Projectile motion worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A ball is launched horizontally from the top of a 25 m cliff. Ignore air resistance. Find the time of flight t until the ball hits the ground.

v₀ = 19 m/sθ = 0°h = 25 mg = 9.81 m/s²

t = s

2.Easy

A stone is thrown horizontally from the top of a 35 m high wall and lands 27 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 = 27 mg = 9.81 m/s²

v₀ = m/s

3.Medium

A ball is launched at 70° above horizontal from level ground. Ignore air resistance. Find the time of flight t until the ball hits the ground.

v₀ = 12 m/sθ = 70°g = 9.81 m/s²

t = s

4.Medium

A ball is kicked from level ground at 24 m/s and 65° above the horizontal towards a wall 18 m away. Ignore air resistance and use g = 9.81 m/s². At what height y does the ball pass the wall?

v₀ = 24 m/sθ = 65°x = 18 mg = 9.81 m/s²

y = m

5.Hard

A ball is thrown from ground level at 29 m/s and 50° above the horizontal. It lands on the flat roof of a building 13 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 = 29 m/sθ = 50°h_roof = 13 mg = 9.81 m/s²

x = m

6.Hard

A ball is launched at 20° above horizontal from the top of a 10 m cliff. Ignore air resistance. Find the time of flight t until the ball hits the ground.

v₀ = 18 m/sθ = 20°h = 10 mg = 9.81 m/s²

t = s

Answer key

1. t = 2.258 s
2. v₀ = 10.11 m/s
3. t = 2.299 s
4. y = 23.15 m
5. x = 71.56 m
6. t = 2.187 s

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