11
th
JEE PHYSICS
Projectile Motion
VIDYAPEETH
SELECTION HOGA YAHIN SE
2
VIDYAPEETH
Projectile Motion
DPP-1 [General 2-D Motion]
1.
The position vector of an object at any time t is given by
2
ˆ ˆ ˆ
3t i 6tj k
+ +
. Its velocity along y-axis has the magnitude (A) 6t (B) 6 (C) 0 (D) 9
2.
If a body is moving uniformly on a circle with speed v, then the magnitude of change in its velocity when it has turned by an angle
is (A) 2v cos
( )
2
(B) 2v cos
(C) 2v sin
(D) 2v sin
( )
2
3.
The magnitude of the force acting on a particle of mass
m
during its motion in
x
-
y
plane according to the
x
=
a
sin
t
,
y
=
b
cos
t
, where
a
,
b
and
are constants. (A)
2 2 2
m x y
+
(B)
2 2
m x y
+
(C)
( )
2 2
m x y
+
(D)
( )
2
m x y
+
4.
The coordinates of a moving particle at any time '
t
' are given by
x
=
t
3
and
y
=
t
3
. The speed of the particle at time '
t
' is given by (A)
2 2 2
t
+
(B)
2 2
+
(C)
2 2
3t
+
(D)
2 2 2
3t
+
5.
The position of a particle changes according to the equation
( )
2
ˆ ˆr 2i – 4t j m.
=
Which of following is not correct? (A)
ˆv –8tj
=
(B)
2
ˆ
s 4t j
=
(C)
ˆa –8j
=
(D) None of these
6.
A particle of mass 10 kg moves in
x
-
y
plane such that its position is given by (3 sin
t
, 4 cos
t
). where
t
is the time find (A) its momentum vector at time
t
=
sec. (B) net force acting on it at this time
7.
If a particle travels in 2-D with velocity given as
ˆ ˆ
v 4ti 5j
= +
, then the path of particle will look like, (A)
yx
(B)
yx
(C)
yx
(D) None of these
8.
Assertion:
Path of projected ball becomes parabolic in gravitational field (
90°).
Reason:
Gravitational force always act perpendicular to velocity during the motion. (A) If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. (B) If both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion. (C) If Assertion is True but the Reason is False. (D) If both Assertion & Reason are False.
9.
A particle moves on the
xy
-plane such that its position vector is given by
2 3
ˆ ˆr 2t i – t j.
=
The equation of trajectory of the particle is given by (A) 3
x
2
+ 16
y
= 0 (B)
4/3
3x4y 02
+ =
(C)
3/2
xy 02
+ =
(D) None of these
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10.
A body of mass 1 kg moves in
x
-
y
plane such that its position vector is given by
( ) ( )
ˆ ˆ
r sin t i cos t j
= +
(A) Find its equation of trajectory. (B) Find the velocity of the particle at the initial time. (C) Find the component of its acceleration in the direction of velocity at time
t
. (D) Find angle between velocity vector and acceleration vector at time
t
.
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DPP-2 [Basic Projectile Motion (Ground to Ground)]
1.
A ball is thrown upward and it returns to ground describing a parabolic path. Which of the following remains constant throughout the motion? (A) kinetic energy of the ball (B) speed of the ball (C) horizontal component of velocity (D) vertical component of velocity
2.
At the top of the trajectory of a projectile the direction of its velocity and acceleration are- (A) Parallel to each other (B) inclined at an angle of 45° to the horizontal (C) Perpendicular to each other (D) None of the above statement is correct
3.
A particle is projected from a horizontal plane (x-z plane) such that its velocity vector at time t is given by
ˆ ˆ
V ai (b ct)j
= + −
. Its range on the horizontal plane is given by: (A)
bac
(B)
2bac
(C)
3bac
(D) None
4.
Trajectories of two projectiles are shown in figure. Let T
1
and T
2
be the time of flight and u
1
and u
2
their speeds of projection. Then (A) T
2
> T
1
(B) T
1
= T
2
(C) Both (B) and (D) (D) u
1
< u
2
5.
A particle is projected from the ground with velocity
u
at angle
with horizontal. The horizontal range, maximum height and time of flight are
R
,
H
and
T
respectively. They are given by,
2
u sin2R ,g
=
2 2
u sinH2g
=
and
2usinTg
=
. Now keeping
u
as fixed,
is varied from 30° to 60°. Then, (A)
R
will first increase then decrease,
H
will increase and,
T
will decrease (B)
R
will first increase then decrease while
H
and
T
both will increase (C)
R
will decrease while
H
and
T
will increase (D)
R
will increase while
H
and
T
will increase
6.
The time of flight of projectile is 10 second and its range is 500 m. The maximum height reached by it will be (g = 10 m/s
2
)- (A) 25 m (B) 50 m (C) 82 m (D) 125 m
7.
A projectile is thrown with an initial velocity of
ˆ ˆ
v ai bj
= +
. If range of the projectile is double the maximum height attained by it then: (A)
a
= 2
b
(B)
b
=
a
(C)
b
= 2
a
(D)
b
= 4
a
8.
Assertion:
In projectile motion, when horizontal range is n times the maximum height, the
angle of projection is given by
4tann
=
Reason:
In the case of horizontal projection the vertical velocity increases with time. (A) If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. (B) If both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion. (C) If Assertion is True but the Reason is False. (D) If both Assertion & Reason are False.
9.
A
ball is hit by a batsman at an angle of 37° as shown in figure. The man standing at
P
should run at what minimum velocity(in m/s) so that he catches the ball before it strikes the ground. Assume that height of man is negligible in comparison to maximum height of projectile.
10.
If the time of flight of a bullet over a horizontal range
R
is
T
, then the angle of projection with horizontal is (A)
21
gTtan2R
−
(B)
21
2R tangT
−
(C)
12
2R tang T
−
(D)
1
2R tangT
−