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Fun Experiment with Basketball Angles

Learn about projectile motion with two basketball shots at different angles, exploring gravity's effects on the parabolic path. Discover why initial velocity and angle impact the shot's success.

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Fun Experiment with Basketball Angles

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  1. 2D Motion Project Kimberly Isleib

  2. What I did: • Made my brother make two shots with a basketball into a hoop • One with a normal 46 degree angle • One with an increased angle of 59 degrees • Both shots make a perfect parabola due to the way gravity pulls on the ball

  3. What should have happened: • The ball shot with the increased angle should have had a bigger initial velocity in order to make it all the way to the hoop • Since an increased angle would mean throwing the ball higher, it would have to be thrown faster in order to cover the same amount of distance • The value of gravity should have been reasonably close to the actual value of -9.81 m/s^2

  4. What happened: • The velocity of the ball shot at the 59 degree angle was half of the one shot at the 46 degree angle • I blame my brother… • The acceleration due to gravity was relatively close to the actual value which is why this created a parabola • any object in free-fall creates a perfect parabola in the air

  5. THE END!

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