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Projectile Motion Example Solved Step by Step for Beginners

 -Dr.Sanjaykumar pawar

Educational diagram of projectile motion with a cricket ball thrown at 30 degrees showing formulas and solved calculations.
Step-by-step projectile motion example showing maximum height, time of flight, and horizontal range.


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Projectile Motion Example

Example 3.8 - Projectile Motion

A cricket ball is thrown at a speed of 28 m/s in a direction 30° above the horizontal.

Calculate:

  1. Maximum Height
  2. Time Taken to Return to Same Level
  3. Horizontal Range

Step 1: Given Values

Initial velocity (u) = 28 m/s

Angle of projection (θ) = 30°

Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.8 m/s²

(a) Maximum Height

Formula: H = (u² sin²θ) / 2g

H = (28² × sin²30°) / (2 × 9.8)

sin30° = 1/2

H = (28² × (1/2)²) / 19.6

28² = 784

(1/2)² = 1/4

H = (784 × 1/4) / 19.6

H = 196 / 19.6

H = 10 m

Answer: Maximum Height = 10 m

(b) Time of Flight

Formula: T = (2u sinθ) / g

T = (2 × 28 × sin30°) / 9.8

sin30° = 1/2

T = (2 × 28 × 1/2) / 9.8

T = 28 / 9.8

T = 2.86 s

Approximate value = 2.9 s

Answer: Time of Flight = 2.9 s

(c) Horizontal Range

Formula: R = (u² sin2θ) / g

R = (28² × sin(2 × 30°)) / 9.8

2 × 30° = 60°

R = (28² × sin60°) / 9.8

sin60° = 0.866

R = (784 × 0.866) / 9.8

R = 678.944 / 9.8

R ≈ 69 m

Answer: Horizontal Range = 69 m

Final Answers

Quantity Answer
Maximum Height 10 m
Time of Flight 2.9 s
Horizontal Range 69 m
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