Understanding the Range Equation of Projectile Motion

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  • Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
  • The Horizontal Range of a Projectile is defined as the horizontal displacement of a projectile when the displacement of the projectile in the y-direction is zero. This video explains how to use the equation, why a launch angle of 45° gives the maximum range and why complementary angles give the same range.
    0:00 Intro
    0:16 Defining Range
    0:50 How can the displacement in the y-direction be zero?
    1:21 The variables in the equation
    2:09 g is Positive!
    3:05 How to get the maximum range
    4:17 What dimensions to use in the equation
    5:19 The shape of the sin(θ) graph
    6:17 sin(2·30°) = sin(2·60°)
    7:35 A graph of the Range of various Launch Angles
    8:18 The Review
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 66

  • @blackfoxmp5
    @blackfoxmp5 9 років тому +19

    I've learned so much from watching your physics videos in two days than what I have failed to learn in a month from my incompetent physics professor. Thank you so much for posting such high-quality videos that are also entertaining!

    • @FlippingPhysics
      @FlippingPhysics  9 років тому +3

      Sorry to learn that you are not getting what you need from your physics professor. Kudos to you for finding other resources to help you learn. Thanks for the high praise!

  • @ongguitar1460
    @ongguitar1460 9 місяців тому +2

    I had no idea what I was doing in this chapter and after watching your videos on kinematics and projectile motion, I was able to get a 100 on my unit test!! Thank you for these really explanatory videos!!

  • @Yh-gu3cw
    @Yh-gu3cw 7 років тому +32

    you should teach professors on how to teach physics.

    • @FlippingPhysics
      @FlippingPhysics  7 років тому +5

      wow. thanks.

    • @samarthgajakosh
      @samarthgajakosh 5 років тому +4

      @@FlippingPhysics really, you should do that. Three years went by in learning physics but my professor couldn't explain even remotely closer to your explanation.😅

  • @LimitDoesNotExistTutor
    @LimitDoesNotExistTutor 9 місяців тому

    I love how you sneak warnings for common mistakes into your videos. That situation where you forget to switch the calculator mode between your physics and calculus classes... 😭!

  • @thadeusaegeon3491
    @thadeusaegeon3491 2 роки тому

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  • @dikachi1303
    @dikachi1303 4 роки тому +3

    Dude, you're a lifesaver. I've got a test tomorrow. Hope I pass

  • @allrounder3981
    @allrounder3981 3 роки тому +1

    Sir your explanation is too good . Thank you sir for this explanation

  • @samuelhbean
    @samuelhbean 10 років тому +1

    Billy's "and this one time" bit reminds me of Anthony Michael Hall's monologue about his cousin Kendall.

  • @Hamzish
    @Hamzish 4 роки тому +1

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    @Joker-ls6tq 6 років тому +1

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    • @FlippingPhysics
      @FlippingPhysics  6 років тому +1

      You are welcome my friend. Best of luck to you in your studies.

  • @gusraycraft214
    @gusraycraft214 3 роки тому

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  • @michaelli2512
    @michaelli2512 9 років тому

    Nice shot

  • @nomanhasan8548
    @nomanhasan8548 8 років тому +3

    Thanks a lot! Really Helpful Videos!

  • @stovegamesgames6917
    @stovegamesgames6917 4 роки тому

    OMG!!!!!! This is a really good video! Made really easy to understand :D Plus I like the humor

  • @rosealt2338
    @rosealt2338 4 роки тому +1

    I needed this so much ; O; Thanks lmao

  • @joshj57
    @joshj57 4 роки тому

    Thanks for this.

  • @shirleyfan5232
    @shirleyfan5232 6 років тому

    I like Billy's presonality :)

  • @brothergenesis2788
    @brothergenesis2788 Рік тому

    How would you calculate the change in distance from a elevated launch platform?

  • @noarhaltallal1666
    @noarhaltallal1666 8 років тому

    Hello
    I have a duty to Sunday and need your help I could not understand the question clearly

  • @toobakabir6254
    @toobakabir6254 6 років тому +1

    if only i could give you more than one like

    • @FlippingPhysics
      @FlippingPhysics  6 років тому +1

      There are all sorts of things you can do to help out! And thank you for your lovely comments.
      flippingphysics.com/help-out.html

    • @toobakabir6254
      @toobakabir6254 6 років тому

      surely , I'll try to do some of these which i possibly can to help you

    • @FlippingPhysics
      @FlippingPhysics  6 років тому +1

      Thank you. Enjoy learning!

  • @ummeyhabiba3793
    @ummeyhabiba3793 7 років тому

    can you please tell me that why do we use the derivative of something with respect to something to find the maximum quantity of that particular thing?

    • @FlippingPhysics
      @FlippingPhysics  7 років тому

      Look at 2 graphs in the thumbnail of this video: www.flippingphysics.com/drop-and-upward-throw.html
      1) The graph of position as a function of time in the upper left.
      2) The graph of velocity as a function of time just below it.
      Both of these graphs are for an object which is thrown straight upward from the time it leaves my hand until I catch it again at the same height.
      The derivative of a position as a function of time graph is velocity. In other words the derivative of the first graph is the second graph. Derivative is slope. As the ball moves up, the velocity is decreasing, hence the slope of the 1st graph is decreasing as a function of time. When the ball is at the very top (its _maximum_ height), its velocity is zero, which means the slope of the 1st graph is zero, which means the value of the 2nd graph is zero.
      Hence: Set the derivative of a function equal to zero and you will find where that function has maxima and minima.
      Hope that helps!

  • @mustafaRoya
    @mustafaRoya 8 років тому

    تشكر thanks

    • @FlippingPhysics
      @FlippingPhysics  8 років тому

      +Gholam Mustafa Ali مرحبا بك You are welcome.

  • @killadaramu303
    @killadaramu303 3 роки тому

    Professor can u say where you are. I mean which place

  • @bobbyfr911
    @bobbyfr911 3 роки тому

    Hey Mr. P, why did we use sin(2theta) in the range equation and not 2sin(theta)cos(theta)?

    • @FlippingPhysics
      @FlippingPhysics  3 роки тому

      I would suggest you watch this: ua-cam.com/video/zr4lNTxI0FM/v-deo.html

  • @DigGil3
    @DigGil3 7 років тому

    My first video of this channel: Effing Physics!

  • @fuelthefirefighters2796
    @fuelthefirefighters2796 3 роки тому

    but how do you use the Range equation if you do not know the angle?? I have the initial velocity and where object lands ??

    • @FlippingPhysics
      @FlippingPhysics  3 роки тому +1

      Solve the equation for theta. In other words, rearrange the equation such that it is theta = ....

  • @guitarfliud10
    @guitarfliud10 5 років тому

    I clicked on this video not knowing who it was and then I saw Bo and died of happiness XD

  • @andreameigs1261
    @andreameigs1261 2 роки тому

    I thought sin 2 theta is a trig identity that equals 2(sin theta cos theta).

    • @FlippingPhysics
      @FlippingPhysics  2 роки тому +1

      That is called the "sine double angle formula" and we use it in the derivation of the range equation: www.flippingphysics.com/deriving-the-range-equation.html

  • @whatthebleep2810
    @whatthebleep2810 5 років тому

    Can’t see the board

  • @ootoo95
    @ootoo95 8 років тому +1

    thos 3 students look really similar

  • @harshithgowni1528
    @harshithgowni1528 3 роки тому

    Mr.P how do you stand Bo disrespecting you like at 2:09?

  • @anthonyvasquez6962
    @anthonyvasquez6962 9 років тому

    lol you forgot to change socks

  • @sukithebean7920
    @sukithebean7920 3 роки тому +2

    no one tell him he wrote "complimentary" not "complementary"

  • @adilramgoolam5449
    @adilramgoolam5449 3 роки тому

    why wouldn 't larger angles would not produce a larger range?

    • @carultch
      @carultch 2 роки тому

      Look at the extreme case that the launch angle is straight up. This one is intuitive that it should have zero range, due to no horizontal initial velocity. Because the range of a projectile is a continuous function, this means that at some point, there is a turning point on this function where maximum range will occur. After that maximum range angle, the function should become a decreasing function that brings it back down to zero. That turning point ends up occurring at 45 degrees, when the landing elevation is the same as the launch elevation.

  • @juliebsdca
    @juliebsdca 9 років тому

    LOL, *complementary* not complimentary. spikedmath.com/comics/553-complimentary-angles2.png I know you have freely admitted spelling is not your strong point. (A little Latin helps here - complere means "to fill or complete")

  • @vandyniyomkham5032
    @vandyniyomkham5032 10 років тому

    as of right now video games don't make use of this.

    • @vandyniyomkham5032
      @vandyniyomkham5032 10 років тому

      actually let me specify a bit further, they don't use it in bullet drop, however it is used in grenades and maybe... arrows, mainly in gears of war.

  • @kelovalodd6526
    @kelovalodd6526 6 років тому

    Ey ey guys t f is the magnitude help :)

    • @FlippingPhysics
      @FlippingPhysics  6 років тому

      I describe magnitude here: ua-cam.com/video/uTQ4_AOae1g/v-deo.htmlm10s

  • @huytranvan2754
    @huytranvan2754 2 роки тому

    This video is not accurate, I have never seen any students that engaged in a physics class.
    ps: it's a joke. Thanks for the amazing explanation!

  • @BingChiller227
    @BingChiller227 10 років тому

    Nice shot