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How do you calculate the max height of a horizontal projectile?

You take the initial height (starts at Apex)

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The maximum height of projectile motion is equal to the __________ of the parabola

Vertex

100

A ball is dropped from a height of 5 meters. Assuming no air resistance, how long does it take to hit the ground?

1.01 seconds

100

What is the chemical symbol for potassium?

K

100

Pau Gasol has played for Grizzlies, Lakers, Spurs, Bucks and ________

Bulls

200

If a horizontal projectile and a freefalling object move at the same time, which will hit the ground first?

They will hit the ground at the same time

200

What is the vertical velocity at max height of a parabola?

0 m/s

200

An object is launched horizontally at 10 m/s from a 20-meter-high table. How long does it take to reach the ground?

2.02 seconds

200

What is the oldest college in the United States?

Harvard

200

There are two teams in Italy that play in the city of Milan. What are they?

Inter and AC

300

How does one calculate the total x distance traveled by a horizontal projectile?

Multiply the horizontal velocity by the time

300

How does one find both the vertical and horizontal velocities of an angled projectile?

Sine and Cosine of the angle multiplied by the initial velocity

300

A rock is thrown horizontally at 15 m/s from the top of a 45-meter-high cliff. How far from the base of the cliff does it land?

45.5 meters

300

What is the second most populated country in the world?

China (India is first)

300

This school has been home to athletes like Hollywood Brown, Dede Westbrook and Trae Young

Oklahoma

400
The horizontal acceleration of a projectile is ___________

Zero (velocity is constant)

400

If the vertical velocity is lesser than the horizontal what is the path of the projectile?

It will be a lower flight with a wider horizontal path

400

A projectile is launched at an angle of 30° with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. Find the initial horizontal and vertical velocity components.

  • Horizontal velocity: 17.32 m/s
  • Vertical velocity: 10.00 m/s
400

What is the state capital of Mississippi?

Jackson

400

This player led North Carolina in scoring and a final four appearance where they would lose to Kansas before transferring to Arizona

Caleb Love

500

Parabolic motion mimics what type of quadratic equation?

One with a negative coefficient of the ax2

500

How does one find the amount of time it will take a projectile to hit the ground?

Plug values into d = vi t + 0.5at2

Standard Form Quadratic Formula 

Find Positive Root = Time

500

A projectile is launched at an angle of 30° with an initial velocity of 745 m/s. Find the initial horizontal and vertical velocity components.

  • Horizontal velocity: 645.19 m/s
  • Vertical velocity: 372.50 m/s
500

Name this state based on the capitals of three bordering states

Annapolis, Frankfort, Charleston

Virginia

(Maryland, Kentucky, West Virginia)

500

This PG had a great March Madness and was later drafted at the end of the first round to the Toronto Raptors out of San Diego State

Malachi Flynn

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