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Motion in a Plane

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A missile is fired for maximum range with an initial velocity of 20ms 1 . If g = 10ms 2 ,

1.

the range of the missile is

b) 60 m

c) 20 m

d) 40 m

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a) 50 m
2.

If a person can throw a stone to maximum height of h metre vertically, then the

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2

b) h

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c) 2h

d) 3h

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maximum distance through which it can be thrown horizontally by the same person is

A ball is projected horizontally with a velocity of 5m/s from the top of a building

a)

b) 2s

c)

3s

d) 3s

A particle is projected with a velocity v such that its range on the horizontal plane is

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2s

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19.6m high. How long will the ball take to hit the ground?

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twice the greatest height attained by it. The range of the projectile is (where g is
acceleration due to gravity)
b)

4g
5v 2

c)

v2
g

d)

4v 2
5g

Which of the following is the graph between the horizontal velocity (u x ) of a projectile

5.

4v 2
5g

a)

and time (t), when it is projected the ground

a)

b)

c)

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d)

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A particle of mass m is projected with a velocity v at an angle of 600 with horizontal.

6.

When the particle is at its maximum height the magnitude of its angular momentum
about the point of projection is
a) Zero

c)

3mv 3
16 g

d)

3mv3
8g

Assertion (A): Generally the path of a projectile from the earth is parabolic but it is

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3mv 2
16 g

b)

elliptical for projectile going to a very large height.

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Reason (R): The path of a projectile is independent of the gravitational force of earth.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

c) Assertion is true but reason is false.

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d) Both assertion and reason are false.

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A projectile can have the same range R for two angles of projection. If t1 and t2 be the

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b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

times of fights in the two cases, then the product of the two times of flights is

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b)

1
R2

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a) R 2

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proportional to

c)

1
R

d) R

The maximum height attained by a projectile is increased by 5%. Keeping the angle
of projection constant, what is the percentage increase in horizontal range?

a) 5%

b) 10%

c) 15%

d) 20%

10. A ball is projected from the ground at angle with the horizontal. After 1s it is
moving at angle 450 with the horizontal and after 2s it is moving horizontally. What is

the velocity of projection of the ball?

a) 10 3ms 1

b) 20 3ms 1

c) 10 5ms 1

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d) 20 2ms 1

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11. A fielder in a cricket match throws ball from the boundary line to the wicket keeper.
The ball describes a parabolic path. Which of the following quantities remain
constant during the motion in air (neglecting air resistance?)
b) Vertical Component of Velocity

c) Horizontal Component of Velocity

d) Speed

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a) Kinetic Energy

12. A particle is thrown vertically upwards. Its velocity at half of the height is 10ms 1 .

b) 10m

c) 8m

d) 18m

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a) 16m

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Then the maximum height attained by it is (taking g = 10ms 2 )

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13. Two stones are projected with same velocity v at an angle and (900 ) . If H and H1

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are the greatest height in the two paths, what is the relation between R, H and H1 ?
b) R = HH1

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c) R = HH1

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a) R = 4 HH1

2) c

3) b

11) c

12) b

13) a

4) a

5) d

6) b

7) b

8) b

9) a

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1) d

d) None of these

Hints
1.

For maximum range of projectile will be 450 by the law of projectile motion
Rmax =

u2
g

Given u = 20ms 1 and g = 10ms 2

Rmax =

(20)2 400
=
10
10

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Rmax = 40m

2.

Using the equation of motion, we get

h=

u2
2g

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Thus, u 2 = 2 gh
So the maximum horizontal distance would by given by
u2
g

(When = 450 )

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Rmax =

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2H
2 19.6
=
= 2s
g
9.8

R = 2H (given)

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The time taken to hit the ground is given by

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Hence Rmax = 2h

We know R = 4 H cot
1
2

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cot =

From triangle we can say that

sin =

2
1
, cos =
5
5

Range of projectile, R =

5.

2v 2 sin cos
g

2v 2 2
1
4v 2

=
8
5
5 5g

Graph between horizontal velocity and time in a projectile motion is a straight line parallel
to the time axis as the horizontal velocity remains constant with time

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Maximum height, H =
=

v 2 sin 2 600
2g

v 2 3 3v 2
=
2 g 4 8g

Momentum of particle at highest point

mv
2

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p = mv cos 600 =

Angular momentum = pH

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mv 3v 2
=

2 8g

3mv 2
16 g

v 2 = u 2 2 gh

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12. It is given velocity at half the height is 10ms 1 . By equation of motion, we have

Where v is final velocity, g is acceleration due to gravity and s is displacement

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At maximum height v = 0

u2
2g

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u 2 = 2 gs

At half the height

h 1 u2
=

2 2 2g

h =

Now 100 u 2 = 2 ( g )

u2
4g

u = 200ms 1

Maximum height attained

=

200
= 10m
2 10

13. Range of projectile

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2u 2 sin cos
(i)
g

Height H =
H1 =

u 2 sin 2
. (ii)
2g

u 2 sin 2 (900 ) u 2 cos 2

(iii)
=
2g
2g

Then, HH1 =

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R=

u 2 sin 2 u 2 cos 2
2g 2g

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From eq (i) we get

4u 2 ,sin 2 u 2 cos 2 4
R =
2g 2g

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R = 16 HH1 {From eq (iv)}

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= 4 HH1

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