Determine the impulse required for a projectile to reach to specific height with a variable initial velocity Assume we have a projectile which we want to shoot straight up into the air, such that we are only working with the y-component, what formula can be used to determine the impulse required for this projectile to reach a certain height? I was able to derive the following formula assuming no initial velocity: F Delta t = m sqrt(2gh) with F being the force applied to the projectile, Delta t being amount of time the force is applied, g being the acceleration due to gravity, m being the mass of the projectile, and h being the height that the projectile must reach.

4enevi

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2022-10-28

Determine the impulse required for a projectile to reach to specific height with a variable initial velocity
Assume we have a projectile which we want to shoot straight up into the air, such that we are only working with the y-component, what formula can be used to determine the impulse required for this projectile to reach a certain height?
I was able to derive the following formula assuming no initial velocity:
F Δ t = m 2 g h
with F being the force applied to the projectile, Δ t being amount of time the force is applied, g being the acceleration due to gravity, m being the mass of the projectile, and h being the height that the projectile must reach.
Is there way to derive this formula to include an initial velocity? My attempts have all failed.

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Szulikto

Szulikto

Beginner2022-10-29Added 22 answers

The impule is I = Δ p = m Δ v. The equations of motion for the object will be:
h ( t ) = h 0 + v 0 t 1 2 g t 2
v ( t ) = v 0 g t .
But remember you can combine both to get
v f 2 v 0 2 = 2 g Δ h .
So that you can have various equations for the impulse, depending on what you want to do,
I ( t ) = m g t
I ( h ) = m ( v 0 2 + 2 g Δ h v 0 ) .

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