Question

Solomon was excited to see the circus. The most exciting part was watching a man being shot out of a cannon! As the circus performer was expelled from the cannon, Solomon thought about the path he took. His motion was just like the motion of a cannon ball being shot from a cannon. What type of path did both the man and the cannon ball take?

Answer 1

The man being shot out of a cannon and the cannon ball follow a path of projectile motion, which is parabolic and influenced by gravity and initial velocity.

Step-by-step explanation:

The type of path that both the man being shot out of a cannon and the cannon ball take is called projectile motion. This motion describes the path of an object that is launched into the air and moves under the influence of gravity, assuming no air resistance.

The path is two-dimensional and is typically parabolic in shape, as the object moves both vertically and horizontally simultaneously. The vertical motion is governed by the constant acceleration due to gravity, while the horizontal motion is influenced by the initial velocity imparted by the cannon.