PROJECTILE MOTION DCP

1. Find the angle of projection of a projectile for which the horizontal range and maximum height
are equal.

2. Prove that the maximum horizontal range is four times the maximum height attained by the
projectile; when fired at an inclination so as to have maximum horizontal range.

3. There are two angles of projection for which the horizontal range is the same. Show that the
sum of the maximum heights for these two angles is independent of the angle of projection.

4. Show that there are two values of time for which a projectile is at the same height. Also sho
mathematically that the sum of these two times is equal to the time of flight.

5. A projectile is fired horizontally with a velocity of 98m/s from the top of a hill 490 m high. Find:
(a) The time taken by the projectile to reach the ground,
(b) The distance of the point where the particle hits the ground from foot of the hill and
(c) The velocity with which the projectile hits the ground.(g = 9.8m/s2)

6. A body is thrown horizontally from the top of a tower and strikes the ground after three seconds
at an angle of 450 with the horizontal. Find the height of the tower and the speed with which the
body was projected. Take g =9.8m/s2.

7. Projectile motion is a 3-dimensional motion. Is this statement true or false.

Sol:

8. Projectile motion (at low speeds) is uniformly accelerated motion. Is this statement true or false.

Sol:

9. A particle is projected with speed at angle with vertical. Find :

(a) Time of flight
(b) maximum height
(c) range
(d) maximum range and corresponding value of .

Sol:

10. A particle is projected from ground with velocity 40 2m / s at 450. Find :

(a) Velocity and
(b) Displacement of the particle after 2 s.(g = 10 m/s2)

Sol:

11. A particle is projected from ground with velocity 20 2m / s at 450. At what time particle is at
height 15m from ground? (g =10m/s2)

Sol:

12. A particle is projected from ground with velocity 40 m/s at 600 with horizontal. Find speed of
particle when its velocity is making 450 with horizontal. Also find the times (s) when it
happens.(g = 10 m/s2)

Sol:

13. What is the average velocit of a particle projected from the ground with speed u at an angle
with the horizontal over a time interval from beginning till it strikes the ground again?

Sol:

14. What is the change in velocity in the above question?

Sol:

15. Under what conditions the formulae of range, time of flight and maximum height can be applied
directly in case of a projectile motion?

Sol:

16. A body is projected up such that its position vector varies with time as

r 3ti 4t 5t 2 j m . Here, t is in seconds. Find the time and x coordinate of particle

when its y coordinate is zero.

Sol:

17. A particle is projected at an angle 600 with a speed with speed v =20m/s. taking g =10 m/s2. Find
the time after which the speed of the particle remains half of its initial speed.

Sol:

18. A man standing on a hill top projects a stone horizontally with speed v0 as shown in figure.
Taking the co-ordinate system as given in the figure. Find the co-ordinates of the point where
the stone will hit the hill surface.

19. A particle A is projected with an initial velocity of 60m/s at an angle 300 to the horizontal. At the
same time a second particle B is projected in opposite direction with the initial speed of 50m/s
from a point at a distance of 100m from A. if the particle collide in air, find (a) the angle of
projection of particle B, (b) time when the collision takes place and (c) the distance of P from
A, where collision occurs. (g =10m/s2)

20. A particle is projected along an inclined plane as shown in figure. What is the speed of the
particle when it collides at point A? ( g =10m/s2)

Sol:

21. In the above problem what is the component of its velocity perpendicular to the plane when it
strikes at A?

Sol:

22. Two particles A and B are projected simultaneously from the two towers of height 10 m and 20
m respectively. Particle A is projected with an initial speed of 10 2 ms 1 at an angle of 450 with
horizontal, while particle B is projected horizontally with speed 10 ms-1. If they collide in air,
then the distance between the towers is

(a) 10 m
Key: b

Sol:

(b) 20 m

(c) 30 m

(d) 40 m

23. Two particles A and B are projected from ground towards each other with speeds 10 ms-1 and

5 2 ms 1 at angles 300 and 450 with horizontal from two points separated by a distance of
15 m. Will they collide or not?

Sol:

24. A particle is projected from the bottom of an inclined plane of inclination 300. At what angle
( from the horizontal ) should the particle be projected to get the maximum range on the
inclined plane.

Sol:

25. A particle is projected from the bottom of an inclined plane of inclination 300 with velocity of
40 ms-1 at an angle of 600 with horizontal. The speed of the particle when its velocity vector is
parallel to the plane. ( g = 10 ms-2 )

Sol:

26. Two particles A and B are projected simultaneously in the directions shown in figure with
velocities vA = 20 ms-1 and vB = 10 ms-1 respectively. They collide in air after 0.5 s. Find (a) the
angle (b) the distance x

Sol:

27. A particle is projected from horizontal making an angle 600 with initial velocity 40 ms-1 . The time
taken by the particle to make angle 450 from horizontal, is

28. Example 2 . A ball rolls off the edge of a horizontal table top 4 m high. If it strikes the floor at a
point 5 m horizontally away from the edge of the table, what was its speed at the instant it left
the table.

29. Example 3. An aeroplane is flying in a horizontal direction with a velocity 600 km/h at a height of
1960 m. When it is vertically above the point. A on the ground, a body is dropped from it. The
body strikes the ground at point B. Calculate the distance AB.

30. Example 4. A particle moves in the plane xy with constant acceleration a directed along the
negative y-axis. The equation of motion of the particle has the form y = px qx2 where p and q
are positive constants. Find the velocity of the particle at the origin of co-ordinates.

31. A car accelerating at the rate of 2 m/s2 from rest from origin is carrying a man at the rear end
who has a gun in his hand. The car is always moving along positive x-axis. At t = 4 s, the man fires
from the gun and the bullet hits a bird at t = 8s. The bird has a position vector 40i + 80j +40k.
Find velocity of projection of the bullet. Take the y-axis in the horizontal plane.
(g = 10 m/s2)

32. The velocity of a projectille when it is at the greatest height 2 / 5 times its velocity when it is
at half of its greatest height. Determine its angle of projection.

33. A partile is thrown over a triangle from one end of a horizontal base and after grazing the vertex
falls on the other end of the base. If and be the base angles and the angle of projection,
then
(a) tan tan tan
(b) sin sin sin
(c) cos cos cos

(d) sin cos cos

34. Two identical planes OA and OB having inclinations 300 and 600 with the horizontal respectively
intersect each other at O, as shown in figure. A particle is projected from point P with velocity

u 10 3 ms 1 along a direction perpendicular to plane OA. If the particle strikes plane OB

perpendicular at Q. Calculate
(a) Time of flight (b) velocity with which the particle strikes the plane OB, (c) height h of point P
from O, (d) distance PQ ( g = 10 ms-2 )

35. A particle is projected from ground with initial velocity u 20 2 ms 1 at = 450. Find

(a) R, H and T (b) velocity of particle after 1 s (c) velocity of particle at the time of collision with
the ground ( x-axis )

Key:

Sol:

36. In the figure shown, three particles are thrown from a tower of height 40 m. In each case find
the time when the particles strike the ground and the distance of this point from foot of tower.

Key:
Sol:

37. A particle is projected from the ground at an angle 450 with initial velocity 20 2 ms 1 . Find
(a) Change in velocity, (b) magnitude of average velocity in a time interval from t = 0 to 3 s.

Key:
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38. The coach throws a base ball to a player with an initial speed of 20m/s at an angle of 450 with
the horizontal. At the moment the ball is thrown, the player is 50 m from the coach. At what
speed and in what direction must the player run to catch the ball at the same height at which it
was released? (g =10m/s2)

Key:
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39. At time t =0 a small ball is projected from point A with a velocity of 60 m/s at 600 angle with
horizontal. Neglect atmospheric resistance and determine the two times t1 and t2 when the
velocity of the ball makes an angle 450 with the horizontal x-axis.

Key:
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40. A particle moves in the xy-plane with constant acceleration a directed along the negative y-axis.
The equation of path of the particle has the form y =bx cx2, where b and c are positive
constants. Find the velocity of the particle at the origin of coordinates.

Key:
Sol:

41. A ball is shot from the ground into the air. At a height of 9.1m, its velocity is observed to be

v 7.6i 6.1 j in metre per second ( i is horizontal, j is upward). Give the approximate
answers.
(a) To what maximum height does the ball rise?
(b) What total horizontal distance does the ball travel?
What are :
(c) The magnitude and
(d) The direction of the balls velocity just before it hits the ground?

Key:
Sol:

42. Two particles move in a uniform gravitational field with an acceleration g. At the initial moment
the particles are located over a tower at one point and moved with velocities v1 =3m/s and
v2 =4m/s horizontally in opposite directions. Find the distance between the particles at the
moment when their velocity vectors become mutually perpendicular.

Key:
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43. A ball is thrown from the groun to clear a wall 3m high at a distance of 6m and falls 18m away
from the wall. Find the angle of projection of ball.

Key:
Sol:

44. A particle is projected with velocity 2

gh , so that it just clears two walls of equal height h

which are at a distance of 2h from each other. Show that the time of passing between the walls
is 2

Key:

g
.( Hint: first find velocity at height h. treat it as initial velocity and 2h as the range.)
h

Sol:

45. A particle is projeted at an angle of elevation and after t seconds it appears to have an
elevation of as seen from the point of projection. Find the initial velocity of projection.

Key:
Sol:

46. A projectile aimed at a mark, which is in the horizantal plane through the point of projection,
falls a cm short of it when the elevation is and goes b cm far when the elevation is . Show
that, if the speed of projection is same in all the cases the proper elevation is :

1 1 b sin 2 a sin 2
sin

2
ab

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Sol:

47. Two particles are simultaneously thrown in horizantal direction from two points on a riverbank,
which are at certain height above the water surface. The initial velocities of the particles are v1 =
5 m/s and v2 = 7.5 m/s respectively. Both particles fall into the water at the same time. First
particle enters the water at a point s= 10m from the bank. Determine :
(a) The time of flight of the two particles,
(b) The height from which they are thrown,
(c) The point where the second particle falls in water.

Key:
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48. A balloon is ascending at the rate v = 12 km/h and is being carried horizontally by yhe wind at
vw= 20 km/h. If a ballast bag is dropped from the balloon at the instant h =50 m, determine the

time needed for it to strike the ground. Assume that the bag was released from the balloon with
the same velocity as the balloon. Also , find the speed with which bag the strikes the ground?

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49. Find time of flight and range of the proj along the inclined plane as shown in figure.(g = 10 m/s2)

Key:
Sol:

50. Find time of flight and range of the projectile along the inclined plane as shown in figure.
(g = 10 m/s2)

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Sol:

51. Find time of flight and range of the projectile along the inclined plane as shown in figure.
(g = 10 m/s2)

Key:
Sol:

52. A projectile is fired with a velocity u at right angles to the slope, which is inclined at an angle
with the horizontal. Derive an expressoin for the distance R to the point of impact.

Key:
Sol:

53. A particle is projected upwards with velocity 20 m/s. Simultaneously another particle is
projected with velocity 20 2 m/s at 450. (g=10m/s2)
(a) What is acceleration of first particle relative to the second?
(b) What is initial velocity of first particle relative to the other?
(c) What is distance between two particle after 2 s?

Key:
Sol:

54. Passenger of a train just drops a stone from it. The train was moving with constant velocity.
What is path of the stone as observed by
(a) The passenger itself
(b) A man standing on ground?

Key:
Sol:

55. An elevator is going up with an upward acceleration of 1 m/s2. At the instant when its velocity is
2 m/s, a stone is projected upward from its floor with a speed of 2 m/s relative to the elevator,
at an elevation of 300.
(a) Calculate the time taken by the stone to return to the floor.
(b) Sketch the path of projectile as observed by an observer outside the elevator.
(c) If the elevator was moving with a downward acceleration equal to g, how would the motion
be altered?

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56. Two particles A and B are projected simultaneously in a vertical plane as shown in figure. They
collide at time t in air. Write down two necessary equations for collision to take place.

Key:
Sol:

57. A particle has initial velocity, v 3i 4 j and a constant force F 4i 3 j acts on it. The path
of the particle is
(a) Straight line

Key:
Sol:

(b) parabolic

(c) circular

(d) elliptical

58. Identify the correct statement related to the projectile motion.

(a) It is uniformly accelerated everywhere
(b) It is uniformly accelerated everywhere except at the highest position where it is moving with
constant velocity
(c) Acceleration is never perpendicular to velocity
(d) None of the above

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59. A ball is projected with a velocity 20 ms-1 at an angle to the horizontal. In order to have the
maximum range. Its velocity at the highest position must be
(a) 10 ms-1
(b) 14 ms-1
(c) 18 ms-1
(d) 16 ms-1

Key:
Sol:

60. Two bodies are thrown with the same initial velocity at angles and (900-) respectively with
the horizontal, then their maximum heights are in the ratio
(a) 1 : 1
(b) sin : cos
(c) sin2 : cos2
(d) cos : sin

Key:

Sol:

61. A gun is firing bullets with velocity v0 by rotating through 3600 in the horizontal plane. The
maximum area covered by the bullets is
(a)

Key:
Sol:

v02
g

(b)

2 v02
g

(c)

v04
g2

(d)

2 v04
g

62. A body is projected at an angle 600 with the horizontal with kinetic energy K. When the velocity
makes an angle 300 with the horizontal, the kinetic energy of the body will be
(a) K/2
(b) K/3
(c) 2K/3
(d) 3K/4

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Sol:

63. The range of a projectile at an angle is equal to half of the maximum range if thrown at the
same speed. The angle of projection is given by
(a) 150
(b) 300
(c) 600
(d) data insufficient

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64. If T1 and T2 are the times of flight for two complementary angles, then the range of projectile R
is given by

(a) R 4 gT1T2

(b) R 2 gT1T2

(c) R

1
gTT
1 2
4

(d)

1
gTT
1 2
2

Key:
Sol:

65. A grass hopper can jump maximum distance 1.6 m. It spends negligible time on ground. How far
can it go in 10 2 s.
(a) 45 m

Key:
Sol:

(b) 30 m

(c) 20 m

(d) 40 m

66. Average velocity of a particle in projectile motion between its starting point and the highest
point of its trajectory is (projection speed = u, angle of projection from horizontal = )
(a) u cos

Key:
Sol:

(b)

u
1 3cos 2
2

(c)

u
2 cos 2
2

(d)

u
1 cos 2
2

67. A train is moving on a track at 30 ms-1. A ball is thrown from it perpendicular to the direction of
motion at 30 ms-1 at 450 from horizontal. Find the distance of ball from the point of projection
on train to the point where it strikes the ground.
(a) 90 m

Key:
Sol:

(b) 90 3 m

(c) 60 m

(d) 60 3

68. A body is projected at time t=0 from a certain point on a planets surface with a certain velocity
at a certain angle with the planets surface (assumed horizontal). The horizontal and vertical
displacements x and y(in meter) respectively vary with time t in second as, x=( 10 3 ) t and
y=10t-t2. The maximum height attained by the body is
(a) 200 m
(b) 100 m
(c) 50 m
(d) 25 m

Key:
Sol:

69. A particle is fired horizontally from an inclined plane of inclination 300 with horizontal with
speed 50 ms-1. If g=10 ms-2, the range measured along the incline is
(a) 500 m

Key:
Sol:

(b)

1000
m
3

(c) 200 2

(d) 100 3 m

70. Two stones are projected with the same speed but making different angles with the horizontal.
Their horizontal ranges are equal. The angle of projection of one is

and the maximum height

3

reached by it is 102 m. Then the maximum height reached by the other in metres is
(a) 336
(b) 224
(c) 56
(d) 34

Key:
Sol:

71. A ball is projected upwards from the top of a tower with a velocity 50 ms-1 making and angle 300
with the horizontal. The height of tower is 70 m. After how many seconds from the instant of
throwing, will the ball reach the ground. (g=10 ms-2)
(a) 2 s
(b) 5 s
(c) 7 s
(d) 9 s

Key:
Sol:

72. A fixed mortar fires a bomb at an angle of 530 above the horizontal with a muzzle velocity of 80
ms-1. A tank is advancing directly towards the mortar on level ground at a constant speed of 5
m/s. the initial separation (at the instant mortar is fixed) between the mortar and tank, so that
the tank would be hit is [Take g=10 ms-2]
(a) 662.4 m
(b) 526.3 m
(c) 486.6 m
(d) none of these

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Sol:

73. Assertion: A particle can follow a parabolic path only if acceleration is constant.
Reason: In projectile motion path is parabolic, as acceleration is assumed to be constant at low
heights.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true
(e) Assertion and reason are false
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Key:
Sol:

74. Assertion: Projectile motion is called a two dimensional motion, although it takes place in space.
Reason: In space it takes place in a plane.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true
(e) Assertion and reason are false
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Key:
Sol:

75. Assertion: if time of flight in a projectile motion is made two times, its maximum height will
become four times.
Reason: In projectile motion H T2, where H is maximum height and T the time of flight.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true
(e) Assertion and reason are false
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Key:
Sol:

76. Assertion: a particle is projected with velocity u at angle 450 with ground. Let v be the velocity
of particle at time t ( 0), then value of u . v can be zero.
Reason: Value of dot product is zero when angle between two vectors is 900.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true
(e) Assertion and reason are false
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

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Sol:

77. Assertion: A particle has constant acceleration is x-y plane. But neither of its acceleration
components (ax and ay) is zero. Under this condition particle can not have parabolic path.
Reason: in projectile motion, horizontal component of acceleration is zero.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true
(e) Assertion and reason are false
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

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Sol:

78. Assertion: In projectile motion at any two positions

v2 v1
always remains constant.
t2 t1

Reason: The given quantity is average acceleration, which should remain constant as
acceleration is constant.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true
(e) Assertion and reason are false
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Key:

Sol:

79. Assertion: Particle A is projected upwards. Simultaneously particle B is projected as projectile as

shown. Particle A returns to ground is 4 s. At the same time particle B collides with A. Maximum
height H attained by B would be 20 m. (g=10ms-2)

Reason: Speed of projection of both the particle should be same under the given condition.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true
(e) Assertion and reason are false
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Key:
Sol:

80. Assertion: Two projectile have maximum heights 4H and H respectively. The ration of their
horizontal components of velocities should be 1:2 for their horizontal ranges to be same.
Reason: Horizontal range = Horizontal component of velocity X time of flight.

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Sol:

81. Assertion: If g=10 m/s2 then in projectile motion speed of particle in every second will change by
10 ms-1
Reason: Acceleration is nothing but rate of change of velocity.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion

(c)
(d)
(e)
(a)

Assertion is true but reason is false

Assertion is false but reason is true
Assertion and reason are false
A
(b) B
(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

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Sol:

82. Assertion: In projectile motion if particle is projected with speed u, then speed of particle at
height h would be

u 2 2 gh .

Reason: If particle is projected with vertical component of velocity uy. Then vertical component
at the height h would be u 2 2 gh .
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
assertion
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true
(e) Assertion and reason are false
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Key:

Sol:

83. Two bodies were thrown simultaneously from the same point, one straight up, and the other, at
an angle of =300 to the horizontal. The initial velocity of each body is 20 ms-1. Neglecting air
resistance, the distance between the bodies at t=1.2 later is
(a) 20 m
(b) 30 m
(c) 24 m
(d) 50 m

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84. A particle is dropped from a height h. Another particle which is initially at a horizontal distance d
from the first is simultaneously projected with a horizontal velocity u and the two particles just
collide on the ground. Then:

u 2h
(a) d
2h
2

2u 2 h
(b) d
g
2

(c) d = h

(d) gd2 = u2h

Key:
Sol:

85. A ball is projected from point A with velocity 10 ms-1 perpendicular to the inclined plane as
shown in figure. Range of the ball on the inclined plane is

(a)

40
m
3

(b)

20
m
3

(c)

12
m
3

(d)

60
m
3

Key:
Sol:

86. A heavy particle is projected with a velocity at an angle with the horizontal into the uniform
gravitational field. The slope of the trajectory of the particle varies as

Key:
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87. A particle starts from the origin of coordinates at time t = 0 and moves in the xy plane with a
constant acceleration in the y-direction. Its equation of motion is y = x2. Its velocity
component in the x-direction is
(a) Variable

(b)

(c)

(d)

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88. A projectile is projected with speed u at an angle of 600 with horizontal from the foot of an
inclined plane. If the projectile hits the inclined plane horizontally, the range on inclined plane
will be
(a)

u 2 21
2g

(b)

3 u2
4g

(c)

u2
2g

(d)

21 u 2
8g

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Sol:

89. A particle is projected at an angle 600 with speed 10 3 ms 1 , from the point A, as shown in the
figure. At the same time the wedge is made to move with speed 10 3 ms 1 towards right as
shown in the figure. Then the time after which particle will strike with wedge is

(a) 2 s

Key:
Sol:

(b) 2 3 s

(c)

4
s
3

(d) none

90. A particle move along the parabolic path x = y2 + 2 y + 2 in such a way that y-component of
velocity vector remains 5 ms-1 during the motion. The magnitude of the acceleration of the
particle is
(a) 50 ms-2

Key:
Sol:

(b) 100 ms-2

(c) 10 2 ms 2

(d) 0.1 ms-2

91. A shell fired from the base of a mountain just clears it. If is the angle of projection, then the
angular elevation of the summit is

(a)

1
(b) tan ( 0.5 )

tan

(c) tan 1

1
(d) tan ( 2 tan )

Key:
Sol:

92. In the figure shown, the two projectiles are fired simultaneously. The minimum distance
between them during their flight is

(a) 20m

Key:
Sol:

(b) 10 3 m

(c) 10 m

(d) none

Passage
Two inclined planes OA and OB intersect in a horizontal plane having their inclinations and with the
horizontal as shown in figure. A particle is projected from point P with velocity u along a direction
perpendicular to plane OA. The particle strikes plane OB perpendicularly at Q.

93. If = 300 , = 300, then the time of flight from P to Q is

(a)

u
g

(b)

3u
g

(c)

2u
g

(d)

2u
g

94. If = 300 , = 300 and a = 4.9 m , then the initial velocity of projection is
(a) 9.8 ms-1

Key:
Sol:

(b) 4.9 ms-1

(c) 4.9 2 ms 1

(d) 19.6 ms-1

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95. Two particles projected from the same point with same speed u at angles of projection and
strike the horizontal ground at the same point. If h1 and h2 are the maximum heights attained by
the projectile, R is the range for both and t1 and t2 are their times of flights, respectively, then
(a)

Key:
Sol:

(b) R 4 h1 h2

(c)

t1
tan
t2

(d) tan

h1
h2

96. A ball is dropped from a height of 49 m. The wind is blowing horizontally. Due to wind, a
constant horizontal acceleration is provided to the ball. Choose the correct statement (s).
(a) Path of the ball is a straight line.
(b) Path of the ball is a curved one
(c) The time taken by the ball to reach the ground is 3.16 s
(d) Actual distance travelled by the ball is more than 49 m

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Sol:

97. A particle is projected from a point P with a velocity v at an angle with the horizontal. At a
certain point Q it moves at right angles to its initial direction. Then
(a) Velocity of particle at Q is v sin
(b) velocity of particle at Q is v cot
(c)time of flight from P to Q is (v/g) cosec

Key:
Sol:

(d) time of flight from P to Q is (v/g) sec

98. At a height of 15 m from the ground, velocity of a projectile is v ( 10 i 10 j ) ms 1 , where j

is vertically upwards and i is along horizontal direction. Then
(a) Particle was projected at an angle of 450 with horizontal
(b) Time of flight of projectile is 4 s
(c) Horizontal range of projectile is 100 m
(d) Maximum height of projectile from ground is 20 m

Key;
Sol:

( take g = 10 ms-2 )

99. Which of the following quantities remain constant during projectile motion?
(a) Average velocity between two points
(b) average speed between two points
(c)

Key:
Sol:

1.

dv
dt

(d)

d 2v
dt 2

100.

In the projectile motion shown is figure, given tAB = 2 s then ( g = 10 ms-2 )

(a) Particle is at point B at 3 s

(b) maximum height of projectile is 20 m

(c) initial vertical component of velocity is 20 ms-1 (d) horizontal component of velocity is 20 ms-1

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Sol:

101.
Particle -1 is just dropped from a tower. 1 s later particle 2 is thrown from the same
tower horizontally with velocity 10 ms-1. Taking g = 10 ms-2 , match the following two columns at
t = 2 s.

Column I
(a) Horizontal displacement between two
(b) Vertical displacement between two

(p) 10 SI unit
(q) 20 SI unit

(c) Magnitude of relative horizontal component

(r) 10 2 SI unit

of velocity
(d) Magnitude of relative vertical component of
velocity

(s) none

Key:
Sol:

Column II

102.
In a projectile motion, given H = R/2 = 20 m. Here, H is maximum height and R the
horizontal range. For the given condition match the following two columns.
Column I
Column II
(a) Time of flight
(p) 1
(b) Ratio of vertical component of velocity and
(q) 2
horizontal component of velocity
(c) Horizontal component of velocity
(r) 10
(d) Vertical component of velocity
(s) none

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Sol:

103.
A particle can be thrown at a constant speed at different angles. When it is thrown at
0
15 with horizontal, it falls at a distance of 10 m from point of projection. For this speed of
particle, match the following two columns.
Column I
Column II
(a) Maximum horizontal range which can be taken with this speed
(p) 10 m
(b) Maximum height
(q) 20 m
0
(c) Range at 75
(r) 15 m
0
(d) Height at 30
(s) none

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Sol:

104.
In projectile motion if vertical component of velocity is increased to two times, keeping
horizontal component unchanged, then
Column I
Column II
(a) Time of flight
(p) will remain same
(b) Maximum height
(q) will become two times
(c) Horizontal range
(r) will become four times
(d) Angle of projection with horizontal
(s) none

Key:
Sol:

105.

In projectile motion shown in figure,

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Key:
Sol:

Column I

Column II

Change in velocity between O and A

Average velocity between O and A
Change in velocity between O and B
Average velocity between O and B

(p) u cos
(q) u sin
(r) 2 u sin
(s) none

106.

Particle-1 is projected ( take it origin ) at time t = 0, with velocity ( 30 i 30 j ) ms 1 .

Particle-2 is projected from ( 130 m, 75 m ) at time t = 1 s with velocity ( 20 i 20 j ) ms 1 .

Assuming j to be vertically upward and i to be in horizontal direction, match the following two
columns at t = 2 s.
Column I
(a) Horizontal distance between two
(b) vertical distance between two
(c) Relative horozontal component of velocity
Between two
(d) Relative vertical component of velocity
Between two

Key:
Sol:

Column II
(p) 30 SI unit
(q) 40 SI unit
(r) 50 SI unit
(s) none

107.
The trajectories of the motion of three particles are shown in the figure. Match the
entries of column I with the entries of column II.

Key:
Sol:

Column I

Column II

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(p) A
(q) B
(r) C
(s) cant say

Time of flight is least for

Vertical component of velocity is greatest for
Horizontal component of velocity is greatest for
Launch speed is least for

108.
Determine the horizontal velocity v0 with which a stone must be projected horizontally.
The inclination of the plane with the horizontal is and point P is at a height h above the foot of
the incline, as shown in the figure.

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Sol:

109.
A particle is dropped from a point P at time t = 0. At the same time another particle is
thrown from point O as shown in figure and it collides with the particle P. Acceleration due to
gravity is along the negative y-axis. If the two particles collide 2 s after they start, find the initial
velocity v0 of the particle which was projected from O. point O is not necessarily on ground.

Key:
Sol:

110.
Two particles are simultaneously projected in the same vertical plane from the same
point with velocities u and v at angles and with the horizontal. Find the time that elapses
when their velocities are parallel.
Key:

Sol:

111.
A projectile takes off with an initial velocity of 10 ms-1 at an angle of elevation of 450. It
is just able to clear two hurdles of height 2 m each, separated from each other by a distance d.
Calculate d. At what distance from the point of projection is the first hurdle placed?( g = 10 ms-2)
Key:
Sol:

112.
A stone is projected from the ground in such a direction so as to hit a bird on the top of
a telegraph post of height h and attains the maximum height of 2h above the ground. If at the
instant of projection, the bird were to fly away horizontally with a uniform speed, if the stone
hits the bird while descending.
Key:
Sol:

113.

A particle is released from a certain height H = 400 m. Due to the wind the particle

gathers the horizontal velocity component vx = ay where a = 5 s 1 and y is the vertical

displacement of the particle from the point of release, then find

(a) The horizontal drift of the particle when it strikes the ground,
(b) The speed with which particle strikes the ground. ( g = 10 ms-2 )
Key:
Sol:

114.

A train is moving with a constant speed of 10 ms-1 in a circle of radius

16

m . The plane

of the circle lies in horizontal x-y plane. At time t = 0, train is at point P and moving in counterclockwise direction. At this instant a stone is thrown from the train with sped 10 ms-1 relative to
train towards negative x-axis at an angle of 370 with the vertical z-axis.
Find (a) the velocity of particle relative to train at the highest point of its trajectory.
(b) the co-ordinates of points on the ground where it finally falls and that of the highest
point of its trajectory. Take g = 10 ms-2 , sin 370 = 0.6

Key:
Sol:

115.
A particle is projected from an inclined plane OP1 from A with velocity v1 = 8 ms-1 at an
angle 600 with the horizontal. An another particle is projected at the same instant from B with
velocity v2 = 16 ms-1 and perpendicular to the plane OP2 as shown in figure. After time 10 3 s
their separation was minimum and found to be 70 m. Then find distance AB.

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Sol:

116.

A particle is projected from point O on the ground with velocity u 5 5 ms 1 at angle

tan 1 ( 0.5 ) . It strikes at a point C on a fixed smooth plane AB having inclination of 370 with
horizontal as shown in figure. If the particle does not rebound, calculate
(a) Coordinates of point C in reference to coordinate system as shown in figure.
(b) Maximum height from the ground to which the particle rises. ( g = 10 ms-2 ).

Key:
Sol:

117.
A plank fitted with a gun is moving on a horizontal surface with speed of 4 ms-1 along
the positive x-axis. The z-axis is in vertically upward direction. The mass of the plank including
the mass of the gun is 50 kg. When the plank reaches the origin, a shell of mass 10 kg is fired at
an angle of 600 with the positive x-axis with a speed of v = 20 ms-1 with respect to the gun in x-z
plane. Find the position vector of the shell at t = 2 s after firing it.
Key:
Sol: