b the link is https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/projectile-motion/latest/projectile-motion_en.html
and these are the questions
2: Raise the cannon to a height of 15 meters. Set the horizontal velocity to 12 m/sa) Sketch the situationb) Predict the distance you have to place the target from the base of the cannon (calculate this & show all work).
c)Perform the experiment by placing the target at the predicted range and clicking the cannon button. Compare your predicted value to the outcome of the testing experiment. Do they agree or disagree? (Did you hit the target?)
3: Raise the cannon to a height of 5 meters. Measure the distance of the David statue from the base of the cannona) Sketch the situation.b) Predict the velocity with which you have to launch the object in order for it to hit the statue (calculate this & show all work).c)Perform the experiment by entering the predicted velocity and clicking Fire. Compare your predicted value to the outcome of the testing experiment. Do they agree or disagree? (Did you hit the statue?) If they disagree, look at your math again!
4: Set the initial velocity of the object to 20 m/s. Place the target at a range (distance) 20 m.a) Sketch the situation.d) Predict the height from which you have to launch the object in order for it to land on the target (calculate this & show all work).b) Perform the experiment by raising the cannon to the predicted height and clicking Fire! Compare your predicted value to the outcome of the testing experiment. Do they agree or disagree? (Did you hit the target?) If they disagree, look at your math again!
n, I completed parts A and B, but can't get C. We get all the answers to the questions but not how to get to the answer. The question is:
Patrick changes velocity from 2.0 m/s North to 4.0 m/s South with an acceleration of 0.50 m/s/s South. (A) Determine how much time this process takes (ANSWER: 12 s). (B) Find his displacement (magnitude and direction) (ANSWER: 12 m South). (C) Find how much distance Patrick covered (ANSWER: 20 m).
Another question I was having trouble with was this (I got part A but not parts B or C):
Two cars are traveling along a straight line in the same direction, the lead car at 25.0 m/s and the other car at 30.0 m/s. At the moment the cars are 40.0 m apart, the lead driver applies the brakes, causing his car to have an acceleration of -2.00 m/s/s. (A) How long does it take for the lead car to stop? (ANSWER: 12.5 s). (B) Assuming that the chasing car brakes at the same time as the lead car, what must be the chasing car's minimum negative acceleration so as not to hit the lead car? (ANSWER: -2.29 m/s/s). (C) How long does it take for the chasing car to stop? (ANSWER: 13.1 s).