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9709_m17_qp_52
1 A small ball is projected with speed 15 m s−1 at an angle of 60Å above the horizontal. Find the distance
from the point of projection of the ball at the instant when it is travelling horizontally. [5]
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3 A particle P is projected with speed 20 m s−1 at an angle of 60Å below the horizontal, from a point O
which is 30 m above horizontal ground.
(i) Calculate the time taken by P to reach the ground. [3]
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(ii) Calculate the speed and direction of motion of P immediately before it reaches the ground. [4]
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9709_s17_qp_51
1 A particle is projected with speed 20 m s−1 at an angle of 60Å above the horizontal. Calculate the time
after projection when the particle is descending at an angle of 40Å below the horizontal. [4]
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4 A particle is projected from a point O on horizontal ground. The initial components of the velocity of
the particle are 10 m s−1 horizontally and 15 m s−1 vertically. At time t s after projection, the horizontal
and vertically upwards displacements of the particle from O are x m and y m respectively.
(i) Express x and y in terms of t, and hence find the equation of the trajectory of the particle. [4]
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The horizontal ground is at the top of a vertical cliff. The point O is at a distance d m from the edge of
the cliff. The particle is projected towards the edge of the cliff and does not strike the ground before
it passes over the edge of the cliff.
(ii) Show that d is less than 30. [2]
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(iii) Find the value of x when the particle is 14 m below the level of O. [2]
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2 A small ball is projected from a point 1.5 m above horizontal ground. At a point 9 m above the ground
the ball is travelling at 45Å above the horizontal and its velocity is 4 m s−1 . Find the angle of projection
of the ball. [4]
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4 A particle P is projected with speed 25 m s−1 at an angle of 30Å above the horizontal from a point O
on horizontal ground. At time t s after projection the horizontal and vertically upwards displacements
of P from O are x m and y m respectively.
(i) Express x and y in terms of t and hence show that the equation of the trajectory of P is
x 4x2
y= − . [4]
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(ii) Find the horizontal distance between the two points at which P is 5 m above the ground. [3]
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2 An object is projected with speed 15 m s−1 at an angle of 35° above the horizontal from a point on
horizontal ground. Find the speed and direction of motion of the object at time 2 s after the instant of
projection. [5]
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4 A particle P is projected from a point O on horizontal ground. At the instant t s after projection,
the horizontal and vertically upwards displacements of P from O are x m and y m respectively. The
equation of the trajectory of P is y = 3x − 0.05x2 .
(i) Find the angle of projection and the initial speed of P. [3]
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(ii) Find the coordinates of P at the instant when OP makes an angle of 45° with the horizontal. [2]
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(iii) For the instant when P is at its greatest height above the ground, calculate this height and the
corresponding value of t. [4]
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1 A small ball B is projected from a point O on horizontal ground. The initial velocity of B has horizontal
and vertically upwards components of 18 m s−1 and 25 m s−1 respectively. For the instant 4 s after
projection, find the speed and direction of motion of B. [4]
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4 A small object is projected from a point O with speed V m s−1 at an angle of 45° above the horizontal.
At time t s after projection, the horizontal and vertically upwards displacements of the object from O
are x m and y m respectively.
(i) Express x and y in terms of t, and hence find the equation of the path. [4]
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The object passes through the point with coordinates 24, 18.
(ii) Find V . [2]
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(iii) The object passes through two points which are 22.5 m above the level of O. Find the values of
x for these points. [3]
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1 A small ball B is projected with speed 30 m s−1 at an angle of 60° to the horizontal from a point on
horizontal ground. Find the time after projection when the speed of B is 25 m s−1 for the second time.
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A small object is projected with speed 24 m s−1 from a point O at the foot of a plane inclined at 45° to
the horizontal. The angle of projection of the object is 15° above a line of greatest slope of the plane
(see diagram). At time t s after projection, the horizontal and vertically upwards displacements of the
object from O are x m and y m respectively.
(i) Express x and y in terms of t, and hence find the value of t for the instant when the object strikes
the plane. [4]
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(ii) Express the vertical height of the object above the plane in terms of t and hence find the greatest
vertical height of the object above the plane. [5]
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1 A particle is projected with speed 24 m s−1 at an angle of 30Å above the horizontal. Find the speed and
direction of motion of the particle at the instant 4 s after projection. [5]
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3 A small ball is projected from a point O on horizontal ground. At time t s after projection the horizontal
and vertically upwards displacements of the ball from O are x m and y m respectively, where x = 4t
and y = 6t − 5t2 .
(i) Find the equation of the trajectory of the ball. [2]
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(ii) Hence or otherwise calculate the angle of projection of the ball and its initial speed. [4]
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2 A particle is projected with speed V m s−1 at an angle of 1Å above the horizontal. At the instant 4 s after
projection the speed of the particle is 16 m s−1 and its direction of motion is 30Å above the horizontal.
Find V and 1. [5]
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4 A small ball is projected with speed 25 m s−1 at an angle of 30Å above the horizontal from a point O
on horizontal ground. At time t s after projection the horizontal and vertically upwards displacements
of the ball from O are x m and y m respectively.
(i) Express x and y in terms of t and hence find the equation of the trajectory of the ball. [4]
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(ii) Find x for the position of the ball when its path makes an angle of 15Å below the horizontal. [4]
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2 A particle is projected from a point on horizontal ground with speed 15 m s−1 at an angle of 1Å above
the horizontal. The particle strikes the ground 2 s after projection.
(i) Find 1. [2]
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(ii) Calculate the time after projection at which the direction of motion of the particle is 20Å below
the horizontal. [4]
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4 A small ball B is projected with speed 30 m s−1 at an angle of 60Å above the horizontal from a point O.
At time t s after projection the horizontal and vertically upwards displacements of B from O are x m
and y m respectively.
(i) Express x and y in terms of t and hence find the equation of the trajectory of the ball. [4]
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(ii) Find the value of x for which OB makes an angle of 45Å above the horizontal. [3]
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1 A particle P is projected with speed u at an angle of 30° above the horizontal from a point O on a
horizontal plane and moves freely under gravity. The particle reaches its greatest height at time T after
projection.
Find, in terms of u, the speed of P at time 23 T after projection. [5]
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5 A particle P is projected with speed u at an angle a above the horizontal from a point O on a horizontal
plane and moves freely under gravity. The horizontal and vertical displacements of P from O at a
subsequent time t are denoted by x and y respectively.
(a) Derive the equation of the trajectory of P in the form

gx 2 2
y = x tan a - 2 sec a . [3]
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The point Q is the highest point on the trajectory of P in the case where a = 45° .
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(b) Show that the x-coordinate of Q is . [3]
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(c) Find the other value of a for which P would pass through the point Q. [4]
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7 A particle P is projected from a point O on a horizontal plane and moves freely under gravity. The
initial velocity of P is 100 m s -1 at an angle i above the horizontal, where tan i = 43 . The two times at
which P’s height above the plane is H m differ by 10 s.
(a) Find the value of H. [5]
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(b) Find the magnitude and direction of the velocity of P one second before it strikes the plane. [4]
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speed is u m s -1 and its angle of projection is sin -1 ( 45 ) above the horizontal. At time 8 s after projection,
P is at the point A. At time 32 s after projection, P is at the point B. The direction of motion of P at B is
perpendicular to its direction of motion at A.
Find the value of u. [7]
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7 Particles P and Q are projected in the same vertical plane from a point O at the top of a cliff. The
height of the cliff exceeds 50 m. Both particles move freely under gravity. Particle P is projected with
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speed 2 ms
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at an angle a above the horizontal, where tan a = 43 . Particle Q is projected with speed
ums -1
at an angle b above the horizontal, where tan b = 12 . Particle Q is projected one second after the
projection of particle P. The particles collide T s after the projection of particle Q.
(a) Write down expressions, in terms of T, for the horizontal displacements of P and Q from O when
they collide and hence show that 4uT = 21 5 (T + 1) . [4]
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(b) Find the value of T. [4]
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(c) Find the horizontal and vertical displacements of the particles from O when they collide. [3]
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7 A particle P is projected with speed V m s -1 at an angle 75° above the horizontal from a point O on a
horizontal plane. It then moves freely under gravity.
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(a) Show that the total time of flight, in seconds, is sin 75°. [2]
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A smooth vertical barrier is now inserted with its lower end on the plane at a distance 15 m from O. The
particle is projected as before but now strikes the barrier, rebounds and returns to O. The coefficient of
restitution between the barrier and the particle is 35 .
(b) Explain why the total time of flight is unchanged. [1]
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(c) Find an expression for V in terms of g. [7]
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