How to Successfully Launch a Marble Through Two Hoops: A Projectile Physics Lab

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The discussion focuses on a physics lab project involving launching a marble through two hoops using a ramp. The hoops are 1.5 inches wide, while the marble measures 0.75 inches in diameter. The objective is to determine the correct distance or height for the hoops to ensure the marble successfully passes through both. The initial inquiry sought verification of the procedure, but the user later confirmed they had figured it out independently.

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  • Understanding of basic projectile motion principles
  • Familiarity with ramp mechanics and angles
  • Knowledge of measurement techniques for distance and height
  • Ability to sketch and visualize physical setups
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  • Research projectile motion equations and their applications
  • Explore the effects of ramp angle on launch velocity
  • Learn about energy conservation in projectile motion
  • Investigate methods for measuring the marble's trajectory
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This discussion is beneficial for physics students, educators conducting lab experiments, and anyone interested in practical applications of projectile motion principles.

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In my lab for physics we are given a ramp, some textbooks, and a marble. The objective of the lab is to make the marble go through two hoops (the hoops are about an inch and a half wide, the marble is about 3/4ths of an inch). Our teacher is going to give us either a specific distance from the table, or a height from the ground for the hoops. I have to do a pre-lab saying what procedure we will do in order to figure out how to make the marble go through both hoops. I sort of have an idea of what to do, but it would great if someone could just verify and explain the procedure we need to do in order to accomplish this! Thanks guys(:
 
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Hi!
Could you please sketch first, how this is to be orchestrated? Is the marble to travel through the hoops? Or on them? do they form the track, or are they suspended in air?
Clarify that, and we'll get you going,
Daniel
 
I already figured it out! But thanks anyway, Daniel(:
 

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