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What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile while it is in flight?

There is a vertical acceleration caused by gravity; its value is 9.8 m/s/s, down, The vertical velocity of a projectile changes by 9.8 m/s each second, The horizontal motion of a projectile is independent of its vertical motion.

What is the vertical velocity of the projectile at the maximum height of the trip?

0 m/s
When a projectile reaches maximum height, the vertical component of its velocity is momentarily zero (vy = 0 m/s).

What is maximum height in projectile motion?

The maximum height of the projectile is when the projectile reaches zero vertical velocity. From this point the vertical component of the velocity vector will point downwards. The horizontal displacement of the projectile is called the range of the projectile and depends on the initial velocity of the object.

What is vertical motion?

Vertical motion is any type of upwards or downwards motion that is constant. In a vertical motion problem, you may be asked about instantaneous velocity, and/or average velocity. To solve for instantaneous velocity we will need to take the derivative of our position function.

What factors affect the motion of a projectile launched horizontally?

What factors affect the motion of a projectile launched horizontally? Initial velocity, the initial height the projectile is being launched from, and gravity will all affect a projectile launched horizontally. Air resistance will also have an effect in real life, but for most theoretical calculations it is negligible and is therefore ignored.

What is the maximum height a projectile can reach?

Note also that the maximum height depends only on the vertical component of the initial velocity, so that any projectile with a 67.6 m/s initial vertical component of velocity will reach a maximum height of 233 m (neglecting air resistance).

What is the vertical displacement of a projectile in the absence?

In the absence of gravity, a projectile would rise a vertical distance equivalent to the time multiplied by the vertical component of the initial velocity (v iy • t). In the presence of gravity, it will fall a distance of 0.5 • g • t 2. Combining these two influences upon the vertical displacement yields the following equation.

How far does a projectile fall in a circular orbit?

-The projectile falls 5 m for every 8 km and so does Earth. -In a circular orbit around a spherical planet, the force and the fall are always toward the center. How far does a projectile drop in 1 second?