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Projectile Motion Practice Problems

This document contains 11 practice problems involving projectile motion. The problems involve calculating variables such as maximum height, range, velocity, angle of projection, and distance or time for objects projected at an angle or horizontally, falling under gravity, and landing or striking targets. The objects mentioned include arrows, rocks, bullets, balls, and water from a fire hose.

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Projectile Motion Practice Problems

This document contains 11 practice problems involving projectile motion. The problems involve calculating variables such as maximum height, range, velocity, angle of projection, and distance or time for objects projected at an angle or horizontally, falling under gravity, and landing or striking targets. The objects mentioned include arrows, rocks, bullets, balls, and water from a fire hose.

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Projectile Motion - Practice Problems

1. An object is projected horizontally at 8.0 m/s from the top of a 122.5 m cliff. How far from the base of the
cliff will the object strike the ground?
2. An arrow is shot at 30.0° angle with the horizontal. It has a velocity of 49 m/s.
a. How high will it go?
b. What horizontal distance will the arrow travel?
3. A person kicks a rock off a cliff horizontally with a speed of 20 m/s. It takes 7.0 seconds to hit the ground,
find:
a. height of the cliff
b. final vertical velocity
c. range
4. A ship fires its guns with a speed of 400 m/s at an angle of 35° with the horizontal. Find the range and
maximum altitude.
5. A basketball is held over head at a height of 2.4 m. The ball is lobbed to a teammate at 8 m/s at an angle of
40°. If the ball is caught at the same height it was tossed at, how far away is the teammate?
6. An athlete executing a long jump leaves the ground at angle of 30.0° and travels 7.80 m.
a. What is the takeoff speed?
b. If the takeoff speed was increased by 5.0%, how much longer would the jump be?
7. A hunter aims directly at a target (on the same level) 140 m away. If the bullet leaves the gun at a speed of
280 m/s, by how much will the bullet miss the target?
8. A ball is thrown horizontally from the roof of a building 50 m tall and lands 45 m from the base. What was
the ball’s initial speed?
9. A fire hose held near the ground shoots water at a speed of 7.5 m/s. At what angle should the nozzle point
in order that the water land 2.0 m away?
10. A bullet traveling 800 m/s horizontally hits a target 180 m away. How far does the bullet fall before it hits
the target?
11. A student threw a ball horizontally out of a window 8.0 m above the ground. It was caught by another
student who was 10.0 m away. What was the initial velocity of the ball?

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