/s². Find the horizontal distance x from the launch point to where it lands.

v₀ = 35 m/sθ = 50°h_roof = 18 mg = 9.81 m/s²

x = m

6.Hard

A ball is launched at 25° above horizontal from the top of a 45 m cliff. Ignore air resistance. Find the horizontal distance x travelled before the ball hits the ground.

v₀ = 21 m/sθ = 25°h = 45 mg = 9.81 m/s²

x = m

Answer key

1. x = 46.99 m
2. v = 17.97 m/s
3. x = 70.28 m
4. v₀ = 53.34 m/s
5. x = 105.3 m
6. x = 77.38 m

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