TOPIC PROJECTILE MOTION

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SECTION-1:STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE
3.1 a velocity 2gh from the top of atower of height h. It strikes the level
y own nonizontally with
ground through the foot of the tower at a distance x from the tower. The value of xi.
2h
(A) h (8) (C) 2h (D) a
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at an angle of elevauon 36 rad
3.2
wAs calculated that a shell when fired from aun witha certain velocity and
a hill just prevented the trajectory. At what
nad siIke a given target. In actual practice. it was found that
angle of elevation should the qun be fired to hit the target?
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36 (B) rad (C) G
36 rad (D) 36 -rad.
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inclined at an angle 45° with the
3.3
A ball is projected horizontally with a speed v from the top of a plane
horizontal. How far from the point of projection will the ball strike the plane?
2v²
(A)
g (B) 2 (C (D) 42

3.4 Consider a boy on a trolley who throws a ball with speed 20 m/s at an angle 37 with respect to trolley
in direction of motion of trolley which moves horizontally with speed 10 m/s then what will be maximum
distance travelled by ball parallel to road
(A) 20.2 m (B) 12 m (C) 31.2 m (D) 62.4 m

3.5 Aparticle is projected up the inclined plane such that its component of velocity'along the incline is 10 mis.
Time of flight is 2sec and maximum height above the incline is 5 m. Then velocity of projection will be:
(A) 10 m/s (B) 10 N2 m/s (C)5/5 mls (D) none

3. Two men Aand B, Astanding on the extended floor nearby a building and B is standing on the roof of the
building. Both throw a stone each towards each other. Then which of the following will be correct:
(A) stone will hitA, but not B
(B) stone will hit B, but not A
(C) stone will not hit either of them, but will collide with each other
(D) none of these.

3.7 Aparticle P is projected from a point on the surface of smooth inclined plane (see figure). Simultaneously
another particle Q is released on the smooth inclined plane from the same position, P and Q collide on the
inclined plane after t=4 second. The speed of projection of Pis: (in m/s)
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(A) 5 m/s (B) 10 m/s (C) 15 m/s (D) 20 m/s

 3.8 Aparticle is projected from a point (0, 1) on Y-axis (assume + Ydirection vertically upwards) aiming towards
a point (4, 9). It fell on ground alongx axis in 1sec. Taking g=10 m/s and all coordinate in metres. Find the
X-coordinate where it fell:
(A)(3.0) (B) (4, 0) (C) (2,0) (D) (2/5,0)

3.9 Velocity of a stone projected, 2second before it reaches the maximum height, makes angle 53 with the
horizontal then the velocity at highest point will be : (in m/s)
(A) 20 m/s (B) 15 m/s (C) 25 m/s (D) 80/3 m/s

3.10 Astone is projected from a horizontal plane. It attains maximum height 'H' &strikes a stationary smooth wall
&Tallis on the ground vertically below the maximum height. Assume the collision to be elastic, the height of
the point on the wall where ball will strike is :

H
(A) , (B) 7

(C) (D) None of these

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the distance from the foot of the tower

3.11 A particle is projected from a tower as shown in figure, then
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where it will strike the ground will be : (takeg= 10 m/s?): (g = 10 m/s?)

500 m's
1500m H

(B) 5000/3 m (C) 2000 m (D) 3000m

(A) 4000/3 m
withamaximum speed
3.12 Distance between a frog and an insect on a horizontal plane is 10 m. Frog can jump
to catch the insect is:
of 10 m/s. g =10 m/s². Minimum number of jumps required by the frog
(B) 10 (C) 100 (D) 50
(A) 5
constant acceleration 'a' in the
3.13 particle starts from the origin at t=0 and moves in the x-y plane with
A 0) is :
of its velocity (at t=
y direction. Its equation of motion is y= bx. The x component
a

(A) variable (B) b (C) 2b (D) V2b

Aprojectile is fired at an angle with the horizontal. Find the

condition under which it lands perpendicular on
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an inclined plane inclination a as shown in figure.

(B) cos a = sin (- a) (C) tan 0 = cot (0-a) (D) cot(0 -a)= 2tana
(A) sin a= cos (0-a)
SECTION -VI: INTEGER TYPE
3.28 A stone is dropped from a height of 45 m from horizontal level ground. There is horizontal wind blowing
due to which horizontal acceleration of the stone becomes 10 m/s .(Take g= 10m/s?) Find time taken
by stone to reach the ground. (in m/s)
3.29 Aprojectileis fired into the air from the edge of a 100 mhigh cliff at an angle of 37° above the horizontal.
The projectile hits a target 400 maway from the base of the cliff. If initial velocity of the projectile, v, is
y.5 m/s then x is ? (Neglect air friction and assume x-axis to be horizontal and y-axis to be vertical).
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