Projectile Motion on an Inclined Plane

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Projectile Motion on an Inclined Plane: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Projectile Motion down the Inclined Plane, Final Velocity of a Projectile up the Incline Plane and, Condition for Projectile Hitting Inclined Plane Horizontally

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A large heavy box is sliding without friction down a smooth plane of inclination θ . From a point P on the bottom of the box, a particle is projected inside the box. The initial speed of the particle with respect to the box is u and the direction of projection makes an angle α with the bottom as shown in the figure:

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Find the distance along the bottom of the box between the point of projection P and the point Q where the particle lands. [Assume that the particle does not hit any other surface of the box. Neglect air resistance]

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A particle is projected up an inclined plane of inclination β at an elevation α to the horizontal. Find the ratio between tanα and tanβ, if the particle strikes the plane horizontally.
 

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If α=30o,β=30o and a=4.9m, the initial velocity of projection is

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If α=30o,β=30o, the time of flight from P to Q is

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Cotyledons are also called-

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A particle is projected in air at an angle β to a surface which itself is inclined at an angle α to the horizontal. Then distance L is equal to –
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An inclined plane is located at angle α=53° to the horizontal. There is a hole at point B in the inclined plane as shown in the figure. A particle is projected along the plane with speed v0 at an angle β=37° to the horizontal in such a way so that it gets into the hole. Neglect any type of friction. Find the speed v0 (in m s-1) if h=1 m and l=8m.

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A particle P is projected at t=0 from point on the surface of a smooth inclined plane as shown in the figure simultaneously another particle Q is released on the smooth inclined plane from the same position. P and Q collide after t=4 seconds. Then choose the correct Option(s)

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An inclined plane is making an angle β with horizontal. A projectile is projected from the bottom of the plane with a speed u at an angle α with horizontal, then its range R when it strikes the inclined plane is:
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An inclined plane making an angle β with horizontal. A projectile projected from the bottom of the plane with a speed u at angle α with horizontal, then its maximum range Rmax is

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A particle is projected from the ground and simultaneously a wedge starts moving towards the right, as shown in the figure. The maximum height of the wedge for which the particle will not hit the wedge is g=10 ms-2

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On an inclined plane of inclination 30o , a ball is thrown at an angle of 60o with the horizontal from the foot of the incline with a velocity of 103 m s-1 . If g=10 m s-2 , then the ball will hit the inclined plane in

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A plane surface is inclined making an angle θ with the horizontal. From the bottom of this inclined plane, a bullet is fired with velocity υ . The maximum possible range of the bullet on the inclined plane is

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A body is projected up a smooth inclined plane with velocity v from the point A as shown in the figure. The angle of inclination is 45° and the top is connected to a well of diameter 40 m. If the body just manages to cross the well, what is the value of v? Length of the inclined plane is 202 m.

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Two bullets are fired simultaneously uphill parallel to an inclined plane. The bullets have different masses and different initial velocities. Which will strike the plane first?

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The time taken by the projectile to reach from A to B is t, then the distance AB is equal to


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A projectile is fired with a velocity v at right angle to the slope which is inclined at an angle θ with the horizontal. What is the range of flight?

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A projectile is fired with a velocity v at right angle to the slope which is inclined at an angle θ¸ with the horizontal. What is the range of flight?

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Two bodies are projected from the same point with equal speeds in such directions that they both strike the same point on a plane whose inclination is β. If α be the angle of projection of the first body with the horizontal the ratio of their times of flight is

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A particle is projected up an inclined plane with initial speed v=20ms-1 at an angle θ=30° with plane. The component of its velocity perpendicular to plane when it strikes the plane is