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You have 5 minutes! Aim the canon at the body of the monkey and watch him catch it. Why does this happen? Research the answer.

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ExploreLearning : Get hands-on, minds-on in math and science

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Shoot the Monkey Gizmo : Lesson Info : ExploreLearning

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Fire a banana cannon at a monkey in a tree. The monkey drops from the tree at the moment the banana is fired from the cannon. Determine where to aim the cannon so the monkey catches the banana. The position of the cannon, launch angle and initial velocity of the banana can be varied.

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click here to open a simulation

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This simulation has been converted to HTML5! The legacy version of this sim is no longer supported.

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A projectile travels in a parabola shape. We can analyze the motion by isolating the horizontal motion from the vertical motion.

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Lets look at the pattern for the velocity in the x and y direction.
Notice, the velocity in the x direction does not change because their is no force in the x direction.  The velocity in the y direction changes by 10 (or 9.8) every second because of the acceleration due to gravity in the y direction.
Also, notice how the velocities compare when the projectile is at the same height (going up and going down).
NOTE: Each dot is one second (motion map).

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A bullet falls straight down compared to a bullet launched horizontally

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The Classic Bullet Projectile Motion Experiment

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One bullet is fired horizontally and simultaneously a second bullet is dropped from the same height. Neglecting air resistance and assuming the ground is level, which bullet hits the ground first?

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My strategy for solving any projectile motion problem. You need to split the variables in to the x and y directions and solve for time. Sounds simple and it really is, usually.