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    This document outlines an experiment to investigate the effect of launch angle on the horizontal range of a projectile. It describes the materials needed, the theory behind how launch angle affects range, the procedures for launching projectiles at various angles and measuring the distances, and the results which found that angles of 45 and 60 degrees produced the greatest ranges compared to lower and higher angles. It concludes that the hypothesis that launch angle impacts range was supported.

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    This document outlines an experiment to investigate the effect of launch angle on the horizontal range of a projectile. It describes the materials needed, the theory behind how launch angle affects range, the procedures for launching projectiles at various angles and measuring the distances, and the results which found that angles of 45 and 60 degrees produced the greatest ranges compared to lower and higher angles. It concludes that the hypothesis that launch angle impacts range was supported.

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    This document outlines an experiment to investigate the effect of launch angle on the horizontal range of a projectile. It describes the materials needed, the theory behind how launch angle affects range, the procedures for launching projectiles at various angles and measuring the distances, and the results which found that angles of 45 and 60 degrees produced the greatest ranges compared to lower and higher angles. It concludes that the hypothesis that launch angle impacts range was supported.

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    129 views9 pages

    Investigatory Project

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    Vishesh Shukla
    This document outlines an experiment to investigate the effect of launch angle on the horizontal range of a projectile. It describes the materials needed, the theory behind how launch angle affects range, the procedures for launching projectiles at various angles and measuring the distances, and the results which found that angles of 45 and 60 degrees produced the greatest ranges compared to lower and higher angles. It concludes that the hypothesis that launch angle impacts range was supported.

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    11/19/2018 INVESTIGATORY

    PROJECT
    PHY

    Vishesh Shukla
    AIM
    In this experiment we
    are looking at the
    effect of
    the launch angle on the
    distance (range) of the
    projectile.
    MATERIAL

     Metric Ruler

     Projectile

     Launcher
    THEORY
    The horizontal distances between point
    of projection and point of return,
    covered by the projectile during its
    flight, is called its horizontal range. It is
    represented by the symbol R.
    If the water jet leaves the nozzle with a
    velocity U at an angle 0 with horizontal,
    then the
    DIAGRAM
    PROCEDURE
    1) Shoot your projectile in the horizontal
    direction only 0°.
    2) Find the initial velocity of your
    projectile launcher by calculating the time
    it takes to hit the ground from a known
    height and then measuring the range.

    3) Repeat these 3 times and take average.

    4) Launch the projectile at several different


    angles to determine the effect the launch
    angle has on the maximum range of a
    projectile.
    5) Use the angles 30°, 45°, 60°and at least
    2 other angles of your own choosing.

    6) Take at least 3 data points of each angle.


    RESULTS
    The trends that are evident in
    the experiment after doing
    many trials for the different
    trajectories are that the
    central degrees had a greater
    range than the angles closer to
    90 degrees or zero. The two
    farthest ranges came from the
    45 degree and 60-degree angle
    launch. This tells us that the
    angles do affect the range of a
    launched projectile even though
    gravity pulls on them at the
    same force.
    CONCLUSION
    The hypothesis was supported by the
    data. The changing of the launch angle
    will have an effect on the
    range of the projectile. Possible errors
    could have been calculating the
    distance where the projectile first
    landed back to the source of launch.
    Another possible error could have been
    the launching force, it was not as
    constant and therefore making the
    launch as constant as possible with the
    same force could have helped us
    determine range easier. The exact range
    was not possible to obtain and that
    might have caused an error towards
    calculating the distance that the
    projectile had travelled.

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