PROJECTILE MOTION

PART - I : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

SECTION (A) : DEFINITION
DEFINITION,, PR OJECTILE ON A HORIZONT
PROJECTILE AL PLANE
HORIZONTAL
A 1_ A particle is projected with velocity 20 m/s at an angle of 45° with horizontal. Find out the [take g = 10 m/s]
(a) horizontal Range
(b) Maximum Height
(c) Time of flight
(d) For which angle is T maximum, Tmax = ?
(e) For which angle is R maximum , Rmax. = ?

A 2. Two bodies are projected at angles θ and (90 – θ) to the horizontal with the same speed. Find the ratio of their
times of flight?

A 3. In above question find the ratio of the maximum vertical heights ?

A 4. A body is so projected in the air that the horizontal range covered by the body is equal to the vertical height
attained by the body. Find the angle of projection ?

A 5. A projectile can have the same range R for two angles of projections. If t1 & t2 be the times of flight in two
cases, then find out relation between t1, t2 and R ?

A 6. A cricketer can throw a ball to a maximum horizontal distance of 100 m. How much high should above the
ground can the cricketer throw the same ball.

SECTION (B) : PROJECTILE FROM A TOWER

B 1. A projectile is fired horizontally with a velocity of 98 m/s from the top of a hill 490 m high. Find :
(take g = 9.8 m/s2)
(i) the time taken to reach the ground
(ii) the distance of the target from the hill
(iii) the velocity with which the particle hits the ground

B 2_ From the top of a tower of height 50m a ball is projected upwards with a speed of 30 m/s at an angle of 30°
to the horizontal then calculate -
(i) maximum height from the ground (ii) at what distance from the foot of the tower does the projectile hit the
ground. (iii) Time of flight.

SECTION (C) : EQU

EQUAATION OF TRAJECT OR
TRAJECTOR
ORYY

gx 2
C 1. The equation of a projectile is y= 3 x– find the angle of projection also find the speed of projection.
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SECTION (D) : PROJECTILE FROM A MOVING OBJECT

D 1_ Consider a boy on a trolley who throws a ball with speed 20 m/s at an angle 370 w.r.t. trolley which moves
horizontally with speed 10 m/s.
(a)
(i) If ball is projected in direction of motion of trolley. Find horizontal and vertical components of initial
velocity of ball.
(ii) Find horizontal range w.r.t. boy.
(iii) Find range w.r.t. ground.
(iv) Find time of flight & maximum height.

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(b)
(i) If ball is projected opposite to direction of motion of trolley, find horizontal and vertical components of
initial velocity of ball
(ii) Find horizontal range w.r.t. boy.
(iii) Find range w.r.t. ground.
(iv) Find time of flight & maximum height.

D 2. A person is standing on a truck moving with a constant velocity of 15 m/s on a horizontal road. The man
throws a ball in such a way that it returns to his hand after the truck has moved 60 m. Find the speed and the
angle of projection (a) as seen from the truck , (b) as seen from the road. (g = 10 m/s2)

SECTION (E) : PROJECTILE ON AN INCLINED PLANE

E 1. A particle is projected at an angle θ with an inclined plane making an angle β with the horizontal as shown
in figure, speed of the particle is u, after time t find :
(a) x component of acceleration ?
(b) y component of acceleration ?
(c) x component of velocity ?
(d) y component of velocity ?
(e) x component of displacement ?
(f) y component of displacement ?
(g) y component of velocity when particle is at maximum distance from the incline plane ?

PART - II : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

SECTION (A) : DEFINITION
DEFINITION,, PR OJECTILE ON A HORIZONT
PROJECTILE AL PLANE
HORIZONTAL
A 1. A ball is thrown upwards. It returns to ground describing
 a parabolic path. Which of the following remains
constant? g5
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(A) speed of the ball (B) kinetic energy of the ball
(C) vertical component of velocity (D) horizontal component of velocity.

A 2. A bullet is fired horizontally from a rifle at a distant target. Ignoring the effect of air resistance, which of the
following is correct?
Horizontal Vertical
Acceleration Acceleration
(A) 10 ms–2 10 ms–2
(B) 10 ms–2 0 ms–2
(C) 0 ms–2 10 ms–2
(D) 0 ms–2 0 ms–2.

A 3. A point mass is projected, making an acute angle with the horizontal. If angle between velocity v and

acceleration is θ, then θ is given by

(A) 0º < θ < 90º (B) θ = 90º (C) θ = 90º (D) 0º < θ < 180º

A 4. It was calculated that a shell when fired from a gun with a certain velocity and at an angle of elevation rad

should strike a given target. In actual practice, it was found that a hill just prevented the trajectory. At what
angle of elevation should the gun be fired to hit the target.

5 11 7 13
(A) rad (B) rad (C) rad (D) rad.
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A 5. A projectile is thrown with a speed v at an angle θ with the vertical. Its average velocity between the instants
it crosses half the maximum height is
(A) v sin θ, horizontal and in the plane of projection
(B) v cos θ, horizontal and in the plane of projection
(C) 2v sin θ, horizontal and perpendicular to the plane of projection
(D) 2v cos θ, vertical and in the plane of projection.

A 6_ A particle moves along the parabolic path y = ax2 in such a way that the x component of the velocity
remains constant, say c. The acceleration of the particle is

(A) ac k̂ (B) 2ac2 ĵ (C) ac2 k̂ (D) a2c ĵ

A 7_ During projectile motion acceleration of a particle at the highest point of its trajectory is :
(A) g (B) zero
(C) less than g (D) dependent upon projection velocity

A 8_ The velocity at the maximum height of a projectile is half of its initial velocity u. Its range on the
horizontal plane is :

2u2 3 u2 u2 u2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3g 2g 3g 2g

A 9. The velocity of projection of a projectile is (6 î + 8 ĵ ) ms–1.. The horizontal range of the projectile is
(A) 4.9 m (B) 9.6 m (C) 19.6 m (D) 14 m

SECTION (B) : PROJECTILE FROM A TOWER

B 1. One stone is projected horizontally from a 20 m high cliff with an initial speed of 10 ms–1. A second stone is
simultaneously dropped from that cliff. Which of the following is true?
(A) Both strike the ground with the same velocity.
(B) The ball with initial speed 10 ms–1 reaches the ground first.
(C) Both the balls hit the ground at the same time.
(D) One cannot say without knowing the height of the building.

B 2.* Particles are projected from the top of a tower with same speed at different angles
as shown. Which of the following are True ?
(A) All the particles would strike the ground with (same) speed.
(B) All the particles would strike the ground with (same) speed simultaneously.
(C) Particle 1 will be the first to strike the ground.
(D) Particle 1 strikes the ground with maximum speed.

B 3_ An object is thrown horizontally from a point 'A' from a tower and hits the ground 3s later at B. The line from
‘A’ to ‘B’ makes an angle of 30º with the horizontal. The initial velocity of the object is : (take g = 10 m/s2)

(A) 15 3 m/s (B) 15 m/s (C) 10 3 m/s (D) 25 / 3 m/s

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B 4_ A body is projected horizontally from the top of a tower with initial velocity 18 ms–1. It hits the ground at angle
45º. What is the vertical component of velocity when it strikes the ground?

(A) 18 2 ms–1 (B) 18 ms–1 (C) 9 2 ms–1 (D) 9 ms–1

SECTION (C) : EQU

EQUAATION OF TRAJECT OR
TRAJECTOR
ORYY
C 1. A ball is projected from a certain point on the surface of a planet at a certain angle with the horizontal surface.
The horizontal and vertical displacement x and y vary with time t in second as:

x = 10 3 t and y = 10t – t2
The maximum height attained by the ball is
(A) 100 m (B) 75 m (C) 50 m (D) 25 m.

C 2_ A ball is thrown upward at an angle of 30° with the horizontal and lands on the top edge of a building
that is 20 m away. The top edge is 5m above the throwing point. The initial speed of the ball in metre/
second is (take g = 10 m/s2) :
(A) 10 m/s (B) 20 m/s (C) 25 m/s (D) 30 m/s

SECTION (D) : PROJECTILE ON AN INCLINED PLANE

D 1. A plane surface is inclined making an angle θ with the horizontal. From the bottom of this inclined plane, a
bullet is fired with velocity v. The maximum possible range of the bullet on the inclined plane is

v2 v2 v2 v2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
g g(1  sin ) g(1  sin ) g(1  cos )

D 2. A ball is horizontally projected with a speed v from the top of a plane inclined at an angle 45º with the
horizontal. How far from the point of projection with the ball strike the plane?

v2 v2 2v 2  2v 2 
(A)
g
(B) 2 g (C)
g
(D) 2  g 
 

D 3_ A particle is projected at angle 37° with the incline plane in upward direction with speed 10 m/s. The angle of
incline plane is given 53°. Then the maximum height above the incline plane attained by the particle will be -
(A) 3m (B) 4 m (C) 5 m (D) zero

D 4. On an inclined plane of inclination 30º, a ball is thrown at an angle of 60º with the horizontal from the foot of the

incline with a velocity of 10 3 ms–1. If g = 10 ms–2, then the time in which ball will hit the inclined plane is -

(A) 1.15 sec. (B) 6 sec. (C) 2 sec. (D) .92 sec.
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Exercise # 1
PART - I
SECTION (A) :
A1. (a) 40 m (b) 10 m (c) 2 2 sec.
(d) θ = 90° , 4 sec. (e) θ = 45° , 40 m
A 2. sin θ : cos θ A 3. sin2 θ : cos2 θ
A 4. tanθ = 4 A 5. t1t2 = 2R/g
A 6. 50 m
SECTION (B) :
B 1. (i) 10 sec. (ii) 980 m (iii) 98 2 m/s

B2. (i) 61.25 m (ii) 75 3 m  130 m (iii) 5 sec.

SECTION (C) : C1. θ = 60° , 2 m/s

SECTION (D) :
D1. (a) (i) 26, 12 (ii) 38.4 m (iii) 62.4 m
(iv) 2.4 s , 7.2 m
(b) (i) –6, 12 (ii) 38.4 m (iii) 14.4 m
(iv) 2.4 s , 7.2 m
D2. (a) 20 m/s upward
(b) 25 m/s at 53º with horizontal
SECTION (E)
E1. (a) – g sinβ, (b) –g cosβ,
(c) u cosθ – g sinβ × t, (d) u sinθ – gcosβ × t,

(e) u cosθ × t – g sinβ × t2, 1

2
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(f) u sinθ × t – g cosβ × t2, (g) zero.
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PART - II
SECTION (A) :
A1. D A 2. C A 3. D A4. D
A5. A A6. B A7. A A 8. B
A 9. B
SECTION (B) :
B1. C B2. AC B 3. A B 4. B
SECTION (C) : C1. D C 2. B
SECTION (D) :
D1. B D2. D D 3. A D 4. C