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Q.301 The trajectory of a projectile in a vertical plane is (B) 24.5 ms–1, vertical
y = ax – bx2, where a and b are constants and x (C) 19.6 ms–1, 53º with the road
and y are respectively horizontal and vertical (D) 24.5 ms–1, 53º with the road
distances of the projectile from the point of
Sol. [D]
projection. The maximum height attained by the ux = 14.7 m/s; uy = 9.8 × 2 = 19.6 m/s
particle and the angle of projection from the u = (14.7) 2  (19.6) 2 = 24.5 m/s
horizontal are: 19.6 4
tan  = =   = 53º
14.7 3
b2 a2 Q.304 Two stones are projected with the same speed but
(A) , tan 1 ( b) (B) , tan 1 (2a )
2a b making different angles with the horizontal. Their
a2 2a 2 horizontal ranges are equal. The angle of
(C) , tan 1 (a ) (D) , tan 1 (a )
4b b 
2 projection of one is and the maximum height
Sol. [C]  y = ax – bx 3
g
 a = tan  and 2u 2 cos 2 
b reached by it is 102 m. Then the maximum height
reached by the other in metre is -
u 2 sin 2 
and =H (A) 336 (B) 224 (C) 56 (D) 34
2g
Sol. [D] Since both projectiles have equal range, thus
g u 2 sin 2 
or 2u cos 
2 2
  Hb angle of projection of second is (90 – ).
2g
H1
tan 2  a2  = tan2 60º
 Hb or H = H2
4b and  = tan (a)
–1
or 4
 H2 = H1/3 = 34 m

Q.302 At a height 0.4m from the ground, the velocity of Q.305 A ball is thrown up at an angle with the

a projectile is, v  (6î  2 ĵ) m/s. The angle of horizontal. Then the total change of momentum
projection is: (g = 10 m/s2) by the instant it returns to ground is -
(A) 45º (B) 60º (A) acceleration due to gravity × total time of
(C) 30º (D) tan–1(3/4)
flight
Sol. [C] (B) weight of the ball × half the time of flight
2
2 = u 2 sin 2   2hg (C) weight of the ball × total time of flight
or 4 = u sin  – 2 (0. 4) (10)
2 2

or u2 sin2 = 12 u sin  6 (D) weight of the ball × horizontal range

or u sin  = 2 3 Sol. [C] P = Ft = mg(t)
and u cos  = 6 u cos 
1 Q. 306 The speed of a projectile when it is at its greatest
 tan  = 3 or  = 30º
Q.303 A person standing on a truck moving with a 1
height is times its initial speed. The angle of
uniform velocity 14.7 ms–1 on a horizontal road
2
projection is -
throws a ball in such a way that it returns to him
(A) 30° (B) 60°
after 4s. Find the speed and angle of projection as
(C) 45° (D) tan–1(3/4)
seen by a man on the road -
u 1
Sol. [B]  u cos =  cos =  = 60º.
(A) 19.6 ms–1, vertical 2 2
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Q. 307 If a body is projected with an angle  to the Sol. R = u.T = 4 × 0.4 = 1.6 m
horizontal, then - vy = gT = 4 m/s

(A) its velocity is always perpendicular to its

acceleration
(B) its velocity becomes zero at its
maximum height
(C) its velocity makes zero angle with the v = v 2x  v 2y = 4 2 m/s

horizontal at its maximum height 1 1

H= gT2 = × 10 × (0.4)2 = 0.8 m
(D) the body just before hitting the ground, the 2 2
vy
direction of velocity coincides with the tan  = = 1  = 45°
vx
acceleration
Sol. [C] Velocity at maximum height is in horizontal
direction. Q.310 Take the z-axis as vertical and the xy plane as
horizontal. A particle A is projected at 42 m/s at
Q.308 Trajectories of two projectiles are shown in the an angle of 45º to the horizontal, in the xz plane.
figure. Let T1 and T2 be the time periods and u 1 Particle B is projected at 5 m/s at an angle
and u2 be their speeds of projection. Then -  = tan–1(4/3) to the y-axis, in the yz plane. Which
of the following is not correct for the velocity of
B with respect to A ?
(A) Its initial magnitude is 5 m/s.
(B) Its magnitude will change with time.
(C) It lies in the xy plane
(D) It will initially make an angle ( + /2) with
(A) T2 > T1 (B) T1 > T2 the positive x-axis
(C) u1 > u2 (D) u1 < u2 [D] [B]
Sol. Both projectiles have equal height, 
Sol. v A  4 2 cos 45º î + 4 2 sin 45º ĵ 
2
u sin θ 2 u 2y 
H= = v A  4î  4k̂
2g 2g
Time of flight of both will be same,
2u sin θ 2u y
T1 = T2 = =
g g

v B  5 cos ĵ  5 sin k̂ = 3ˆj  4k̂
Since Range is greater for second
R2 > R1 Thus (ux)2 > (ux)1
So , u2 > u1

Q.309 A ball is rolled off the edge of a horizontal table      

at a speed of 4 m/s. It hits the ground after 0.4
sec. Which statement given bellow is true ?
(A) It hits the ground at a horizontal distance 1.6
m from the edge of the table
(B) The speed with which it hits the ground is 4.0
m/s
(C) Height of the table is 0.9 m
(D) It hits the ground at an angle of 60° to the
horizontal [A]
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v B / A  v B  v A  3 ĵ  4î , a B / A  a B  a A
= – gk̂ – (– gk̂ )  0
Q. 311 A body is thrown with a speed of 30 m/s at angle
30º with horizontal from a perfectly inelastic
horizontal floor. The time after with it is moving
perpendicular to it's initial direction of motion is -
(A) 6 sec (B) 3 sec (C) 1.5 sec (D) Never
Sol.[D] Conceptual
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Q. 312 A body is thrown from a point with speed 50 m/s Q.316 A hollow vertical cylinder of radius r and height h
at an angle 37º with horizontal. When it has has a smooth internal surface. A small particle is
moved a horizontal distance of 80 m then it's placed in contact with the inner side of the upper
distance from point of projection - rim, at point A, and given a horizontal speed u,
tangential to the rim. It leaves the lower rim at
(A) 40 m (B) 40
2m point B, vertically below A. If n is an integer
(C) 40 5 m (D) none of these then-
2
gx
Sol.[C] y = x tan  – then, r = x 2  y2
2 2
2u cos 

Q.313 A circular disc of radius r = 5m is rotating in

horizontal plane about y-axis. Y-axis is vertical
axis passing through the centre of disc and x-z is
the horizontal plane at ground. The height of disc u h
above ground is h = 5 m. Small particles are (A) 2h / g = n (B) =n
2r 2r
ejecting tangentially from disc in horizontal
2r u
direction with speed 12 m/s from the (C) =n (D) =n
h 2gh
circumference of disc then the distance of these
particles from origin when they hits the x-z plane 2h
Sol.[A] Time taken in falling =
is - g
(A) 12 m (B) 13 m Distance moved in horizontal plane
(C) 5 m (D) None of these 2h
= u.  n.2r
2h h
Sol.[B] R = u therefore  = r2  R2
g Q.317 A ball is thrown upwards. Its height varies with
time as shown in figure. If the acceleration due to
Q.314 A projectile is thrown from origin in x - y plane gravity is 10 m/s2, then the height h is-
with speed of 10 m/s at an angle 45º above
positive x-axis where x-axis is horizontal axis, y-
axis is vertical axis and origin is at ground.
Assuming air resistance to be negligible and
g = 10m/s2 the minimum distance of projectile
from a point P having coordinates (5m, 5m) is -
(A) 2.5 (B) 5 (C) 7.5 (D) 3.5
(A) 10 m (B) 15 m (C) 20 m (D) 25 m
Sol.[A] P is directly above the highest point of the path.
Sol.[C] Conceptual
Q.315 Two particles are projected simultaneously in the
same vertical plane, from the same point, but with Q.318 A ball is projected from a certain point on the
different speeds and at different angles to the surface of a planet at a certain angle with the
horizontal. The path followed by one, as seen by horizontal surface. The horizontal and vertical
the other, is- displacements x and y vary with time t in second
(A) a vertical straight line as : x = 10 3 t ; y = 10t – t 2. The maximum
(B) a straight line making a constant angle (90º) height attained by the ball is-
with the horizontal (A) 100 m (B) 75 m (C) 50 m (D) 25 m
(C) a parabola Sol.[D] y = 10t – t2
(D) a hyperbola dy
Sol.[B] Relative acceleration of the particles is zero. y is maximum when =0
dt
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Q.319 A particle is thrown with a speed u at an angle  to Q.323 The velocity of projection of oblique projectile is
the horizontal. When the particle makes an angle  (6î  8 ĵ) ms –1 . The horizontal range of the
with the horizontal, its speed changes to v – projectile is-
(A) v = u cos  (B) v = u cos . cos  (A) 4.9 m (B) 9.6 m (C) 19.6 m (D) 14 m
(C) v = u cos . sec  (D) v = u sec . cos 
Sol.[C] v cos = u cos Sol. [B]  u cos  = 6 m/s u sin  = 8 m/s
2( u cos )(u sin ) 2(6)(8)
 R = = =
g 10
9.6 m
Q.324 A projectile is given an initial velocity of î  2ˆj
Q.320
. The Cartesian equation of its path is -
(g = 10 m/s2)
(A) y = 2x – 5x2 (B) y = x – 5x2
2
A particle of mass m, initially at rest, is acted (C) 4y = 2x – 5x (D) y = 2x – 25x2

upon by a variable force F for a brief interval of Sol. [A] u  i  2 ĵ
time T. It begins to move with a velocity u after
gx 2
the force stops acting. F is shown in the graph as a  y = x tan  –
function of time. The curve is a semicircle – 2u 2 cos 2 

F02 T 2
uy gx 2
(A) u = (B) u = or y = x. 
2m 8m ux 2.u 2x
F0 T F0 T 2 gx 2
(C) u = (D) u = or y = x     y = 2x –
4m 2m  1  2.(1) 2
Sol.[C] Change in momentum = area under F-t graph 5x2
1  T F0 T
mu = .F0   = Q.325 The equation of motion of a projectile is,
2  2 4
3 2
Q.321 A body is projected such that its KE at the top is y = 12x – x
4
3/4th of its initial KE. What is the angle of
The horizontal component of velocity is
projectile with the horizontal ?
3 m s–1. Given that g = 10 m s –2, what is range of
(A) 30° (B) 60° (C) 45° (D) 120°
the projectile ?
Sol. [A] K = K0cos 2
(A) 12.4 m (B) 21.6 m (C) 30.6 m (D) 36.0 m
3 3 3 2
 K0 = K0cos2 cos  =   = 30º Sol. [B] y = 12x – x
4 2 4
Q.322 The x and y coordinates of a particle at any time t uy
  uy = 12 ux = 12 (3) = 36
are given by x = 2t + 4t2 and y = 5t, where x and y ux
are in meter and t in second. The acceleration of 2u x u y 2(3)(36)
the particle at t =5 s is - Range = = = 21.6 m
g 10
(A) 40 ms–2 (B) 20 ms–2
(C) 8 ms–2 (D) zero Q.326 A man standing on the roof of a house of height h
Sol. [C]  x = 2t + 4t2  y = 5t throws one particle vertically downwards and
d2x d2y another particle horizontally with the same
 ax = = 8 m/s 2
 ay = =0 velocity u. The ratio of their velocity when they
dt 2 dt 2
reach the earth's surface will be -
a= a 2x  a 2y = 8m/s2
(A) 2gh  u 2 : u (B) 1 : 2

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 (C) 1 : 1 (D)  
Q.329 If angles of projection are    and
2gh  u 2
: 2gh 4 

Sol. [C]   
    where   , then the ratio of
4  4
From mechanical energy conservation principle horizontal ranges described by the projectile is-
1 (A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 1 : 1 (D) 2 : 3
m (v2 –u2) = mgH
2 u 2 sin 2
Sol.[C]. R =
v1 g
 v1 = v2 or =1
v2
Q.330 A baseball is thrown with an initial velocity of
100 m/s at an angle 30º above the horizontal.
Q.327 The angle which the velocity vector of a projectile How far from the throwing point will it attain its
thrown with a velocity v at an angle  to the original level?
horizontal will make with the horizontal after (A) 640 m (B) 884 m (C) 89 m (D) 760 m
time t of its being thrown up is - Sol[B]. It will attain its original level at a distance 'R',
(A)  (B) tan–1 (/t)
u 2 sin 2
 v cos   where R =
(C) tan–1   (D) tan–1 g
 v sin   gt 

 v sin   gt  Q.331 A projectile is thrown into space so as to have

 
 v cos   maximum horizontal range R. Taking the point of
Sol. [D] vy = uy + ay t = u sin  – gt projection as origin, the coordinates of the points
where the speed of the particle is minimum are-

 R
(A) (R, R) (B)  R , 
 2
Let angle with horizontal = tan 
vy u sin   gt R R  R
= = (C)  ,  (D)  R , 
ux u cos  2 4  4

 u sin   gt  u2
 = tan–1   Sol[C]. Rmax = and when R is max, then
 u cos   g

u 2 sin 2 45º u2 R max

Q.328 A ball of mass m is projected with velocity u H= = =
2g 4g 4
making an angle  with the horizontal. What is its
angular momentum at the highest point? Q.332 Two particles are projected simultaneously from
mu mu two points, O and O' such that d is the horizontal
(A) sin2  cos  (B) sin  cos2 
2g 2g distance and h is the vertical distance between
mu 3 mu 3 them. They are projected at the same inclination 
(C) sin  cos2  (D) sin2  cos  to the horizontal with the same speed v. The time
2g 2g
after which their separation becomes minimum is-
 u 2 sin 2  
Sol[D]. J = mvr = m(u cos )  

 2g 

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 (A) d(v cos ) (B) 2d/(v cos ) Q.335 Two bullets are fired simultaneously uphill
(C) d/(2v cos ) (D) d/v parallel to an inclined plane. The bullets have
Sol.[C] As the vertical component of velocity of both the different masses and different initial velocities.
particles is same. Which will strike the plane first ?

 v yO / O ' = 0 (A) The fastest one
So the distance h between them will be constant (B) The heaviest one
 (C) The lightest one
with time and v xO / O ' = 2v cos 
(D) They strike the plane at the same time
Total distance between the particles is minimum
when horizontal distance between them is zero.
d Sol.[D]
t =
2 v cos 
Since v1Y = v2Y = 0
Q.333 A ball thrown in air follows a path given by And Y1 = Y2 = – Y
x 3g 2 (a1Y = a2Y = – g cos )
y=  x m, where x-axis is taken along
3 8 1 2
Hence from, y = vt + at
the horizontal and y-axis along the vertical. The 2
maximum displacement of the ball along Time taken for both the bullets will be same.
x-direction for which displacement along y is zero
equals to - Q.336 Which of the following ideas is helpful in
(A) 15 3 m (B) understanding projectile motion ?
( 4 / 15 3 ) m 2 2
(A) v x  v y = constant
(C) 4/3 m (D) data insufficient
Sol.[B] On comparing the given equation with the (B) Acceleration is +g when the object is rising
standard equation of a projectile and – g when falling
gx 2 (C) In the absence of friction the trajectory will
y = x tan –
2u 2 cos 2  depend on the object’s mass as well as its
 = 30º and u = 4/3 m/s initial velocity and launch angle
 R = (D) The horizontal motion is independent of the
u 2 sin 2 (4 / 3) 2 sin 2(30º ) 4 vertical motion
  m
g 10 15 3

Sol.[D]
Q.334 A circular disc of radius r = 5 m is rotating in
horizontal plane about y-axis. y-axis a vertical
axis passing through the centre of disc and x-z is
the horizontal plane at ground. The height of disc According to law of independence of directions
above ground is h = 5 m. Small particles are motion of a body along three mutually
ejecting from disc in horizontal direction with
perpendicular directions is independent of each
speed 12 m/s from the circumference of disc then
the distance of these particles from origin when other.
they hits x – z plane is -
(A) 5 m (B) 12 m Q.337 A projectile thrown with initial velocity
(C) 13 m (D) None of these (a î  bĵ) and its range is twice the maximum
2h 25 height attained by it then -
Sol.[C] R = u = 12 = 12 m
g 10 (A) b = a/2 (B) b = a
 Distance from origin = 5 2  (12) 2 = 13 m (C) b = 2a (D) b = 4a
4H
Sol.[C] tan  = .
R

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Q.338 Rank the launch angles for the five paths in the (2)  = tan–1 (0.25)
figure below with respect to time of flight, from (3)  = tan–1 4 or ( = 76º)
the shortest time of flight to the longest – (4) 60º
(A) 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75° Sol.[3]
(B) 75°, 60°, 45°, 30°, 15° Q.343 Galileo writes that for angles of projection of a
(A) 15°, 75°, 30°, 60°, 45°
projectile at angles (45 + ) and (45 – ), the
(A) 30°, 60°, 15°, 45°, 75°
horizontal ranges described by the projectile are
in the ratio of (if  45) -
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 1 : 1 (4) 2 : 3
Sol.[1]

Q.344 At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the

acceleration is -
(1) Maximum (2) Minimum
(3) Zero (4) g
Sol.[A] 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°. The greater the maximum
Sol.[4]
height, the longer it takes the projectile to reach
that altitude and then fall back down from it. So, Q.345 When a body is thrown with a velocity u making
as the launch angle increases, the time of flight
an angle  with the horizontal plane, the
increases.
maximum distance covered by it in horizontal
Q.339 An aeroplane flying 490 m above ground level at direction is -
100 m/s, releases a block. How far on ground will u 2 sin  u 2 sin 2
(1) (2)
it strike - g 2g
(1) 0.1 km (2) 1 km
u 2 sin 2 u 2 cos 2
(3) 2 km (4) none of these (3) (4)
g g
Sol.[2]
Sol.[3]
Q.340 A body is thrown horizontally from the top of a
tower of height 5 m. It touches the ground at a Q.346 If time of flight of a projectile is 10 seconds.
distance of 10 m from the foot of the tower. The Range is 500 meters. The maximum height
initial velocity of the body is (g = 10 ms–2) - attained by it will be -
(1) 2.5 ms–1 (2) 5 ms–1 (1) 125 m (2) 50 m (3) 100 m (4) 150 m
(3) 10 ms–1 (4) 20 ms–1 Sol.[1]
Sol.[1]
Q.347 A particle covers 50 m distance when projected
Q.341 An object is thrown along a direction inclined at with an initial speed. On the same surface it will
an angle of 45º with the horizontal direction. The cover a distance, when projected with double the
horizontal range of the particle is equal to - initial speed -
(1) Vertical height (1) 100 m (2) 150 m (3) 200 m (4) 250 m
(2) Twice the vertical height Sol.[3]
(3) Thrice the vertical height
(4) Four time the vertical height Q.348 A body is thrown with a velocity of 9.8 m/s
Sol.[4] making an angle of 30º with the horizontal. It will
hit the ground after a time -
Q.342 The angle of projection at which the horizontal (1) 1.5 s (2) 1 s (3) 3 s (4) 2 s
range and maximum height of projectile are equal Sol.[2]
is -
(1) 45º

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Q.349 In a projectile motion, velocity at maximum Q.355 One stone is projected horizontally from a 20 m
height is - high cliff with an initial speed of 10 m/s. A
u cos  second stone is simultaneously dropped from that
(1) (2) u cos 
2 cliff. Which of the following is true ?
u sin  (A) Both strike the ground with the same velocity
(3) (4) None of
2 (B) The ball with initial speed 10 m/s reaches the
these ground first
Sol.[2]
(C) Both the balls hit the ground at the same time
Q.350 A body of mass m is thrown upwards at an angle
(D) One cannot say without knowing the height
 with the horizontal with velocity v. While rising
of the building
up the velocity of the mass after t seconds will be-
Sol.[C]
(1) ( v cos ) 2  ( v sin ) 2 Q.356 A bomb is released by a horizontal flying
(2) ( v cos   v sin ) 2  gt
aeroplane. The trajectory of bomb is-
(A) a parabola (B) a straight line
(3) ( v 2  g 2 t 2  ( 2 v sin )gt (C) a circle (D) a hyperbola
(4) Sol.[A]
( v 2  g 2 t 2  ( 2 v cos )gt

Sol.[3] Q.357 A stone is thrown upwards. It returns to ground

describing a parabolic path. Which of the
Q.351 A ball is projected upwards from the top of tower following remains constant ?
with a velocity 50 ms –1 making an angle 30º with (A) speed of the ball
the horizontal. The height of tower is 70 m. After (B) kinetic energy of the ball
how many seconds from the instant of throwing (C) vertical component of velocity
will the ball reach the ground - (D) horizontal component of velocity
(1) 2 s (2) 5 s (3) 7 s (4) 9 s Sol.[D]
Sol.[3] Q.358 An object is thrown along a direction inclined at
an angle of 45º with the horizontal direction. The
Q.352 The maximum horizontal range of a projectile is horizontal range of the particle is-
400 m. The value of height attained by it will be - (A) four times the vertical height
(1) 100 m (2) 200 m (B) thrice the vertical height
(3) 400 m (4) 800 m (C) twice the vertical height
Sol.[2] (D) equal to vertical height
u2
Q.353 An object is projected at an angle of 45º with the Sol.[A] R =
g
horizontal. The horizontal range and the
u 2 sin 2 45º u2 R
maximum height reached will be in the ratio - H= = =
2g 4g 4
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 1 (3) 1 : 4 (4) 4 : 1
R = 4H
Sol.[4]
Q.359 A ball is projected with kinetic energy K at an
Q.354 Two bodies are projected at angles  and (90º–)
angle of 45º to the horizontal. At the highest
to the horizontal with the same speed. The ratio
point during its flight, its kinetic energy will be-
of their times of flight is-
(A) K (B) K / 2 (C) K/2(D)
(A) sin : 1 (B) cos  : 1
zero
(C) sin  : cos  (D) cos  : sin  Sol.[C]
Sol.[C] Q.360 A hunter takes an aim at a monkey sitting on a
tree and fires a bullet. Just when the bullet leaves

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 the barrel of the gun, it so happens that the Sol.[A]
monkey begins to fall freely. The bullet will-
(A) go above the monkey Q.365 A body is projected at 30° angle with the
(B) go below the monkey horizontal with velocity 30 m s–1. What is the
(C) may or may not hit the monkey. It will depend angle with the horizontal after 1.5 s? (Take g = 10
upon the velocity of the bullet m s–2.)
(D) hit the monkey (A) 0° (B) 30° (C) 60° (D) 90°
Sol.[D] Sol.[A]
Q.361 A body is projected at an angle of 30º with the
Q.366 A bullet is fired horizontally with a velocity of
horizontal with momentum p. At its highest
80m/s. During the first second -
point, the momentum is-
80
p 3 (A) it falls 9.8 m (B) it falls m
(A) p (B) (C) p (D) 9 .8
2 2
(C) it does no fall at all (D) it falls 4.9 m
2 Sol.[D] In y-direction
p 1 2
3 S = ut + at
2
Sol.[C]
1
–h = 0 + (–9.8)(1)2
2
Q.362 Two balls are projected from the same point in
h = 4.9 m
directions at 30º and 60º with the horizontal.
Both the balls attain the same height. The ratio of Q.367 A projectile is thrown at angle  with vertical. It
their velocities of projection is- reaches a maximum height H. The time taken to
(A) 3 :2 (B) 3 :3 reach the highest point of its path is -
(C) 3 :5 (D) 3 :1 H 2H
(A) (B)
g g
u 12 sin 2 1 u 22 sin 2  2
Sol.[D] H = =
2g 2g H 2H
(C) (D)
2g g cos 
Q.363 A glass marble projected horizontally from the u 2 cos 2 
Sol.[B] H =  4cos = 2gH
top of a table falls at a distance x from the edge of 2g
the table. If h is the height of the table, then the u cos  2gH 2H
t= = t=
velocity of projection is- g g g

g Q.368 A large number of bullets are fired in all

(A) h (B)
2x directions with the same speed v. What is the
maximum area on the ground on which these
g bullets will spread ?
x
2h
v 2 v 4 2 v 4 2 v2
(C) gxh (D) gx + h (A) (B) (C) (D)
g g2 g2 g2
Sol.[B]
Sol.[B]
Q.364 A ball rolls off the top of a stairway horizontally
Q.369 A projectile A is the thrown at an angle of 30º to the
with a velocity of 4.5 m/s. Each step is 0.2 m
horizontal from point P. At the same time, another
high and 0.3 m wide. If g is 10 m/s 2, then the ball
projectile B is thrown with velocity v2 upwards from
will strike the nth step where n is equal to-
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 12
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 the point Q vertically below the highest point. For B

v2
to collide with A, should be-
v1

1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D) 4
2
Sol.[C] Component of velocity in vertical should be
same.
Q.370 For a projectile thrown into space with a speed v,

3v 2
the horizontal range is . The vertical
2g

v2
range is . The angle which the projectile
8g
makes with the horizontal initially is-
(A) 15º (B) 30º (C) 45º (D) 60º
u 2 sin 2 3 v2 3
Sol.[B] =  sin2 = =
g 2g 2
30º
u 2 sin 2  u2 1
=  sin = or  = 30º
2g 8g 2

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