WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Shooting a Ball from a Block Sliding Down a Ramp

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angle of ramp
45
block size
0.1
gravitational constant
10
time to ball launch
0.063
ball initial velocity
2
release
A block slides down a ramp and, at a given time, a ball is launched with a velocity perpendicular to the block. The green curve shows the trajectory of the ball. It always lands back on the block.