PHYSICS

PS-7 (PROJECTILE MOTION-I)

Conceptual Questions
1. True of False.
(i) In projectile motion, the horizontal and the vertical motions are independent to each other.
Ans. (i) True

(ii) A projectile is projected from ground with speed u and angle of projection  . If  varies from 30o to 60o
keeping u constant, then range first increase, then decrease while maximum height and time of flight both will
increase.
Ans. (ii) True

(iii) The path followed by projected is parabolic provided it is not projected vertically upward.
Ans. (iii) True

(iv) If a projectile is projected form horizontal ground, angle of projection is 45o for maximum range.
Ans. (iv) True

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(v) For two angles of projection 1 and  2 with same speeds range are same, then 1   2  .
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Ans. (v) True

(vi) If a projectile is projected in XY -plane as shown in the figure. The equation of trajectory is.
 x
y  x tan 1  
 R

Ans. (vi) True

(vii) If a projectile is projected on an inclined plane as shown in the figure.

 
For maximum range on inclined plane, the angle of projection is    .
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Ans. (vii) True

(viii) If a projectile is projected from ground, its speed is minimum at top point.
Ans. (viii) True

(ix) If a projectile is projected from horizontal ground, there are two unique times at which the projectile is at the
same height, whose sum is equal to time of flight.
Ans. (ix) True

2. Find time of flight and range in following case.

(i) A projectile is projected from ground with speed 10 ms 1 at angle of projection 30o with horizontal.

Ans. (i) 1s, 5 3 m

(ii) A projectile is projected from top of a wall 20 m height with a speed of 10 ms 1 horizontally.
Ans. (ii) 2 s, 20 m

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(iii) A projectile is projected from top of a pole 80 m with a speed of 15 ms 1 at an angle 37o with horizontal.

Ans. (iii) 5 s, 60 m

(iv) A projectile is projected from top of wall 15 m high with speed 10 2 ms 1 at an angle 45o with horizontal.

Ans. (iv) 1 s, 10 m

(v) A projectile is projected on an inclined plane of inclination 30o with speed 20 ms 1 at an angle 30o with
inclined plane.

4 80
Ans. (v) s, m
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(vi) A projectile is projected on an inclined plane of inclination 30o with speed 10 ms 1 at an angle 30o with
inclined plane.

2 40
Ans. (vi) s, m
3 3

Only One Option Correct Type

3. Tow stones are projected simultaneously with same speed 10 ms 1 from same point. The range of both are
same and is equal to 5 3 m. Find the difference in their time of flight.
(a) 30 s (b) 1s (c) ( 3  1) s (d) 2s

4. Two particles of different masses are thrown simultaneously with same speed from same point on ground under
gravity. First particle is projected up and second particle is thrown at an angle  with horizontal. (Neglect air
resistance). Choose the correct option(s).
(a) They return on ground with same speed
(b) They return on ground at the same time
(c) The maximum height attained by both are same
(d) Their velocities never perpendicular to each other

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5. Two balls are thrown with same speed at the same instant from the same point at angle of projection  and 
cos 
with horizontal. If they are simultaneously hit the top and bottom of vertical pole. The value of is :
cos 
1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d)
2
6. A stone is projected from point on ground at some angle of projection. At the same time, a bee starts from a
point directly above this point of projection at a height of 2.5 m horizontally with speed 5 2 ms 1 . It is found that
the stone just touches the bee at one point. Find range of projectile motion of stone.
(a) 10 m (b) 5 m (c) 7.5 m (d) 2.5 m

7. A projectile is projected from ground with a speed of 10 ms 1 . For what angle of projection , then horizontal
range will be given by 5m  R  6 m?
(a)   [15o , 18.5o ]  [30o , 60o ] (b)   [15o , 18.5o ]  [71.5o , 75o ]
(c) 15o    18.5o (d) 71.5o    75o

8. A ball rolls from the edge of the top step of a stair case with horizontal speed 5 ms 1 . Each step is of 2 m high
and 1 m width. The ball hits.
th th nd rd
(a) 10 step (b) 5 step (c) 2 step (d) 3 step

9. A small ball is projected in XY -plane as shown in the figure under the influence of gravity. The equation of
trajectory of the particle is y  9 x  12 x 2 (where, y and x are in metres). The time of flight of the particle is :

(a) 2s (b) 3s (c) 1.16 s (d) 2.32 s

10. A point A is located above an incline plane of inclination 30o . It is possible to reach the plane by sliding under
gravity down a straight smooth wire, joining A to some point A ' on the plane. If AA ' makes  angle with
vertically downward direction. Find the value of  to minimise the time taken :
(a) 0o (b) 15o (c) 30o (d) 90o

11. An aeroplane is moving horizontally at 30 ms 1 at a height of 1 km towards a target on the ground which is
intoned to be bombed. The velocity with which bomb hits the target is :
(a) 100 ms 1 (b) 200 ms 1 (c) 144.6 ms 1 (d) 150 ms 1

12. A projectile is projected from a point on the ground. Then :

(a) Maximum range is equal to corresponding maximum height
(b) Maximum range is twice of corresponding maximum height
(c) Maximum range is four times the corresponding maximum height
(d) Maximum range is lesser than corresponding maximum height

13. A particle has same range for two angle of projection with same speed 10 ms 1 . The corresponding maximum
height attained by particle is H1 and H 2 , respectively. Then, H1  H2 is :
(a) 10 m (b) 5 m
(c) 20 m (d) Cannot be determined
14. A ball is projected from ground. After 2 s, the velocity of ball makes 45o angle with horizontal and after next 2 s,
it moves horizontal. The velocity of projection of ball is :
(a) 10 ms 1 (b) 20 ms 1 (c) 10 5 ms 1 (d) 20 5 ms 1

15. A ball is projected horizontally on the inclined plane as shown in the figure. If time of flight is 5 s. Find the range
of projectile plane.

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(a) 100 m (b) 200 m (c) 297.2 m (d) 300 m

16. A ball is projected on smooth inclined plane in a direction perpendicular to line of greatest slop with speed
8 ms 1 . Its speed at t  1 s is :

(a) 5 ms 1 (b) 8 ms 1 (c) 6 ms 1 (d) 10 ms 1

17. A projectile is given an initial velocity of (iˆ  2 jˆ) ms 1 . Where iˆ is along the ground and ĵ is along the vertical.
If g  10 ms 2 , the equation of its trajectory is :
(a) y  x  5x 2 (b) y  2x  5 x 2 (c) 4y  2x  5 x 2 (d) 4 y  2 x  25 x 2

18. A boy can throw a stone upto a maximum height of 10 m. The maximum horizontal desistance that the boy can
throw the same stone upto will be :
(a) 20 2 m (b) 10 m (c) 10 2 m (d) 20 m

19. A water fountain on the ground sprinkles water all around it. If the speed of water coming out of fountain is v ,
the total area around the fountain that gets wet is :
v2  v4 v2 v2
(a)  2 (b) 2
(c)  2 (d) 
g 2g g g

20. A particle is projected at 60o to the horizontal with a kinetic energy K . The kinetic energy at the highest point
is:
K K
(a) K (b) Zero (c) (d)
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21. A projectile can have the same range R for two angle s of projection. If t1 and t2 are the time of flights in the two
case, then the product of the two time of flights is proportional to :
1 1
(a) R2 (b) 2
(c) (d) R
R R
22. A ball is thrown from a point with a speed v 0 at an angle of projection  . From the same point and at the same
v0
instant, a person starts running with a constant speed to catch the ball. Will the person be able to catch the
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ball? If yes, what should be the angle of projection?
(a) Yes, 60o (b) Yes, 30o (c) No (d) Yes, 45o

23. A boy playing on the roof of a 10 m high building throws a bal with a speed of 10 ms 1 at an angle of 30o with
the horizontal. How far from the throwing point will the ball be at the height of 10 m from the ground?
1 3
[Given, g  10 ms 2 , sin30o  , cos30o  ]
2 2
(a) 5m (b) 8m (c) 10 m (d) 8.66 m

24. A ball whose kinetic energy is E, is projected at an angle of 45o to the horizontal. The kinetic energy of the ball
at the highest point of its flight will be :
E E
(a) E (b) (c) (d) Zero
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One or More than One Options Correct Type :
25. A stone is projected at an angle of 30o above with the horizontal from the top of a wall and it’s the ground in 5 s
at an angle of 45o with the vertical. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(a) The speed of projection is 36.6 ms 2 (b) The speed of projection is 30 ms 1
(c) The height of wall is 33.5 m (d) The height of wall is 50 m

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26. A projectile thrown from ground with speed 15 ms at an angle 37 with vertical. During motion, (Given,
g  10 ms 2 ) .
(a) Minimum speed is 9 ms 1
(b) The magnitude of average velocity during time interval t  0 to t  time of flight is 9 ms 1
(c) The magnitude of change in velocity from t  0 to t  half of total time of flight is 12 ms 1
(d) The maximum height attain by the projectile is 7.2 m
27. Figure shows the projectile motion in the absence of air resistance. If air resistance is taken in account. Then,

(a) Time taken by projectile during upward motion is lesser than time taken during downward motion.
(b)  
(c) The value of height attained and of range of projectile decreases
(d) v u
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28. If a particle is projected with speed 20 ms 1 making angle 37o with horizontal. At t  s,
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(a) The velocity v of the particle is horizontally directed
(b) The velocity v is perpendicular to u
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(c) The magnitude of velocity is ms 1
3
(d) The magnitude of velocity is 16 ms 1

29. Two stones A and B are thrown simultaneously from a point on horizontal ground. The stone A is thrown
vertically up with velocity uA and the stone B is thrown with speed uB at angle 37o with horizontal. After 0.9 s,
stones are moving perpendicular to each other. Then,
(a) u A  9 ms 1 (b) u A  9 ms 1 (c) uB  15 ms 1 (d) uB  9 ms 1

30. A fountain consists of a small hemispherical sprayer which lies on the surface of water in a basin as shown in
the figure. The sprayer has innumerable small holes through which water spurts at same speed 10 ms 1 in all
directions. Choose the correct option(s).

(a) The shape of water bell formed by the jets is paraboloid

(b) The maximum height attained by the water is 5 m
(c) The diameter of the basin be at least 20 m if no water is to be lost
(d) None of the above

31. The trajectory of a projectile is y  x(1  x ) , where y and x are in metres.

Choose the correct option(s).

(a) The horizontal range is 1 m (b) The angle of projection is 45o
(c) The horizontal range is 2 m (d) The angle of projection is 30o

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