Problem 1: Consider a motion of a projectile shot at an angle. How would you app
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Question
Problem 1: Consider a motion of a projectile shot at an angle. How would you approach a problem like that, what do you know about the motion, what are the distinct features of the motion in each direction (what kind of a motion is each one), etc? Please, describe in your own words concepts involved in considerations of the following physical problems. You do not need to employ formulas; just describe what concepts and knowledge you would use in each case. For example, if you were given a graph of position as a function of time, you might say: From the shape of the graph we can determine the direction of the motion, we can construct velocity graph, and we can determine if there is acceleration (because changing slope means changing velocity means acceleration).
Explanation / Answer
In projectile motion, the horizontal velocity is always constant as there is no force in horizontal direction.
So we can break the initial velocity into verticle and horizontal componentss. FOr vertical velocity it changes as per gravity, as G acts downwards.
So, we cal culate total time of flight and range.