Projectiles

There are 7 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Projectiles
Whoosh
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Whoosh

Age
16 to 18
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A ball whooshes down a slide and hits another ball which flies off the slide horizontally as a projectile. How far does it go?
Escape from planet Earth
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Escape from planet earth

Age
16 to 18
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How fast would you have to throw a ball upwards so that it would never land?
Cannon Balls
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Cannon balls

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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How high will a ball taking a million seconds to fall travel?
Angle of shot
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Angle of shot

Age
16 to 18
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At what angle should you release the shot to break Olympic records?
10 Olympic Starters
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10 Olympic starters

Age
16 to 18
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10 intriguing starters related to the mechanics of sport.

Model solutions
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Model solutions

Age
16 to 18
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How do these modelling assumption affect the solutions?
Modelling Assumptions in mechanics
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Modelling assumptions in mechanics

An article demonstrating mathematically how various physical modelling assumptions affect the solution to the seemingly simple problem of the projectile.