A ball is hit at 84 ft/s at 45° from ground level. Write parametric equations and find how far it travels horizontally, to the nearest tenth.

x = 42sqrt(2) t,; y = -16t^2 + 42sqrt(2) t;; about 220.5 ft

A ball is kicked at 12~m/s at 40° from 1 m above the ground. Write parametric equations (g = 9.8 m/s^2) and find how far it travels, to the nearest tenth of a meter.

x = 12cos 40° t,; y = -4.9t^2 + 12sin 40° t + 1;; about 15.6 m

A ball is hit at 88~ft/s at 45° from 6 ft above the ground (g = 32 ft/s^2). To the nearest tenth, find the time in the air, the horizontal distance, the time of the greatest height, and the greatest height.

4.0 s, 247.9 ft, 1.9 s, 66.5 ft

A ball is launched from the ground at 64~ft/s at 45° (g = 32 ft/s^2). Sketch its path and give the horizontal distance and the greatest height, to the nearest tenth.

Distance 128.0 ft; greatest height 32.0 ft

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Projectile motion worksheet for Algebra 1

Algebra 1 uses projectile motion as the main real-world use of quadratics. The vertex gives the time at the top and the greatest height, setting h(t) = 0 gives the landing time, and setting h(t) to a given height usually gives two times.

Also taught in Precalculus and Algebra 2, each at its own level and with its own examples.

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Sigma Prep · sigmaprep.io/worksheets Name Projectile Motion Date Period Answer each question. Round to the nearest tenth. Find the greatest height A rocket is fired straight up, and $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 120 t + 30$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. Find the greatest height. When an arrow is shot straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 80 t + 50$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How high does it go? When an arrow is shot straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 104 t + 45$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. What is its maximum height? A baseball is hit straight up at 96 ft/s from 60 ft above the field. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 96 t + 60$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. Find the greatest height. A stone is tossed up at 112 ft/s from a bridge 25 ft above the water. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 25$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. Find the greatest height. Find when it is highest A baseball is hit straight up at 96 ft/s from 5 ft above the field. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 96 t + 5$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch is it highest? A ball is thrown upward at 88 ft/s from a roof 55 ft high. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 88 t + 55$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. At what time does it reach its peak? A flare is fired upward at 104 ft/s from a platform 60 ft up. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 104 t + 60$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch is it highest? A ball is thrown straight up, and $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 80 t + 60$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch is it highest? In a physics lab, an arrow is shot straight up; $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 20$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. At what time does it reach its peak? Find when it lands For a ball thrown straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 120 t + 40$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. After how long, to the nearest tenth of a second, does it land? In a physics lab, a ball is thrown straight up; $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 104 t + 40$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. When does it land? In a physics lab, a rocket is fired straight up; $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 40$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. When does it land? For a rocket fired straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 128 t + 15$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. After how long, to the nearest tenth of a second, does it land? A baseball is hit straight up at 96 ft/s from 35 ft above the field. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 96 t + 35$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch does it hit the field? Find when it reaches a given height $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 7$ . When is the object 199 ft high? $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 80 t$ . When is the object 64 ft high? $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 9$ . When is the object 169 ft high? $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 128 t$ . When is the object 192 ft high? $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 128 t + 5$ . When is the object 245 ft high? Free math worksheets at sigmaprep.io/worksheets© 2026 Sigma Prep

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Name

Projectile Motion

Date Period

Answer each question. Round to the nearest tenth.

Find the greatest height
A rocket is fired straight up, and $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 120 t + 30$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. Find the greatest height.
When an arrow is shot straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 80 t + 50$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How high does it go?
When an arrow is shot straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 104 t + 45$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. What is its maximum height?
A baseball is hit straight up at 96 ft/s from 60 ft above the field. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 96 t + 60$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. Find the greatest height.
A stone is tossed up at 112 ft/s from a bridge 25 ft above the water. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 25$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. Find the greatest height.

Find when it is highest
A baseball is hit straight up at 96 ft/s from 5 ft above the field. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 96 t + 5$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch is it highest?
A ball is thrown upward at 88 ft/s from a roof 55 ft high. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 88 t + 55$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. At what time does it reach its peak?
A flare is fired upward at 104 ft/s from a platform 60 ft up. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 104 t + 60$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch is it highest?
A ball is thrown straight up, and $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 80 t + 60$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch is it highest?
In a physics lab, an arrow is shot straight up; $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 20$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. At what time does it reach its peak?

Find when it lands
For a ball thrown straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 120 t + 40$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. After how long, to the nearest tenth of a second, does it land?
In a physics lab, a ball is thrown straight up; $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 104 t + 40$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. When does it land?
In a physics lab, a rocket is fired straight up; $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 40$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. When does it land?
For a rocket fired straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 128 t + 15$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. After how long, to the nearest tenth of a second, does it land?
A baseball is hit straight up at 96 ft/s from 35 ft above the field. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 96 t + 35$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch does it hit the field?

Find when it reaches a given height
$h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 7$ . When is the object 199 ft high?
$h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 80 t$ . When is the object 64 ft high?
$h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 9$ . When is the object 169 ft high?
$h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 128 t$ . When is the object 192 ft high?
$h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 128 t + 5$ . When is the object 245 ft high?



Sigma Prep · sigmaprep.io/worksheets Name Projectile MotionAnswer keyVersion 3 Date Period Answer each question. Round to the nearest tenth. Find the greatest height A rocket is fired straight up, and $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 120 t + 30$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. Find the greatest height. $255.0$ ft When an arrow is shot straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 80 t + 50$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How high does it go? $150.0$ ft When an arrow is shot straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 104 t + 45$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. What is its maximum height? $214.0$ ft A baseball is hit straight up at 96 ft/s from 60 ft above the field. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 96 t + 60$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. Find the greatest height. $204.0$ ft A stone is tossed up at 112 ft/s from a bridge 25 ft above the water. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 25$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. Find the greatest height. $221.0$ ft Find when it is highest A baseball is hit straight up at 96 ft/s from 5 ft above the field. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 96 t + 5$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch is it highest? $3.0$ s A ball is thrown upward at 88 ft/s from a roof 55 ft high. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 88 t + 55$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. At what time does it reach its peak? $2.8$ s A flare is fired upward at 104 ft/s from a platform 60 ft up. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 104 t + 60$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch is it highest? $3.3$ s A ball is thrown straight up, and $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 80 t + 60$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch is it highest? $2.5$ s In a physics lab, an arrow is shot straight up; $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 20$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. At what time does it reach its peak? $3.5$ s Find when it lands For a ball thrown straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 120 t + 40$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. After how long, to the nearest tenth of a second, does it land? $7.8$ s In a physics lab, a ball is thrown straight up; $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 104 t + 40$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. When does it land? $6.9$ s In a physics lab, a rocket is fired straight up; $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 40$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. When does it land? $7.3$ s For a rocket fired straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 128 t + 15$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. After how long, to the nearest tenth of a second, does it land? $8.1$ s A baseball is hit straight up at 96 ft/s from 35 ft above the field. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 96 t + 35$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch does it hit the field? $6.3$ s Find when it reaches a given height $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 7$ . When is the object 199 ft high? $t = 3$ s and $t = 4$ s $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 80 t$ . When is the object 64 ft high? $t = 1$ s and $t = 4$ s $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 9$ . When is the object 169 ft high? $t = 2$ s and $t = 5$ s $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 128 t$ . When is the object 192 ft high? $t = 2$ s and $t = 6$ s $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 128 t + 5$ . When is the object 245 ft high? $t = 3$ s and $t = 5$ s Free math worksheets at sigmaprep.io/worksheets© 2026 Sigma Prep

Sigma Prep · sigmaprep.io/worksheets

Name

Projectile MotionAnswer keyVersion 3

Date Period

Answer each question. Round to the nearest tenth.

Find the greatest height
A rocket is fired straight up, and $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 120 t + 30$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. Find the greatest height. $255.0$ ft
When an arrow is shot straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 80 t + 50$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How high does it go? $150.0$ ft
When an arrow is shot straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 104 t + 45$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. What is its maximum height? $214.0$ ft
A baseball is hit straight up at 96 ft/s from 60 ft above the field. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 96 t + 60$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. Find the greatest height. $204.0$ ft
A stone is tossed up at 112 ft/s from a bridge 25 ft above the water. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 25$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. Find the greatest height. $221.0$ ft

Find when it is highest
A baseball is hit straight up at 96 ft/s from 5 ft above the field. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 96 t + 5$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch is it highest? $3.0$ s
A ball is thrown upward at 88 ft/s from a roof 55 ft high. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 88 t + 55$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. At what time does it reach its peak? $2.8$ s
A flare is fired upward at 104 ft/s from a platform 60 ft up. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 104 t + 60$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch is it highest? $3.3$ s
A ball is thrown straight up, and $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 80 t + 60$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch is it highest? $2.5$ s
In a physics lab, an arrow is shot straight up; $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 20$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. At what time does it reach its peak? $3.5$ s

Find when it lands
For a ball thrown straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 120 t + 40$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. After how long, to the nearest tenth of a second, does it land? $7.8$ s
In a physics lab, a ball is thrown straight up; $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 104 t + 40$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. When does it land? $6.9$ s
In a physics lab, a rocket is fired straight up; $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 40$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. When does it land? $7.3$ s
For a rocket fired straight up, $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 128 t + 15$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. After how long, to the nearest tenth of a second, does it land? $8.1$ s
A baseball is hit straight up at 96 ft/s from 35 ft above the field. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 96 t + 35$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. How many seconds after launch does it hit the field? $6.3$ s

Find when it reaches a given height
$h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 7$ . When is the object 199 ft high? $t = 3$ s and $t = 4$ s
$h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 80 t$ . When is the object 64 ft high? $t = 1$ s and $t = 4$ s
$h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 9$ . When is the object 169 ft high? $t = 2$ s and $t = 5$ s
$h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 128 t$ . When is the object 192 ft high? $t = 2$ s and $t = 6$ s
$h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 128 t + 5$ . When is the object 245 ft high? $t = 3$ s and $t = 5$ s

How to do these

Time until it lands: $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 32 t + 48$

Set h(t) = 0 and divide by -16: t² - 2t - 3 = 0.
Factor: (t - 3)(t + 1) = 0.
Time cannot be negative, so throw out t = -1.

The answer is $3.0$ .

Where students go wrong

Losing a sign in t = -b/(2a). With a = -16 and b = 32, -b/(2a) is -32 ÷ -32 = 1; dropping either minus sign gives a negative time, which cannot be right.

Also called height of a projectile, maximum height, quadratic word problems or falling objects.

What you can put on this worksheet

The greatest height: A flare is fired upward at 48 ft/s from a platform 24 ft up. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 48 t + 24$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. Find the greatest height. → $60.0$ ft
When it is highest: A flare is fired upward at 48 ft/s from a platform 24 ft up. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 48 t + 24$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. When does it reach its greatest height? → $1.5$ s
When it lands: A flare is fired upward at 48 ft/s from a platform 24 ft up. $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 48 t + 24$ gives the height in feet $t$ seconds after launch. When does it hit the ground? → $3.4$ s
Launched at an angle: A ball is hit at 84 ft/s at $45^{\circ}$ from ground level. Write parametric equations and find how far it travels horizontally, to the nearest tenth. → $x = 42 \sqrt{2} t$ ,
$y = - 16 t^{2} + 42 \sqrt{2} t$ ;
about 220.5 ft
When it is at a given height: $h (t) = - 16 t^{2} + 112 t + 22$ . When is the object 182 ft high? → $t = 2$ s and $t = 5$ s
In meters: A ball is kicked at 12 m/s at $40^{\circ}$ from 1 m above the ground. Write parametric equations $(g = 9.8 {m/s}^{2})$ and find how far it travels, to the nearest tenth of a meter. → $x = 12 \cos 40^{\circ} t$ ,
$y = - 4.9 t^{2} + 12 \sin 40^{\circ} t + 1$ ;
about 15.6 m
Time, distance, highest point: A ball is hit at 88 ft/s at $45^{\circ}$ from 6 ft above the ground $(g = 32 {ft/s}^{2})$ . To the nearest tenth, find the time in the air, the horizontal distance, the time of the greatest height, and the greatest height. → $4.0 s,$ $247.9 ft,$ $1.9 s,$ $66.5 ft$
Sketch the path: A ball is launched from the ground at 64 ft/s at $45^{\circ} (g = 32 {ft/s}^{2})$ . Sketch its path and give the horizontal distance and the greatest height, to the nearest tenth. → Distance $128.0 ft$ ; greatest height $32.0 ft$

Questions about these worksheets

Yes. Every projectile motion sheet is free to print and free to download as a PDF. There is no account to make, no email to hand over and no limit on how many you take.

Yes. The answer key prints on a second page, and you can choose whether it shows each question beside its answer or just the answers in a list.

Yes. Print straight from the page, or download the PDF and print that. The sheet is laid out for paper rather than squeezed off a screen, so there is room to work under each question, and the answer key comes out on its own page.

Algebra 1 is usually taken around 8th or 9th grade, though schools vary and plenty of students meet it earlier or later. Pick the difficulty rather than the grade: the easy level suits a first lesson on it, the hard level suits review before a test.

Yes, as many as you like. The questions are built fresh each time rather than picked from a fixed set of files, so pressing Generate gives a new sheet. That is what you want for a second class, a retake, or two students sitting next to each other.

That is the closest comparison, and Kuta Software is good software. It is also paid software you install on a computer. These worksheets run in a browser tab for free, with no account and nothing to install. Like Kuta, the projectile motion questions are generated when you ask for them rather than pulled from a fixed set of files, so two classes never get the same sheet, and the answer key comes with it.

Yes. There are three levels, and you can tick more than one for a sheet that mixes them, in which case the questions come out easiest first. The harder levels are not just larger numbers: they ask for something the easy ones do not.

You pick from 8: the greatest height, when it is highest, when it lands, launched at an angle, when it is at a given height, in meters, time, distance, highest point and sketch the path. Tick as many as you want and set how many of each, or let it spread them evenly.

Answering the wrong question. The time at the top and the height at the top are different numbers, and so is the time it lands. Read which one is asked for before doing anything.

Projectile motion worksheet for Algebra 1

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