Ball Toss

By: Akshar Tom S. Tom C. Ari

Procedure

In this lab we were asked to throw a ball up in the air over the sensor and get a graph on our calculator. After we threw it up we had to hold it over the sensor where we caught it for a couple of seconds until the calculator showed the graph.

Graph

Vertex: 2.7105

X min = .232X max = 1.048Y min = .174Y max = 3.04X scale = .1632Y scale = .57

Seconds

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Equation

y=-13.35x^2+16.52x-2.46

Vertex

(.62, 2.7105) Reaches max height of .62 seconds after release at a vertical distance of 2.7105ft

Less initial velocity?

The whole graph would be scaled down. Vertex would be lower and x intercept would be closer together.

Gravity (because science)

Isaac Newton wrote the algorithm to describe the gravitational force between two bodies. It looks like this:

Force

6.67×10−11

Masses of the two bodies (multiplied together)

Distance between M1 and M2