Our trebuchet had the following ranges for the distance: 51.69m, 50.99m, 52.11m, 50.29m, and 51.00m. The average of these ranges is 51.22m. The theoretical range for our trebuchet was 262.6m.
Five reasons why our trebuchet does not throw the tennis ball include:
1) Air resistance is not considered when calculating theoretical distance, however, there is obviously some air resistance acting on the tennis ball.
2) Throwing arm length is also not included when calculating theoretical distance, if the throwing arm is longer, the ball will be thrown farther.
3) Also the release mechanism could affect the distance that the tennis ball is thrown. The pouch may not have released the pouch properly and therefor decreased the range of the tennis ball.
4) The fourth reason why the theoretical distance was not reached could be because of the object being thrown, for example a golf ball would be thrown farther than a tennis ball.
5) A final reason why the theoretical range was not reached may be the angle of release, if the degree of the angle is greater or less than 45 degrees, the distance thrown will be decreased.
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