Projectile Motion Experiment Calculator

Infers initial motion from a projectile experiment whose launch and landing are at equal height. Constant gravity and negligible air resistance.

Infers initial motion from a projectile experiment whose launch and landing are at equal height. Constant gravity and negligible air resistance.

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Result

Enter your values and run the tool to see your result.

How to use this tool

Check the units, enter your values, and run the tool. Results follow the assumptions and method below.

Calculation method

Initial horizontal velocityrange/time
Initial vertical velocitygravity*time/2
Initial speedsqrt((range/time)^2+(gravity*time/2)^2)
Launch angleatan2(gravity*time/2,range/time)*180/pi
Maximum height above launchgravity*time^2/8

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