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Getting Started: Path of a Ball

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Getting Started: Path of a Ball Getting Started is a fast-paced introduction. Read the chapter for details. Graph the parametric equation that describes the position of a ball kicked at an angle of 60¡ with an initial velocity of 15 meters per second. (Ignore air resistance.) What is the maximum height? When does the ball strike the ground? 1. Press z. Press to select Par MODE. For initial velocity v0 and angle q, the horizontal component of the position of the ball as a function of time is X(t)=tv0cosq. The vertical component is Y(t)=tv0sinq-(gà2)t2. The gravity constant g is 9.8 m/sec2. 2. Press o. Press 15 „ ™ 60 y ãANGLEä 1 (to select ¡) Í to define the X portion of the parametric equation in terms of T. 3. Press 15 „ ˜ 60 y ãANGLEä 1 (to select ¡) ¹ £ 9.8 ¥ 2 to define the Y portion. 4. Press p. Press † to move to Tmin and then enter the WINDOW variables appropriate for this problem. Tmin=0 Tmax=3 Tstep=.02 Xmin=-2 Xmax=25 Xscl=5 Ymin=-2 Ymax=10 Yscl=5 5. Press r to graph the position of the ball as a function of time. Tracing begins at Tmin. As you press ~ to trace the curve, the cursor follows the path of the ball over time. The values for X (distance), Y (height), and T (time) are displayed at the bottom of the screen. 4-2 Parametric Graphing

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4-2
Parametric Graphing
Getting Started: Path of a Ball
Getting Started is a fast-paced introduction. Read the chapter for details.
Graph the parametric equation that describes the position of a ball kicked at an
angle of 60
¡
with an initial velocity of 15 meters per second. (Ignore air
resistance.) What is the maximum height? When does the ball strike the ground?
1.
Press
z
. Press
~
Í
to select
Par
MODE
.
For initial velocity v
0
and angle
q
, the horizontal
component of the position of the ball as a
function of time is X(t)=tv
0
cos
q
. The vertical
component is Y(t)=tv
0
sin
q
–(g
à
2)t
2
. The gravity
constant g is 9.8 m/sec
2
.
2.
Press
o
. Press
15
60
y
ã
ANGLE
ä
1
(to select
¡
)
Í
to define the
X
portion of the
parametric equation in terms of
T
.
3.
Press
15
˜
60
y
ã
ANGLE
ä
1
(to select
¡
)
¹
£
9.8
¥
2
¤
¡
Í
to define the
Y
portion.
4.
Press
p
. Press
to move to
Tmin
and
then enter the
WINDOW
variables appropriate
for this problem.
Tmin=0
Xmin=-2
Ymin=-2
Tmax=3
Xmax=25
Ymax=10
Tstep=.02
Xscl=5
Yscl=5
5.
Press
r
to graph the position of the ball as a
function of time.
Tracing begins at
Tmin
. As you press
~
to trace
the curve, the cursor follows the path of the ball
over time. The values for
X
(distance),
Y
(height), and
T
(time) are displayed at the
bottom of the screen.