Ok so this is what i need to do, to find the maximum height of the projectile in it's flight path;
1) Work out the angle from the base of the trebuchet, to the point where the ball is released, by doing tan-1(y/x). y is the height from the base of the trebuchet, to the top of the arm, where...
Thanks, but how would i find the angle? Each problem is just causing another problem. From some research, here's what I've got.
For Maximum height point on graph
x=(gravity * time (squared))/2
y= v (squared) / 2 times Gravity
I think the 'v' is the vertical velocity, and that's the...
Sorry, by 'Include an example' i meant include an example with an experiement, for example, we know the displacement of the shot (starting point - ending point), and we know the time taken, then show the formula for the maximum height. This would be easier, please convert your formula to get the...
Thanks, however the formula which I am after involves 'vertical velocity'. I am not sure how to get the vertical velocity, as some of the examples had a vertical and horizontal velocity which were different. Sorry, I am not a scientist/physics person. Here's what's going to happen. I'll be doing...
Yes well i'll be ignoring air resistance. Could you please provide some kind of formula for this?
Really? Awesome :) I'm going to make a program where you type in the length, and the time it takes to get that length, and then it will automatically work out the projectiles paths distance, and the...
Hey guys, this is my first post, so I am sorry if this is in the wrong section. For physics at school, i have built a trebuchet, which stands about 1.2 meters tall, and the arm is about 2 meters long. I have it throwing a projectile easily enough, but for my experiment, i need to find out the...