
Which type of mass movement involves the slow, downward progression of rock and soil down a low gradient slope?

Important Questions on Motion in a Plane





The velocity of a projectile at the initial point is . Its velocity (in ) at point is



Two particles are simultaneously projected in the horizontal direction from a point at a certain height. The initial velocities of the particles are oppositely directed to each other and have magnitude each. The separation between the particles at a time when their position vectors (drawn from the point are mutually perpendicular, is:





Where is in meters, is in seconds and and denote unit vectors along and directions, respectively. Which one of the following statements is wrong for the motion of particle?


Shows that the projection angle for a projectile launched from the origin is given by
where the symbols have their usual meaning.

Lionel Messi is practising chip shots in his trailer. His aim is to kick the ball in such a way that it hits the target. He must kick the ball with a speed of 40m/s w.r.t. the trailer at all times.
Case 1:- His trailer moves with a constant velocity
Case 2:- The trailer rides off a cliff
The angle with the horizontal (from the frame of the trailer) at which Messi should kick the ball in Case 2 is


Show that for a projectile the angle between the velocity and the axis as a function of time is given by
where the symbols have their usual meaning.


