Projectile Motion

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Projectile Motion: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Projectile Motion, 2D Motion, Vertical Motion, Equation of Path of a Projectile, Instantaneous Velocity of a Horizontal Projectile from a Height and, Horizontal Range of a Horizontal Projectile from a Height

Important Questions on Projectile Motion

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Two bodies of same mass are projected with the same velocity at an angle 30° and 60° respectively. The ratio of their horizontal ranges will 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 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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An object is projected with a speed u. If v is the speed at the highest position, then angle of projection in

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A particle is projected with a velocity of 14 ms-1 at an angle of 60 °with the horizontal direction. Write down the magnitude and direction of velocity of the particle at the highest point of the path. (g=10 ms-2

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From the top of a 11 m high tower a stone is projected with a speed 10 m/s, at an angle of 37° as shown in the figure. The time of flight is

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Show that the maximum height reached by a projectile launched at an angle of 45° is one quarter of its range.

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The maximum horizontal range of a projectile is 400 m. The maximum height attained by it will be

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A projectile has a range of 80 m and reaches a maximum height of 20 m. Calculate the angle at which the projectile is fired.

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A missile is projected with an angel of 30° with the horizontal and with a velocity of 500 m/s. Calculate time of flight, horizontal range and maximum height reached (take g= 10 m/s2).

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Velocity vector of a projectile is 4i^+(16t-4t2)j^. Find the time of flight.

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The maximum range of a bullet fired from a toy pistol mounted on a car at rest is R0=40 m. What will be the acute angle of inclination of the pistol for maximum range when the car is moving in the direction of firing with uniform velocity v=20 m/s, on a horizontal surface? g=10 m/s2

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A body projected vertically up with a velocity u attains a maximum height H. If it is thrown up with velocity 2u, It attains a maximum height of _____.

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A ball is projected with 30 m/s In horizontal direction from some height. Find time when it is at 45° from horizontal?

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A projectile is fired horizontal with a velocity of 98 ms-1 from the top of a hill 490 m high. Find the velocity with which the body will strike the ground.

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A projectile is fired horizontally with a velocity of 98 ms-1 from the top of a hill 490 m high. Find the distance of the target from the hill.

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An aeroplane moving horizontally with a speed of 180 km/h drops a food packet while flying at a height of 490 m.Find the horizontal range.

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A projectile is fired horizontal with a velocity of 98 ms-1 from the top of a hill 490 m high. Find the time taken to reach the ground.

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A ball is projected horizontally with a velocity of 3 ms-1. What is the velocity of the ball after 0.4 s? (g=10 ms-2 ).

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A body is thrown horizontally from the top of a tower 44.1m high and strikes the ground at an angle of 45 with the horizontal. Find the speed with which it was thrown from the top?