Projectile Motion: In this article, students will be able to learn about projectile motion in the easiest way possible with the help of the definition, formulas and applications.

In the Projectile Motion episode of NBC Learn's "The Science of NFL Football," you see that punted footballs travel in an arc known to mathematicians as a parabola.

The key to projectile motion is the idea that the vertical motion and the horizontal motion are essentially independent of each other. You can try a very simple (and fun) experiment.

Season 2 Episode 405 | 30m 1s Projectile Motion: The terms projectile and trajectory are introduced. Students learn to describe horizontal and vertical components of a projectile’s motion.

Projectile motion problems can easily become algebra problems that focus on identifying the right number in a diagram and substituting it into the correct equation.

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