Gravitational Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy
 

Gravitational Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy problem 18


A body of mass is launched at speed at an angle with respect to horizontal ground. The resistance of the air to the movement of the body is neglected.


  • Where is the body after the first second?

  • What is the potential energy of the body after the first second from the start of the throw?

  • What is the kinetic energy of the body after the first second from the start of the throw?

  • What is the kinetic and potential energy of the body at the highest point of the throw?

  • In the same coordinate system, draw the graphs of the potential, kinetic and total energy of the body against the time during the rising of the body.


Body on a projectile motion


 

material editor: Ebenezer Famadewa