Projectile Motion

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Important Questions on Projectile Motion

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For a body projected at an angle with the horizontal from the ground, choose the correct statement

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Two bodies are projected from ground with same speeds 40 m s-1 at two different angles with respect to horizontal. The bodies were found to have same range. If one of the body was projected at an angle of 60°, with horizontal then sum of the maximum heights, attained by the two projectiles, is _____ m. (Given g=10 m s-2)

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A child stands on the edge of the cliff 10 m above the ground and throws a stone horizontally with an initial speed of 5 m s1 . Neglecting the air resistance, the speed with which the stone hits the ground will be _____ m s1 (given, g = 10 m s2  ).

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The initial speed of a projectile fired from ground is u. At the highest point during its motion, the speed of projectile is 32u. The time of flight of the projectile is:

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A stone is projected at angle 30° to the horizontal. The ratio of kinetic energy of the stone at point of projection to its kinetic energy at the highest point of flight will be :

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Two objects are projected with same velocity u however at different angles α and β with the horizontal. If α +β= 90°, the ratio of horizontal range of the first object to the 2nd object will be :

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The maximum vertical height to which a man can throw a ball is 136 m. The maximum horizontal distance upto which he can throw the same ball is

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A ball is projected with kinetic energy E, at an angle of 60° to the horizontal. The kinetic energy of this ball at the highest point of its flight will become :

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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 _____  degree.

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A body of mass 10 kg is projected at an angle of 45° with the horizontal. The trajectory of the body is observed to pass through a point 20,10. If T is the time of flight, then its momentum vector, at time t=T2, is _____ .
[Take g=10 m s-2]

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A ball of mass m is thrown vertically upward. Another ball of mass 2 m is thrown an angle θ with the vertical. Both the balls stay in air for the same period of time. The ratio of the heights attained by the two balls respectively is 1x. The value of x is _____ .

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Two projectiles are thrown with same initial velocity making an angle of 45° and 30° with the horizontal respectively. The ratio of their respective ranges will be

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If the initial velocity in horizontal direction of a projectile is unit vector i^ and the equation of trajectory is y=5x1-x. The y component vector of the initial velocity is _____  j^

(Take g=10 m s-2)

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Two projectile thrown at 30° and 45° with the horizontal respectively, reach the maximum height in same time. The ratio of their initial velocities is

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A ball is projected from the ground with a speed 15 m s-1 at an angle θ with horizontal so that its range and maximum height are equal, then tanθ will be equal to

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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: Two identical balls A and B thrown with same velocity 'u' at two different angles with horizontal attained the same range R. If A and B reached the maximum height h1 and h2 respectively, then R=4h1h2

Reason R: Product of said heights, h1h2=u2sin2θ2g·u2cos2θ2g.

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A body is projected from the ground at an angle of 45° with the horizontal. Its velocity after 2 s is 20 m s-1. The maximum height reached by the body during its motion is _____ m. (use g=10 m s-2)

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A projectile is projected with velocity of 25 m s-1 at an angle θ with the horizontal. After t seconds its inclination with horizontal becomes zero. If R represents horizontal range of the projectile, the value of θ will be : [use g=10 m s-2]

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A projectile is launched at an angle α with the horizontal with a velocity 20 m s-1. After 10 s, its inclination with horizontal is β. The value of tanβ will be : g=10 m s-2.

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An object is thrown vertically upwards. At its maximum height, which of the following quantity becomes zero ?