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PROJECTILE MOTION
VIJAY ASSIGNMENT-4 29-02-2024
1. A projectile thrown with initial velocity (aî + bĵ) 6. A cannon ball has a range R on a horizontal plane.
If h and h' are the greatest heights in the two paths
and its range is twice the maximum height attained
for which this is possible, then –
by it then –
4h
(A) b = a/2 (B) b = a (A) R = 4 hh' (B) R =
h'
(C) b = 2a (D) b = 4a
(C) R = 4 h h' (D) R = hh'

2. The equations of motion of a projectile thrown in 7. An aeroplane is moving with a horizontal velocity
x–y plane from origin are x = 8t, y = 6t – 10t2 then u at a height h above the ground, if a packet is
the angle of projectile is – dropped from it; the speed of the packet when it
(A) tan–1(3/4) reaches the ground will be –
(B) tan–1(4/3) (A) u 2 + 2gh (B) 2gh
(C) sin–1(3/4)
(D) cos–1(3/4) (C) u 2 − 2gh (D) 2gh

3. Time taken by the projectile to reach A to B is t. 8. A stunt performer is to run and dive off a tall
Then the distance AB is equal to – platform and land in a net in the back of a truck
below. Originally the truck is directly under the
u
platform, it starts forward with a constant
B acceleration a at the same instant the performer
60° leaves the platform. If the platform is H above the
30° net in the truck, then the horizontal velocity u that
A
the performer must have as he leaves the platform
ut 3 ut
(A) (B) is –
3 2
H u
(C) 3 ut (D) 2 ut

H
4. A body is thrown from a point with speed 50 m/s
at an angle 37º with horizontal. When it has
a
moved a horizontal distance of 80 m then its
distance from point of projection is -
(A) 40 m (B) 40 2m (A) a 2H / g (B) a H / 2g

(C) 40 5m (D) None (C) g / 2H (D) None of these

5. A large number of bullets are fired in all directions 9. If it is possible to project a particle with a given
with the same speed v. What is the maximum area velocity in two possible ways so as to make it pass
through a point at a distance (r) from the point of
on the ground on which these bullets will spread-
projection. The product of the time taken to reach
v 2 v 4 this point in the two possible ways is then
(A) (B)
g g2 proportional to –
2 v 4 2 v 2 (A) r3 (B) r2
(C) (D) (C) r
g2 g2 (D) 1/r
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10. A ball is projected upwards from the top of the 13. Two stones are projected with the same speed but
tower with a velocity 50 ms–1 making an angle 30° making different angles with the horizontal. Their
with the horizontal. The height of tower is 70 m. ranges are equal. If the angle of projection of one
After how many seconds the ball will strike the is /3 and its maximum height is y1 then the
ground ? maximum height of the other will be –
(A) 3 sec (A) 3y1 (B) 2y1
(B) 5 sec (C) y1/2 (D) y1/3
(C) 7 sec
(D) 9 sec 14. Two projectile thrown from the same point at
angles 60° and 30° with the horizontal attain the
11. The horizontal range covered by projectile is same height. The ratio of their initial velocities is -
proportional to (A) 1 (B) 2
(A) its velocity 1
(C) 3 (D)
(B) square of its velocity 3
(C) sine of the angle of projection
(D) square of the sine of the angle of projection 15. A body is projected at angle 45º to horizontal with
velocity 20 m/s from ground. If there is an
12. The equation of a projectile is acceleration in horizontal direction of 2 m/s2, then
gx 2 calculate horizontal range of this particle-
y= 3x– . The angle of projection is-
2 (A) 40 m (B) 48 m
(A) 30º (B) 60º (C) 8 m (D) 20 m
(C) 45º (D) None

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Answer Key
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