Which arrow best represents the path of an object launched horizontally from a height, neglecting air resistance?
5. Projectile Motion
Intro to Projectile Motion: Horizontal Launch
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In the context of a projectile launched horizontally from a certain height, which of the following best describes the trajectory of the projectile?
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When a yo-yo is released horizontally from a certain height, what best describes the path it follows as it moves through the air?
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If you throw a baseball straight up, which of the following statements about its motion is correct?
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Which of the following statements about projectile motion with a horizontal launch is not true?
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Which of the following statements is NOT valid for a projectile launched horizontally from a height, taking as positive?
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Which of the following is an example of projectile motion?
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In a horizontal projectile motion experiment, a ball is launched horizontally from a table and swings on a string attached to the ceiling. What is the angle that the string makes with the vertical at the highest point of the ball's travel, in ?
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Which of the following quantities are constant during projectile motion?
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A rock is thrown horizontally with a speed of 20 m/s from the edge of a high cliff. It lands 80 m from the cliff's base. How tall is the cliff?
3038views49rank3comments - Multiple ChoiceJim pushes a penny off a tall table. Assume the penny is moving horizontally as it leaves the table at 5 m/s. How long is the penny in the air? Ignore air resistance.791views
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A daring 510 N swimmer dives off a cliff with a running horizontal leap, as shown in Fig. E3.10. What must her minimum speed be just as she leaves the top of the cliff so that she will miss the ledge at the bottom, which is 1.75 m wide and 9.00 m below the top of the cliff?
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Crickets Chirpy and Milada jump from the top of a vertical cliff. Chirpy drops downward and reaches the ground in 2.70 s, while Milada jumps horizontally with an initial speed of 95.0 cm/s. How far from the base of the cliff will Milada hit the ground? Ignore air resistance.
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A physics book slides off a horizontal tabletop with a speed of 1.10 m/s. It strikes the floor in 0.480 s. Ignore air resistance. Find the height of the tabletop above the floor.
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