As our second project of the year we were tasked with making a video to help San Marin athletes while tying physics into it. Our video teaches the optimal way to shoot a 3 using physics.
Content:
We had to find the force, velocity, distances, and angle of the shot.
Velocity when shooting a three point shot includes both horizontal and vertical velocity. You can place them together in a triangle to find the total velocity.
Horizontal Velocity is found by dividing horizontal distance by time. This is measured in meters per second and in our shot, we found that I was shooting with a horizontal velocity of 6.89 m/s. This means that it went 6.89 meters along the ground every second.
Vertical Velocity is found by dividing vertical distance by time. This is measured also in meters per second and we found that i was shooting with a vertical velocity of 14.8 m/s. This means my shot rose 14.8 meters every second.
Total Velocity is the the velocity the ball travels in whatever direction. To find this velocity you create a right triangle and make the horizontal line the horizontal velocity. Then you make the vertical side the vertical velocity. From here you use pythagoreon theorem to fing the hypotenuse. This answer is the total velocity. The total velocity of the ball I shot was 16.42 m/s.
Force is the strength of energy of a movement. Here we find the force that I am putting on the ball while I am shooting. We found the force by plugging numbers into the equation mv=Ft. This stands for (mass)(velocity)=(force)(time) and when we solve this the force of my shot is 24.23 N.
Content:
We had to find the force, velocity, distances, and angle of the shot.
Velocity when shooting a three point shot includes both horizontal and vertical velocity. You can place them together in a triangle to find the total velocity.
Horizontal Velocity is found by dividing horizontal distance by time. This is measured in meters per second and in our shot, we found that I was shooting with a horizontal velocity of 6.89 m/s. This means that it went 6.89 meters along the ground every second.
Vertical Velocity is found by dividing vertical distance by time. This is measured also in meters per second and we found that i was shooting with a vertical velocity of 14.8 m/s. This means my shot rose 14.8 meters every second.
Total Velocity is the the velocity the ball travels in whatever direction. To find this velocity you create a right triangle and make the horizontal line the horizontal velocity. Then you make the vertical side the vertical velocity. From here you use pythagoreon theorem to fing the hypotenuse. This answer is the total velocity. The total velocity of the ball I shot was 16.42 m/s.
Force is the strength of energy of a movement. Here we find the force that I am putting on the ball while I am shooting. We found the force by plugging numbers into the equation mv=Ft. This stands for (mass)(velocity)=(force)(time) and when we solve this the force of my shot is 24.23 N.
Reflection:
My group was made up of me, John, Brittany, and Henry. I learned how to divide up work well. We divided work into three jobs. John and I were in charge of making the video. Henry was in charge of editing and Brittany did calculations. During the takes of the video I had a tendency to shoot around and not focus on the problem. It is kind of an instinct to shoot around when I have a basketball. I need to learn to focus more and get work done. Now I can also explain how to shoot better to my friends or anyone else.
During this project I learned how to use trigonometry to find angles, find the force of my shot, and the velocity of the ball. With all these measurements you can find out how to take the perfect jumpshot.
My group was made up of me, John, Brittany, and Henry. I learned how to divide up work well. We divided work into three jobs. John and I were in charge of making the video. Henry was in charge of editing and Brittany did calculations. During the takes of the video I had a tendency to shoot around and not focus on the problem. It is kind of an instinct to shoot around when I have a basketball. I need to learn to focus more and get work done. Now I can also explain how to shoot better to my friends or anyone else.
During this project I learned how to use trigonometry to find angles, find the force of my shot, and the velocity of the ball. With all these measurements you can find out how to take the perfect jumpshot.