Texas Instruments TI-60 - TI-60 Program: Projectile Motion Analysis

CHAPTER 2
PROJECTILE CALCULATIONS
Projectile Calculations
The best type ot program <8 one that can be used repeatedly with different
data In this example, the program uses the original velocity and angle from
I he horizontal of a projectile to determine the time In the air before it lands.
Ihe maximum height, and the distance Irom the launch point when it lands,
assuming there is no air resistance
H
H
sin ft x 2 x y
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£n*_x v)*
8 x g
sin 29 x v*
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Where T - the lime (seconds)
H » the maximum height (meters)
R - the distance traveled (meters)
» » the angle at which the projectile starts (degrees, radians, or
grads)
v - Ihe starting velocity (meters/socono)
g - the gravitational constant (9,81 meter/soc®)
The situation is illustrated below
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