motion in two dimensions 28 03 2015
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TWO DIMENSIONAL MOTION
MPHIRISENI NORMAN KHWANDA
17 March 2015
PRE-CONCEPT QUESTIONS
1. A projectile is fired into the air, and it follows the
parabolic path as shown in the drawing
There is no air resistance. At any instant, the projectile has a velocity ๐ and
an acceleration ๐.
Which one or more the drawings on the right could not represent the
directions for ๐ and ๐ at any point on the trajectory?
A: Diagram 1 and 2
B: Diagram 3 and 4
C: Diagram 1 and 3
D: Diagram 2 and 4
The gravitational acceleration cannot be towards the horizontal
direction and again cannot face up.
THE CONVERTIBLE CAR
2. Suppose you are driving in a convertible with the top down. The car is moving to the right with constant velocity as the diagram illustrates. You point a rifle upwards and fire it. In the absence of air resistance, where would the bullet land?
A: Behind you (or the car)
B: Ahead of the you (car)
C: In the barrel of the riffle (back to where it was originally fired)
The bullet moves with the same velocity horizontally as the car it only accelerates up and down due to gravity. The vertical and horizontal motions are independent of each other
THE CASE OF TWO BALLS
3. Ball 1 is thrown into the air and it follows the trajectory for a projectile motion shown in the drawing. At the instant Ball 1 is at the top, Ball 2 is dropped from rest from the same height, which ball reaches the ground first?
A: Ball 1 reaches the ground first since it is moving while Ball 2 is stationery
B: Ball 2 reaches the ground first because it has a shorter distance to travel
C: Both balls reach the ground at the same time
D: There is not enough information to tell which ball reaches the ground first
Explanation:
Both have zero velocity vertically and same height and under the gravitational acceleration g. hence they will reach at the same time
THE PATH TAKEN BY THE BALL4. The diagram represents a ball moving at a constant velocity of 50 m/s towards the right. Complete the path that the ball would take after reaching the edge B.
Explanation:
The ball will continue to move with the same velocity of 50 m/s horizontally but at the same time the force of gravity will be pulling the ball down immediately after leaving the edge, hence the parabolic path
MOTION IN TWO DIMENSIONS
Summary:
The motion is under the influence of gravity which always points towards the centre of the earth.
The vertical and horizontal motions are independent from one another
The motion horizontally remains constant (acceleration is zero)
Air resistance is ignored
The maximum velocity during free-fall depends on the initial velocity and initial position (height)
Same height, same initial velocity implies same final velocity
EQUATIONS OF KINEMATICS HORIZONTALLY (ALONG THE X)
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oxoxx xxavv
2
21 tatvxx xoxo
3.2 EQUATIONS OF KINEMATICS VERTICALLY (ALONG THE Y)
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2
21 gttvyy oyo
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ooyy yygvv
THE COMBINATION:
SIMULTANEOUS MOTION ALONG THE ๐ AND ๐
The x part of the motion occurs exactly as it would if the
y part did not occur at all, and vice versa.
ASSUMPTIONS
The motion along the ๐ and the ๐are independent of each other.
The acceleration horizontally is zero
The acceleration vertically is constant and due to gravity
The effects of air resistance is ignored.
THE FINAL VELOCITY OF AN OBJECT
Note:
The magnitude of velocity along the ๐ doesnโt change and is given by ๐๐ = ๐๐๐because the acceleration ๐๐ = ๐.
The magnitude of the final velocity is given by ๐ = (๐๐)๐+(๐๐)
๐ and the
direction is given by ๐ฝ = ๐๐๐โ๐(๐๐
๐๐)
The magnitude of velocity along the y changes because of the acceleration ๐ =โ ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ > ๐
Note:
The magnitude of velocity along the ๐doesnโt change and is given by
๐๐๐ = ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐0 because the acceleration
๐๐ = ๐.Hence:
๐๐ = ๐๐๐ + ๐๐๐ = ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐0
Note:
The velocity along the y
changes due to the gravitational
acceleration g
๐๐๐ = ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐0because the acceleration ๐๐ =
๐ = โ๐. ๐๐ฆ
๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ > ๐
Hence the final velocity along
y is
๐๐ = ๐๐๐ + ๐๐ = ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฝ๐ + ๐๐
THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT H AND THE RANGE R
(1) Maximum Height H:
Data: set ๐๐๐ ๐๐ = ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ = ๐ปThen ๐๐๐ = ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐0and ๐๐๐ = ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐0From the diagram , at maximum height
๐ฆ = ๐ป ๐๐ = ๐๐/๐
Hence the maximum height can be
found using the equation:
๐ฃ๐ฆ2 = ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ
2 + 2๐(๐ฆ โ ๐ฆ0)
๐ฆ โ ๐ฆ0 =๐ฃ๐ฆ
2โ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ2
2๐
Substituting:
๐ป โ 0 =02โ(๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐0)
2
2(โ๐)=
๐ฃ02๐ ๐๐2๐0
2๐
The maximum height H ๐ป =๐ฃ0
2๐ ๐๐2๐0
2๐
(2)The time to reach the maximum
height ๐ฃ๐ฆ = ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ + ๐๐ก
๐ก =โ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ
๐=โ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐0
โ๐=๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐0
๐
(3):Range R: Horizontal distance
Data set: ๐๐ = ๐๐ and ๐ = ๐นThe range R can be given by
:๐ฅ โ ๐ฅ0 = ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ก +1
2๐๐๐ก
2 = ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ก since ๐๐ = ๐
Substituting
Rโ0 = ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ก, hence R= ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ก = ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐0t
But due to symmetry ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ =๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐
Hence the total time is ๐ก =2๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐0
๐
The range R= ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐02๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐0
๐=2๐ฃ0
2๐๐๐ ๐0๐ ๐๐๐0
๐
Or ๐น =๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ฝ๐
๐
because ๐ ๐๐2๐0 = 2๐๐๐ ๐0๐ ๐๐๐0
YOUR TURN
A football was shot at an angle of 37ยฐ above the horizontal with the speed of 20 ๐/๐ . Calculate
(a) The maximum height.
(b) The time the ball travel before it hits the ground
(c) How far did the ball travel just before hitting the ground?[The Range]
(d) The magnitude and direction of velocity at maximum height
(e) The magnitude and direction of acceleration at maximum height.
Question: A football is kicked at an angle ๐ฝ๐ = ๐๐ยฐ with the velocity of 20.0 m/s.
Direction: Assume up to be positive and For the sake of referencing, set ๐ฅ0 = 0๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ0 =0๐
Initial velocities: ๐ฃ0๐ฅ = 20๐๐๐ 37ยฐ = 16๐/๐ and ๐ฃ0๐ฆ = 20๐ ๐๐37ยฐ = 12 ๐/๐ .
At maximum height, ๐ฃ๐ฆ = 0๐/๐ and ๐ฃ๐ฅ = ๐ฃ0๐ฅ = 20๐ ๐๐37ยฐ = 12 ๐/๐
(a) For maximum height: ๐ฃ๐ฆ2 = ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ
2 + 2๐(๐ฆ โ ๐ฆ0) hence ๐ฆ โ ๐ฆ0 =๐ฃ๐ฆ
2โ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ2
2๐
substituting we get ๐ฆ โ 0 =0 2โ 12 2
2 โ9.8= 7.35 ๐. Hence maximum height ๐ฆ = 7.35 ๐
(b) The total time the ball is in air is given by:
๐ฆ โ ๐ฆ0 = ๐ฃ0๐ฆ๐ก +1
2๐๐ก2
0โ0 = 12 ๐ก + 1
2(โ9.8)๐ก2
0 = ๐ก(12 โ 4.9๐ก)
Solving we get ๐ก = 0 ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก = 2.45 ๐
๐ = ๐ ๐ corresponds to the initial position
and ๐ = ๐. ๐๐ ๐ is the total time of travel
of the ball.
(c) Range:The total distance travelled horizontally
is the range R given by ๐ฅ โ ๐ฅ0 = ๐ฃ0๐ฅ๐ก๐ฅ โ 0 = 16 2.45 = 39.2 ๐
So that ๐ฅ = 39.2 ๐
Motion in two dimensions
7. A shell is fired with a horizontal velocity in the
positive x direction from the top of an 80-m high cliff.
The shell strikes the ground 1330 m from the base of
the cliff. The drawing is not to scale.Calculate the initial speed of the shell.
A) 4.0 m/s
B) 9.8 m/s
C) 82 m/s
D) 170 m/s
E) 330 m/s
The answer is E
8. A shell is fired with a horizontal velocity in the
positive x direction from the top of an 80-m high cliff.
The shell strikes the ground 1330 m from the base of
the cliff. The drawing is not to scale.
What is the magnitude of the velocity as
it hits the ground?
A) 4.0 m/s
B) 9.8 m/s
C) 82 m/s
D) 170 m/s
E) 330 m/s
The answer is E
9. A shell is fired with a horizontal velocity in the
positive x direction from the top of an 80-m high cliff.
The shell strikes the ground 1330 m from the base of
the cliff. The drawing is not to scale.
What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the
shell just before it strikes the ground?
The answer is E
A) 4.0 m/s2
B) 9.8 m/s2
C) 82 m/s2
D) 170 m/s2
E) 330 m/s2
10. A tennis ball is thrown upward at an angle from point A. It
follows a parabolic trajectory and hits the ground at point D. At
the instant shown, the ball is at point B. Point C represents the
highest position of the ball above the ground. While in flight,
how do the x and y components of the velocity vector of the ball
compare at the points B and C?
A) The velocity components are non-zero at B and zero at C.
B) The x components are the same; the y component at C is zero m/s.
C) The x components are the same; the y component has a larger magnitude at C than at B.
D) The x component is larger at C than at B; the y component at B points up while at C, it points
downward.
E) The x component is larger at B than at C; the y component at B points down while at C, it points
upward.
The answer is B
11. A tennis ball is thrown upward at an angle from point A. It
follows a parabolic trajectory and hits the ground at point D. At
the instant shown, the ball is at point B. Point C represents the
highest position of the ball above the ground. While in flight,
how do the x and y components of the velocity vector of the ball
compare at the points A and D?
The answer is E
A) The velocity components are non-zero at A and are zero m/s at D.
B) The velocity components are the same in magnitude and direction at both points.
C) The velocity components have the same magnitudes at both points, but their directions are
reversed.
D) The velocity components have the same magnitudes at both points, but the directions of the x
components are reversed.
E) The velocity components have the same magnitudes at both points, but the directions of the y
components are reversed.
12.A football is kicked with a speed of 18 m/s at an
angle of 65ยฐ to the horizontal.
12.1What are the respective horizontal
and vertical components of the initial
velocity of the football?
A) 7.6 m/s, 16 m/s
B) 16 m/s, 7.6 m/s
C) 8.4 m/s, 13 m/s
D) 13 m/s, 8.4 m/s
E) 9 m/s, 9 m/s
The answer is
A
12.2 How long is the football in the air?
A) 1.1 s
B) 1.6 s
C) 2.0 s
D) 3.3 s
E) 4.0 s
The answer is
D
12.3 How far does the football travel
horizontally before it hits the ground?
A) 18 m
B) 25 m
C) 36 m
D) 48 m
E) 72 m The answer is
B
Chapter 2 Problem 58:
Two stones are thrown simultaneously, one straight up from the
base of the cliff and the other straight down from the top of the
cliff. The height of the cliff is 6.00m. The stones are thrown with
the same speed of 9.00 m/s. Find the location(above the base of
the cliff) of the point where the stones cross paths.
Reasoning:
The stone that is thrown upward loses
speed on the way up. The stone that is
thrown downward gains speed on the way
down. The initial velocity v0 is known for both stones, as
is the acceleration a due to gravity. In addition,
we know that at the crossing point the stones are
at the same place at the same time t.
210 2
y v t at The equation to be used will be
Applying the equation of motion we get
The distances above and below the
crossing point must add to equal the height
of the cliff H, and hence
This equation can be solved for t to show that the
travel time to the crossing point is
Substituting this result into the expression
for y up gives
Thus, the crossing is located at a distance of
2.46 m above the base of the cliff
ASSIGNMENT/TUTORIAL QUESTIONS