Projectile Motion

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Projectile Motion: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Projectile Motion down the Inclined Plane, Horizontal Range of a Horizontal Projectile from a Height and, Maximum Height of an Oblique Projectile from a Height

Important Questions on Projectile Motion

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A ball is projected at an angle of 30° above with the horizontal from the top of a tower and strikes the ground in 5 sec at angle of 45° with the horizontal. Find the height of the tower and the speed with which it was projected.

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A particle is projected in the X-Y plane. 2 s after projection, the velocity of the particle makes an angle 45° with the X-axis. 4 s after projection, it moves horizontally. Find the velocity of projection (use g = 10 m s-2)

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A rifle with a muzzle velocity of 100 m s-1 shoots a bullet at a small target 30 m away in the same horizontal line. How high above the target must the gun be aimed so that the bullet will hit the target?

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A ball whose kinetic energy is E, is thrown at an angle of  45°  with the horizontal. Its kinetic energy at the highest point of its flight will be:

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The maximum range of a gun of horizontal terrain is 16 km. If g=10  ms2, then, muzzle velocity of a shell must be

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From a 10 m high building, a stone A is dropped and simultaneously another identical stone B is thrown horizontally with an initial speed of  5m s1. Which one of the following statements is true?

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A bullet is fired horizontally from a gun with a speed of  1000  ms1  in order to hit a target 100 m away. From what height above the target should the gun be aimed? (The resistance of air is negligible and  g=10ms2,u=0 )

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An object A is kept fixed at the point  x=3 m and  y=1.25 m on a plank P raised above the ground. At time   t=0  the plank starts moving along the   +x  direction with an acceleration   1.5m s 2 .  At the same instant a stone is projected from the origin with a velocity u as shown. A stationary person on the ground observes the stone hitting the object during its downward motion at an angle of   45°  to the horizontal. All the motions are in the   xy  plane. Find u and the time after which the stone hits the object. Take   g=10m s 2 .          

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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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If the horizontal displacement of the particle as seen by an observer on the ground is zero, find the speed of the box with respect to the ground at the instant when the particle was projected.

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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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Two guns situated on the top of a hill of height 10 m fire one shot each with the same speed   5 3 m s 1 at some interval of time. One gun fires horizontally and other fires upwards at an angle of   60°  with the horizontal. The shots collide in air at point P. Find the time interval between the firings.

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A body is projected at an angle of 60° with me horizontal with a speed of 103 ms-1. What is the angle with horizontal after 1.5 sec ? g=10 m/s2

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Two Particles A and B are projected simultaneously from the two towers of height 10 m and 20 m. Particle A is projected with an initial speed of 102 m s-1 at an angle of 45° with the horizontal while particle B is projected horizontally with speed 10 m s-1. If they collide in air, what is the distance d between the towers (Take g=10 m s-2)

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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: When a body is projected at an angle 45°, its range is maximum.

Reason R: For maximum range, the value of sin 2θ should be equal to one.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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The trajectory of projectile, projected from the ground is given by y=x-x220. Where x and y are measured in meter. The maximum height attained by the projectile will be.

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Two projectiles are projected at 30° and 60°with the horizontal with the same speed. The ratio of the maximum height attained by the two projectiles respectively is:

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Which of the following quantities remain constant during projectile motion?

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A cart moves with a constant speed along a horizontal circular path. From the cart a body is thrown vertically up, with respect to the cart. The body will:

(a) land outside the circular path

(b) land somewhere on the path.

(c) follow a parabolic path

(d) follow an elliptical path

Which of the above statements are correct?

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An object is projected in the air with initial velocity u at an angle θ. The projectile motion is such that the horizontal range R  , is maximum. Another object is projected in the air with a horizontal range half of the range of first object. The initial velocity remains same in both the case. The value of the angle of projection, at which the second object is projected, will be

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The angle of projection is 45°. The height h is

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