Projectile motion can be understood by looking at Newton's Laws of Motion. Let’s break it down:
Newton's First Law (Inertia): This law says that an object in motion will keep moving in the same way unless something else, like gravity, stops it or changes its path.
Newton's Second Law (F=ma): This one tells us how fast something moves. The formula here is F = m × a.
For our projectiles, when something is thrown, its horizontal movement stays the same if no forces are acting on it from the side. But, gravity pulls it down at about 9.81 m/s².
Newton's Third Law (Action-Reaction): This law means that for every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction. This affects how the object moves and the angle at which it travels.
When we put all these laws together, they help us understand the curved path, called a parabola, that projectiles follow when they are thrown.
Projectile motion can be understood by looking at Newton's Laws of Motion. Let’s break it down:
Newton's First Law (Inertia): This law says that an object in motion will keep moving in the same way unless something else, like gravity, stops it or changes its path.
Newton's Second Law (F=ma): This one tells us how fast something moves. The formula here is F = m × a.
For our projectiles, when something is thrown, its horizontal movement stays the same if no forces are acting on it from the side. But, gravity pulls it down at about 9.81 m/s².
Newton's Third Law (Action-Reaction): This law means that for every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction. This affects how the object moves and the angle at which it travels.
When we put all these laws together, they help us understand the curved path, called a parabola, that projectiles follow when they are thrown.