Demo: Independence of x- and y-Projectile Motion (Downhill)

Push the Smart Ballistic Cart on a level track: The ball is shot and caught. Then attach a string to the cart and put a mass hanging over a pulley to pull the cart on a level track: The ball is shot up and misses the cart because the cart has accelerated ahead. Finally, put the cart at the top of an inclined track and let the cart go: The ball is shot normal to the track and will be caught because the ball is accelerating at the same rate as the cart.

Grade Level: College • High School

Subject: Physics

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Blue Smart Cart Demonstration Kit

The Blue Smart Cart Demonstration Kit comes with a Blue Smart Cart and all the accessories you need to perform amazing physics demonstrations in kinematics and dynamics.

Red Smart Cart Demonstration Kit

The Red Smart Cart Demonstration Kit comes with a Red Smart Cart and all the accessories you need to perform amazing physics demonstrations in kinematics and dynamics.

Smart Ballistic Cart Accessory

The Smart Ballistic Accessory mounts to any PASCO dynamics cart for a classic demonstration on the independence of X and Y motion.

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