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PROJECTILE MOTION
Q.1 A ball is projected from the ground at an angle of 45∘ with the horizontal surface. It reaches a
maximum height of 120 m and returns to the ground. Upon hitting the ground for the first time,
it loses half of its kinetic energy. Immediately after the bounce, the velocity of the ball makes an
angle of 30∘ with the horizontal surface. The maximum height it reaches after the bounce, in
meters, is
Q.2 A ball is thrown from ground at an angle θ with horizontal and with an initial speed u0 . For the
resulting projectile motion, the magnitude of average velocity of the ball up to the point when it
hits the ground for the first time is ⋁1  . After hitting the ground, the ball rebounds at the same
angle θ but with a reduced speed of u0 /α. Its motion continues for a long time as shown in figure.
If the magnitude of average velocity of the ball for entire duration of motion is 0.8V1 , the value of
α is

Q.3 A ball is thrown upwards. It returns to ground describing a parabolic path. Which of the following
remains constant?
(A) Speed of the ball (B) Kinetic energy of the ball
(C) Vertical component of velocity (D) Horizontal component of velocity.
Q.4 A point mass is projected, making an acute angle with the horizontal. If angle between velocity
and acceleration ⃗g is θ at any time t during the motion, then θ is given by
(A) 0∘ < θ < 90∘ (B) θ = 90∘ (C) θ < 90∘ (D) 0∘ < θ < 180∘
Q.5 A projectile is thrown with a speed v at an angle θ with the upward vertical. Its average velocity
between the instants at which it crosses half the maximum height is
(A) vsin⁡ θ, horizontal and in the plane of projection
(B) vcos⁡ θ, horizontal and in the plane of projection
(C) 2vsin⁡ θ, horizontal and perpendicular to the plane of projection
(D) 2vcos⁡ θ, vertical and in the plane of projection.
Q.6 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
Q.7 The speed at the maximum height of a projectile is half of its initial speed u. Its range on the
horizontal plane is:
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2u2 √3u2 u2 u2
(A) (B) (C) 3g (D) 2g
3g 2g

Q.8 An object is thrown horizontally from a point 'A' from a tower and hits the ground 3 s later at B.
The line from ' A ' to ' B ' makes an angle of 30∘ 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
Q.9 A bomber plane moving at a horizontal speed of 20 m/s releases a bomb at a height of 80 m
above ground as shown. At the same instant a Hunter of negligible height starts running from a
point below it, to catch the bomb with speed 10 m/s. After two seconds he realized that he cannot
make it, he stops running and immediately holds his gun and fires in such direction so that just
before bomb hits the ground, bullet will hit it.
What should be the firing speed of bullet.
(Take g = 10 m/s2 )
(A) 10 m/s
(B) 20√10 m/s
(C) 10√10 m/s
(D) None of these
Q.10 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 varies 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.
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Two inclined planes OA and OB having inclinations 30∘ and 60∘ with the horizontal respectively
intersect each other at O, as shown in figure. A particle is projected from point P with velocity
m
u = 10√3 along a direction perpendicular to plane OA. If the particle strikes plane OB
s

perpendicular at Q( Take g = 10 m/s2 )

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Q.11 The time of flight from P to Q is :-

(A) 5Sec. (B) 2sec (C) 1sec (D) None of these
Q12 The height h of point P from the ground is :-
(A) 10√3 m (B) 10 m (C) 5 m (D) 20 m
Q.13 A body of mass 10 kg is projected at an angle of 45∘ with the horizontal. The trajectory of the
body is observed to pass through a point (20,10). If T is the time of flight, then its momentum
T
vector, at time t = , is .[Take g = 10 m/s2 ]
√2

(A) 100î + (100√2 − 200)ĵ

(B) 100√2î + (100 − 200√2)ĵ
(C) 100î + (100 − 200√2)ĵ
(D) 100√2î + (100√2 − 200)ĵ
Q.14 A plane is inclined at an angle α = 30∘ with respect to the horizontal. A particle is projected with
a speed u = 2 m s −1, from the base of the plane, making an angle θ = 15∘ with respect to the
plane as shown in the figure. The distance from the base, at which the particle hits the plane is
close to (Take g = 10 m s −2 )
(A) 26 cm
(B) 20 cm
(C) 14 cm
(D) 18 cm
Q.15 A shell is fired from a fixed artillery gun with an initial speed u such that it hits the target on the
ground at a distance R from it. If t1 and t 2 are the values of the time taken by it to hit the target
in two possible ways, the product t1 t 2 is
(A) R/g (B) R/4g (C) R/2g (D) 2R/g
Q.16 The trajectory of a projectile near the surface of the earth is given as y = 2x − 9x 2 . If it were
launched at an angle θ0 with speed v0 then (g = 10 m s−2 )
1 5 1 5
(a) θ0 = cos −1 ⁡ ( ) and v0 = 3 m s−1 (b) θ0 = sin−1 ⁡ ( ) and v0 = 3 m s −1 :
√5 √5
2 3 2 3
(c) θ0 = cos−1 ⁡ ( ) and v0 = 5 m s −1 (d) θ0 = sin−1 ⁡ ( ) and v0 = 5 m s −1
√5 √5

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Q.17 If the initial velocity in horizontal direction of a projectile is unit vector î and the equation of
trajectory is y = 5x(1 − x). The y component vector of the initial velocity is (Take g = 10 m/s 2 )
Q.18 A ball whose kinetic energy is E, is projected at an angle of 45∘ to the horizontal. The kinetic
energy of the ball at the highest point of its flight will be :
(A) E (B) E/√2 (C) E/2 (D) Zero
Q.19 A particle has an initial velocity of 3î + 4ĵ and an acceleration of 0.4î + 0.3ĵ. Its speed after
10 s is :
(A) 7√2 units (B) 7 units (C) 8.5 units (D) 10 units
Q.20 A particle is moving with velocity v
⃗ = K(yî + xĵ), where K is a constant. The general equation
for its path is :
(A) y = x 2 + constant (B) y 2 = x + constant
(C) xy = constant (D) y 2 = x 2 + constant
Q.21 A ball projected from ground at an angle of 45∘ just clears a wall in front. If point of projection
is 4 m from the foot of wall and ball strikes the ground at a distance of 6 m on the other side of
the wall, the height of the wall is :
(A) 4.4 m (B) 2.4 m (C) 3.6 m (D) 1.6 m
Q.22 The position of a projectile launched from the origin at t = 0 is given by r = (40î + 50ĵ)m at t = 2 s.
If the projectile was launched at an angle θ from the horizontal, then θ is : (take g = 10 ms−2 ):
2 3 7 4
(A) tan−1 ⁡ 3 (B)⁡tan−1 ⁡ 2 (C)⁡tan−1 ⁡ 4 (D)⁡tan−1 ⁡ 5

Q.23 The trajectory of a projectile near the surface of the earth is given as y = 2x − 9x 2 . If it were
launched at an angle θ0 with speed v0 then (g = 10 ms −2 ) :
1 5 1 5
(A) θ0 = cos−1 ⁡ ( ) and v0 = 3 ms−1 (B) θ0 = sin−1 ⁡ ( ) and v0 = 3 ms−1
√5 √5
2 3 2 3
(C) θ0 = sin−1 ⁡ ( ) and v0 = 5 ms −1 (D) θ0 = cos −1 ⁡ ( ) and v0 = 5 ms −1
√5 √5

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ANSWER KEY
1. 30 m 2. 4 3. tan⁡ θ: 1 4. tan⁡ θ = 4 or θ = tan−1 ⁡(4)
5. T1 T2 = 2R/g
6. 5√2 m/s 7. (B) 8. (i)61.25 m (ii) 75√3 m ≈ 130 m (iii) 5sec.
9. (C) 10. θ = 60∘ , 2 m/s 11. (B) 12. (C) 13. (D)
14. (B) 15. (D) 16. (A) 17. (5) 18. (C) 19. (A)
20. (D) 21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (A)

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