Victoria Guyse

2nd Amendament

Trial #1
60 PSI

Trial #2
70 PSI

Trial #3
80 PSI

Vi (initial velocity)

160.027 ft/sec

139.148 ft/sec

206.044 ft/sec

Vix ( initial
horizontal velocity)

116.5 ft/s

101.3 ft/s

150 ft/s

Viy (initial vertical

velocity)

109.546 ft/s

95.177 ft/s

140.934 ft/s

time

4.35 sec

4.59 sec

4.00 sec

launching angle

43.2

43.2

43.2

horizontal distance

507 ft

465 ft

600 ft

vertical distance
(maximum height)

166.582 ft

138.159 ft

221.868 ft

FindingtheAngle:
tan() = OA

tan1(tan()) = tan1(OA )
= tan1(OA )

tan() = 47inches
50inches

tan1(0.94) = tan1( 47inches

50inches )
= tan1( 47inches
50inches )
= 43.2

Calculationsfor1sttrial
Horizontal Displacement: x (t) = Vix
4.35 sec
For the first trial we were given the horizontal distance
(x (t)=507 ft)and time
( t= 4.35 seconds)
507 ft = Vix
4.35 seconds
507ft
4.35seconds

V
ix

4.35
4.35
Vix = 116.5 ft/s
Initial Horizontal Velocity: V ix = V i Cos()
116.5 ft/s = Vi
cos (43.2)

116.5 ft/s = Vi
0.728
116.5ft/s
0.728
0.728 = V i 0.728
Vi = 160.027 ft/s
Inital Vertical Velocity:
Viy = Vi
Sin ()
Viy = 160.027
sin (43.2)
Viy = 160.027
0.6845
Viy = 109.546 ft/s
t2
2 + y 0
2
(-32) 4.35seconds
+
2
2

Vertical Displacement:
y (t) = Viy 2t
+ 0.5g
y (t) = 109.546 ft/s 4.35seconds
+ 0.5 g
2

4 ft

y (t) = 109.546 ft/s 2.175 + (-16) 2.175 + 4ft

y (t) = 238.262 + (-16) 2.175 2 + 4ft
y (t) = 238.262 + (-16) 4.730 + 4ft
y (t)= 238.262 + -75.68 + 4ft
y (t)= 166.582 ft

Calculationsforthe2ndTrial
Horizontal Disaplacement:
x (t) = Vix t
For the second trial we were given the horizontal distance
(x (t) = 465 ft)
and time
(t = 4.59)
465 ft = Vix 4.59 seconds
465ft
4.59

= V ix 4.59seconds

4.59

Vix = 101.3 ft/s

Initial Horizontal Velocity:

Vix = Vi Cos()
101.3 ft/s = Vi cos(43.2)
101.3 ft/s = Vi 0.728
101.3ft/s
0.728

= V i 0.728
0.728

Vi = 139.148 ft/s

Initial Vertical Velocity:

Viy = Vi Sin ( )
Viy = 139.148 sin(43.2)
Viy = 139.148 0.684
Viy = 95.177 ft/s

Vertical Displacement (max height):

y (t) = 95.177 ft/s

4.59seconds
+
0.5 (-32)
2

y(t) = V iy 2t + 0.5g 2t + y0

4.59seconds 2
+ 4ft
2

y (t) = 95.177 ft/s 2.295 + (-16) 2.295 2 + 4 ft

y (t) = 218.431 + (-16) 2.295 2 + 4ft
y (t) = 218.431 + (-16) 5.267 + 4ft
y (t) = 218.431 + -84.272 + 4ft
y (t) = 138.159 ft

Calculations for the 3rd Trial

Horizontal Displacement:
x (t) = Vix t
For this trial we were given the horizontal distance and the time which are x(t) = 600ft and t = 4.0 seconds
600 ft = Vix 4.0 seconds
600ft
4.0

=
Vix 4.0seconds
4.0

Vix = 150 ft /s

Inital Horizontal Velocity:

Vix = Vi Cos()
150 ft/s = Vi cos(43.2)
150 ft/s = Vi 0.728
150ft/s
0.728

=
Vi

0.728
0.728

Vi = 206. 044 ft/s

Initial Vertical Velocity:

Viy = Vi Sin()
Viy = 206.044 sin(43.2)
Viy = 206.044 0.684
Viy = 140.934 ft/s

2
Vertical Displacement (maximum height):
y(t) = Viy 2t +
0.5 g 2t +
y 0

y (t) = 140.934 ft/s

4.0seconds

+ 0.5 (-32)
2

y (t) = 140.934 ft/s 2

+ (-16) 2 2 + 4ft

y (t) = 281.868 + (-16) 2 2 + 4 ft

y (t) = 281.868 + (-16) 4 + 4 ft
y (t) = 281.868 + -64 + 4ft
y (t) = 221.868 ft

4.0seconds 2 + 4

ft
2