Set a cannon to Cannonball and the other to Car.

Question

Set a cannon to Cannonball and the other to Car.

The mass of the Car is much greater than the mass of the Cannonball.
Set both cannons to the same Launch Angle and Launch Speed.
Fire both cannons and observe the differences.
Which statement describes the difference caused by the change in mass of a projectile?

Increases in the mass of the projectile increase the range of the projectile

Increases in the mass of the projectile decrease the range of the projectile

Increases in the mass of the projectile does not effect the range of the projectile
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Answer 1

Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
12 hours ago

The best answer to describe the difference caused by the change in mass of a projectile, when all other factors (launch angle, launch speed, etc.) are kept the same, is:

Increases in the mass of the projectile does not affect the range of the projectile.

This is because, in ideal projectile motion (neglecting air resistance), the range of a projectile depends primarily on its initial velocity and launch angle, not its mass. Therefore, while the cannonball and the car will have different ranges due to other factors like air resistance and shape, in a vacuum or under ideal conditions, their mass does not directly influence the range.