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Motion in 2-Dimension
DPP- II – Horizontal and Oblique Projectile Motion
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1. A projectile shot into air at some angle with the horizontal has a range of 200 m. If the time of flight is 5 s,
then the horizontal component of the velocity of the projectile at the highest point of trajectory is
a) 40 ms−1 b) 0 ms−1
c) 9.8 ms−1 d) Equal to the velocity of projection of the projectile
2. The velocity of projection of an oblique projectile is 𝐯⃗ = 3𝐢̂ + 2𝐣̂ (in ms−1 ). The speed of the projectile at
the highest point of the trajectory is
a) 3 ms−1 b) 2 ms−1 c) 1 ms−1 d) Zero
3. For an object thrown at 45° to horizontal, the maximum height (𝐻) and horizontal range (R ) are related
as
a) 𝑅 = 16𝐻 b) 𝑅 = 8𝐻 c) 𝑅 = 4𝐻 d) 𝑅 = 2𝐻
4. A body is thrown with a velocity of 9.8 𝑚/𝑠 making an angle of 30° with the horizontal. It will hit the
ground after a time
a) 1.5 𝑠 b) 1 𝑠 c) 3 𝑠 d) 2 𝑠
5. A stone is projected from the ground with velocity 50 𝑚/𝑠 at an angle of 30°. It crosses a wall after 3 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
How far beyond the wall the stone will strike the ground (𝑔 = 10 𝑚/ sec 2 )
a) 90.2 𝑚 b) 89.6 𝑚 c) 86.6 𝑚 d) 70.2 𝑚
6. A man can thrown a stone 100 m away. The maximum height to which he can throw vertically is
a) 200 m b) 100 m c) 50 m d) 25 m
7. A project is projected with a velocity of 20 𝑚/𝑠 making an angle of 45° with horizontal. The equation for
the trajectory is ℎ = 𝐴𝑥 − 𝐵𝑥 2 where ℎ is height, 𝑥 is horizontal distance, 𝐴 and 𝐵 are constants. The ratio
𝐴 ∶ 𝐵 is (𝑔 = 10 𝑚𝑠 −2 )
a) 1 ∶ 5 b) 5 ∶ 1 c) 1 ∶ 40 d) 40 ∶ 1
8. A bomber plane moves horizontally with a speed of 500 𝑚/𝑠 and a bomb released from it, strikes the
ground in 10 sec. Angle at which it strikes the ground will be (𝑔 = 10 𝑚/𝑠 2 )
1 1
a) tan−1 ( ) b) tan−1 ( ) c) tan−1 (1) d) tan−1 (5)
5 2
9. A particle is projected at an angle of 60° above the horizontal with a speed of 10 ms−1 . After some time the
direction of its velocity makes an angle of 30° above the horizontal. The speed of the particle at this instant
is
5 10
a) ms−1 b) 5√3 ms−1 c) 5 ms−1 d) ms−1
√3 √3
10. The horizontal range and the maximum height of a projectile are equal. The angle of projection of the
projectile is
1
a) 𝜃 = tan−1 ( ) b) 𝜃 = tan−1 (4) c) 𝜃 = tan−1 (2) d) 𝜃 = 45°
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11. A particle 𝐴 is projected from the ground with an initial velocity of 10 ms−1 at an angle of 60° with
horizontal. From what height ℎ should an another particle 𝐵 be projected horizontally with velocity 5ms−1
so that both the particles collide in ground at point 𝐶 if both are projected simultaneously? (g = 10 ms−2 )

a) 10 m b) 30 m c) 15 m d) 25 m
12. The relation between the time of flight of a projectile 𝑇𝑓 and the time to reach the maximum height 𝑡𝑚 is
𝑡
a) 𝑇𝑓 = 2𝑡𝑚 b) 𝑇𝑓 = 𝑡𝑚 c) 𝑇𝑓 = 𝑚 d) 𝑇𝑓 = √2(𝑡𝑚 )
2
13. At what point of a projectile motion acceleration and velocity and velocity are perpendicular to each other
a) At the point of projection b) At the point of drop
c) At the topmost point d) Any where in between the point of projection and
topmost point
14. Two projectiles A and B thrown with speed in the ratio 1: √2 acquired the same heights. If A is thrown at
an angle of 45° with the horizontal, the angle of projection of B will be
a) 0° b) 60° c) 30° d) 45°
15. A body of mass 𝑚 is projected at an angle of 45° with the horizontal. If air resistance is negligible, then
total change in momentum when it strikes the ground is
a) 2𝑚𝑣 b) √2 𝑚𝑣 c) 𝑚𝑣 d) 𝑚𝑣/√2
16. A projectile is thrown at angle β with vertical. It reaches a maximum height 𝐻. The time taken to reach the
highest point of its path is
𝐻 2𝐻 𝐻 2𝐻
a) √ b) √ c) √ d) √
g g 2g g cos β
17. For a given velocity, a projectile has the same range 𝑅 for two angles of projection if 𝑡1 and 𝑡2 are the
times of flight in the two cases then
1 1
a) 𝑡1 𝑡2 ∝ 𝑅2 b) 𝑡1 𝑡2 ∝ 𝑅 c) 𝑡1 𝑡2 ∝ d) 𝑡1 𝑡2 ∝ 2
𝑅 𝑅
18. A cricketer can throw a ball to a maximum horizontal distance of 100 𝑚. The speed with which he throws
the ball is (to the nearest integer)
a) 30 𝑚𝑠 −1 b) 42 𝑚𝑠 −1 c) 32 𝑚𝑠 −1 d) 35 𝑚𝑠 −1
19. The horizontal and vertical displacement 𝑥 and 𝑦 of a projectile at a given time 𝑡 are given by 𝑥 = 6𝑡 metre
and 𝑦 = 8𝑡 − 5𝑡 2 metre. The range of the projectile in metre is
a) 9.6 b) 10.6 c) 19.2 d) 38.4
20. A particle is thrown with a speed 𝑢 at an angle θ with the horizontal. When the particle makes an angle α
with the horizontal, its speed becomes 𝑣, whose values is
a) 𝑢 cos θ b) 𝑢 cos θ cos α c) 𝑢 cos θ sec α d) 𝑢 sec θ cos α
21. A projectile fired with initial velocity 𝑢 at some angle 𝜃 has a range 𝑅. If the initial velocity be doubled at
the same angle off projection, then the range will be
a) 2𝑅 b) 𝑅/2 c) 𝑅 d) 4𝑅
22. A projectile is fired at an angle of 30° to the horizontal such that the vertical component of its initial
𝑇
velocity is 80 ms−1 . Its time of flight is 𝑇. Its velocity at 𝑡 = has a magnitude of nearly
4
a) 200 ms−1 b) 300 ms−1 c) 140 ms−1 d) 100 ms−1
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Motion in 2-Dimension
DPP- II – Horizontal and Oblique Projectile Motion
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23. A ball thrown by a boy is caught by another after 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐 some distance away in the same level. If the angle
of projection is 30°, the velocity of projection is
a) 19.6 𝑚/𝑠 b) 9.8 𝑚/𝑠 c) 14.7 𝑚/𝑠 d) None of these
24. A ball is projected from a certain point on the surface of a planet at a certain angel with the horizontal
surface. The horizontal and vertical displacement 𝑥 and 𝑦 vary with time 𝑡 in second as
𝑥 = 10√3𝑡 and 𝑦 = 10𝑡 − 𝑡 2
The maximum height attained by the ball is
a) 100 m b) 75 m c) 50 m d) 25 m
25. The equation of a projectile is 𝑦 = √3𝑥 − g𝑥 . The angle of projection is given by
2

2
1 π d) Zero
a) tan θ = b) tan θ = √3 c)
√3 2
 : HINTS AND SOLUTIONS
1 (a) 5 ©
𝑣 2 sin 2θ 2𝑣 sin θ Total time of flight =
2𝑢 sin 𝜃
=
2×50×1
= 5𝑠
𝑅= = 200, 𝑇 = =5 𝑔 2×10
g g
Time to cross the wall = 3 𝑠𝑒𝑐 (Given)
𝑣 2×2 sin θ cos θ g 200
Dividing, × 2𝑣 sin θ = = 40 Time in air after crossing the wall = (5 − 3) =
g 5
or 𝑣 cos θ = 40ms −1 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐
It may be noted here that the horizontal ∴ Distance travelled beyond the wall = (𝑢 cos 𝜃)𝑡
component of the velocity of projection remains √3
= 50 × × 2 = 86.6 𝑚
the same during the flight of the projectile 2
2 (a) 6 ©
At the highest point, velocity is horizontal 𝑣2
= 100 or 𝑣 2 = 100 g
3 © g
The range of particle is 𝑣 2 100g
ℎmax. = = = 50m
𝑢2 sin2θ 2g 2g
𝑅=
g 7 (d)
𝑢2 sin2 × 45° Standard equation of projectile motion
𝑅= (∴ θ = 45°)
𝑔 𝑔𝑥 2
𝑦 = 𝑥 tan 𝜃 − 2
𝑢2 sin90° 2𝑢 cos2 𝜃
or 𝑅 = Comparing with given equation
𝑔 𝑔
𝑢 2 𝐴 = tan 𝜃 and 𝐵 = 2𝑢2 cos2 𝜃
or 𝑅 = … . (i) 𝐴 tan 𝜃×2𝑢2 cos2 𝜃
𝑔 So 𝐵 = = 40
𝑔
[As 𝜃 = 45°, 𝑢 = 20 𝑚/𝑠, 𝑔 = 10𝑚/𝑠 2 ]
8 (a)
Horizontal component of velocity 𝜐𝑥 = 500 𝑚/𝑠
and vertical components of velocity while striking
the ground
u = 500 m/s

Now, the maximum height of the particle is

𝑢2 sin2 θ 500 m/s
𝐻= 
2g
1 2 100 m/s
2
𝑢2 sin2 45° 𝑢 (√2) 𝜐𝑦 = 0 + 10 × 10 = 100 𝑚/𝑠
= =
2𝑔 2𝑔 ∴ Angle with which it strikes the ground
2
𝑢 𝜐𝑦 100 1
= … (ii) 𝜃 = tan−1 ( ) = tan−1 ( ) = tan−1 ( )
4𝑔 𝜐𝑥 500 5
Dividing Eqs. (i) by Eq. (ii), 9 (d)
𝑅 𝑢2 /𝑔 Let 𝑣 the velocity of projectile at this instants.
= 2
𝐻 𝑢 /4𝑔 Horizontal component of velocity remains
or 𝑅 = 4𝐻 unchanged. Therefore,
𝑣 cos 30° = 10 cos 60°
√3 10 10
or 𝑣 = or 𝑣 = ms−1
4 (b) 2 2 √3

2𝑢 sin 𝜃 2 × 9.8 × sin 30 10 (b)

𝑇= = =1𝑠 Horizontal range
𝑔 9.8
 𝑢 2 sin 2𝜃 2𝑢 sin 𝜃
𝑅= ...(i) So, time of flights 𝑡1 = and
𝑔 𝑔
Maximum height 2𝑢 sin(90 − 𝜃) 2𝑢 cos 𝜃
𝑡2 = =
𝑢 2 sin2 𝜃 𝑔 𝑔
𝐻= ...(ii)
2𝑔 4𝑢 2 sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
By multiplying = 𝑡1 𝑡2 =
Here (i)=(ii) 𝑔2
𝑢2 sin 2𝜃 𝑢2 sin2 𝜃 2 (𝑢2 sin 2𝜃) 2𝑅
= 𝑡1 𝑡2 = = ⇒ 𝑡1 𝑡2 ∝ 𝑅
𝑔 2𝑔 𝑔 𝑔 𝑔
sin 𝜃 18 ©
2 cos 𝜃 =
2 𝑢2
−1
𝜃 = tan (4) 𝑅 max = = 100 ⇒ 𝑢 = 10√10 = 32 𝑚/𝑠
𝑔
11 © 19 (a)
Horizontal component of velocity of 𝐴 is 10 𝑥 = (𝑢 cos θ)𝑡 = 6𝑡
−1
cos 60° or 5 ms which is equal to the velocity of 1
𝑦 = (𝑢 sin θ) 𝑡 − 𝑔𝑡 2 = 8𝑡 − 5𝑡 2
𝐵 in horizontal direction. They will collide at 𝐶 if 2
time of flight of the particles are equal or 𝑡𝐴 = 𝑡𝐵 Therefore, 𝑢 sin θ = 8
𝑢 cos θ = 6
2𝑢 sin θ 2ℎ 1 2
=√ (∴ ℎ = g𝑡𝐵 ) 𝑢2 2 sin 2θ
g g 2 Range. 𝑅 =
𝑔
2𝑢 2 sin2 θ
or ℎ = g
2 𝑢2 × 2 sin θ cos θ
2 √3
2(10) ( 2 ) =
𝑔
= = 15 m
10 2(𝑢 sin θ) (cos θ)
=
12 (a) 𝑔
Time to reach max. height = 𝑡𝑚 2(8)(6)
= = 9.6 m
Time to reach back to ground = 𝑡𝑚 10
Total time of flight 𝑇𝑓 = 𝑡𝑚 + 𝑡𝑚 20 ©
𝑇𝑓 = 2𝑡𝑚 In projectile motion given angular projection, the
13 © horizontal component velocity remains
unchanged. Hence
14 © 𝑣 cos α = 𝑢 cos θ or 𝑣 = 𝑢 cos θ sec α
Given condition ℎ1 = ℎ2 21 (d)
𝑢 2 sin 2𝜃
𝑢12 sin2 45° = 𝑢22 sin2 θ 𝑅= ∴ 𝑅 ∝ 𝑢2 . If initial velocity be
𝑔
2
𝑢1 doubled then range will become four times
sin2 θ = 2 sin2 45°
𝑢2 22 ©
1 1 1 𝑢𝑥
= ∙ = = cot 30° = √3 ∴ 𝑢𝑥 = 80√3 ms−1
2 2 4 𝑢𝑦
1 2𝑢𝑦 2 × 80
sin θ = ⟹ θ = 30° 𝑇= = = 16 s
2 g 10
15 (b) 𝑇
𝜋 At 𝑡 = 4 = 4 𝑠, 𝑣𝑥 = 80√3 ms−1
Change in momentum = 2𝑚𝑣 sin 𝜃 = 2𝑚𝑣 sin 4 =
𝑣𝑦 = 80 − 10 × 4 = 40 ms−1
√2𝑚𝑣
2
16 (b) ∴ 0 𝑣 = √(80√3) + (40) 2 = 140 ms−1
𝑣 2 cos2 β
𝐻= or 𝑣 cos β = √2g𝐻 23 (a)
2g 2𝑢 sin 𝜃 𝑇×𝑔 2 × 9.8
𝑇= ⇒𝑢= =
𝑣 cos β √2g𝐻 2𝐻 𝑔 2 sin 𝜃 2 × sin 30
𝑡= = or 𝑡 = √
g g g = 19.6 𝑚/𝑠
17 (b)
For same range angle of projection should be 𝜃
and 90 − 𝜃

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24 (d) ∴ 𝑦 = (10 × 5 − 5 × 5) m = 25 m
𝑑 𝑑 𝑑 25 (b)
𝑣𝑦 = (𝑦) = (10𝑡) − (𝑡 2 ) = 10 − 2𝑡
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 Computing the given equation with
At maximum height, 𝑣𝑦 = 0 g𝑥 2
𝑦 = 𝑥 tan θ − 2𝑣 2 cos2 θ, we get
∴ 10 − 2𝑡 = 0 or 2𝑡 = 10 or 𝑡 = 5 s
tan θ = √3