Projectiles

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Favourite

Whoosh

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

1 out of 3

A ball whooshes down a slide and hits another ball which flies off the slide horizontally as a projectile. How far does it go?
problem
Favourite

Cannon Balls

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

1 out of 3

How high will a ball taking a million seconds to fall travel?
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Favourite

Escape From Planet Earth

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

2 out of 3

How fast would you have to throw a ball upwards so that it would never land?
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Model Solutions

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

1 out of 3

How do these modelling assumption affect the solutions?
problem

10 Olympic Starters

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

1 out of 3

10 intriguing starters related to the mechanics of sport.
problem

Angle of Shot

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

2 out of 3

At what angle should you release the shot to break Olympic records?
article
Modelling Assumptions in Mechanics

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