When you calculate projectile motion, you need to separate out the horizontal and vertical components of the motion. v is the velocity at which the projectile is launched g is the gravitational accelerationusually taken to be 9. If you fire a projectile at an angle, you can use physics to calculate how far it will travel.
Overview of Range Of Projectile Motion A motion is said to be a projectile motion if the path taken by an object thrown is parabolic. d is the total horizontal distance travelled by the projectile. When a projectile is launched at an initial velocity $V_0$ and an angle $\theta$, the projectile has both a horizontal ($x$-) component and vertical ($y$-) component, as shown below:įrom the diagram, you can see that $v_x=v_0 \mathrm$$ where the negative sign is just a consequence of assuming $g=-9.8m/s^2$ so that the negative sign associated with gravity is already tucked inside the symbol. Range of a projectile motion is defined as the maximum distance an object can cover when fired as a projectile from any point.