Projectile motion worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A ball is launched horizontally from the top of a 5 m cliff. Ignore air resistance. Find the time of flight t until the ball hits the ground.

v₀ = 9 m/sθ = 0°h = 5 mg = 9.81 m/s²

t = s

2.Easy

A ball is thrown horizontally at 20 m/s from the top of a 20 m cliff. Ignore air resistance and use g = 9.81 m/s². Find the speed v with which it hits the ground.

v₀ = 20 m/sh = 20 mg = 9.81 m/s²

v = m/s

3.Medium

A ball is launched at 35° above horizontal from level ground. Ignore air resistance. Find the time of flight t until the ball hits the ground.

v₀ = 22 m/sθ = 35°g = 9.81 m/s²

t = s

4.Medium

A ball is launched at 65° above horizontal from level ground. Ignore air resistance. Find the maximum height H the ball reaches.

v₀ = 26 m/sθ = 65°g = 9.81 m/s²

H = m

5.Hard

A ball is launched at 60° 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 = 28 m/sθ = 60°h = 40 mg = 9.81 m/s²

t = s

6.Hard

A ball is thrown from ground level at 32 m/s and 60° above the horizontal. It lands on the flat roof of a building 23 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 = 32 m/sθ = 60°h_roof = 23 mg = 9.81 m/s²

x = m

Answer key

1. t = 1.01 s
2. v = 28.15 m/s
3. t = 2.573 s
4. H = 28.3 m
5. t = 6.249 s
6. x = 74.23 m

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