But surely while - yes - it would fall at the same speed if it was on its own, the effect of the projectile + projectile arm, acting in the OTHER direction around the pivot/fulcrum, will mean it moves slower?
(also note that the projectile arm is much longer than the counterweight arm)
not...
sorry for the double post but i thought i had this figured out when i still haven't (sorry).
When I do this, in each equation (1/2mv^2 and mgh) I use the mass of the counterweight as 'm'. I couldn't see a way to factor in the mass of the rod without it getting very complicated, due to the...
(I ignored the template because it didn't really seem to fit my problem, sorry about that)
I'm currently doing a coursework assignment investigating the how the range of a model trebuchet varies according to the mass of the counterweight. Its pretty basic stuff (especially compared to a lot...