Comprobación experimental de la velocidad de salida de una esfera en una rampa elevada.

Abstract

The main purpose of this article is to determine the horizontal exit speed in a ribbed ramp by using the Law of Conservation of Mechanical Energy and the free falling of a sphere, through the development of an experiment based on a homemade ramp. Sphere is released from different heights with the purpose of determine its reached speed when leaving the ramp. The parabolic movement generated when the sphere falls to the ground is analyzed, and its horizontal and vertical components are evaluated through the determination of the equations of motion. Also it is verified that the horizontal component of speed is equal to the value of the speed reached by the sphere when leaving the ramp and once it has travelled a certain distance d.