TOPIC-PROJECTILE MOTION CAREER POINT PHYSICS DPP N0-11

R away. The height from the bottom at which the

01. Three particles, A , B and C are projected from
the same point with same initial speeds making shell strikes the side walls of the cliff is-
angles 30, 45 and 60 respectively with the 1 gR 2
horizontal. Which of the following statement is (A) R tan
correct ?
2 v 20 cos 2
(A) A, B and C have equal ranges
1 gR 2
(B) ranges of A and C are equal and less than (B) R tan
that of B 2 v 02
(C) ranges of A and C are equal and greater than
that of B 1 gR 2
(D) A, B and C have equal ranges (C) R sin
2 v 02 sin 2
02. If a man wants to hit a target, he should point his
rifle-
(A) higher than the target 1 gR2
(B) lower than the target (D) R tan +
2 v02
(C) in the direction of the target
(D) nothing can be said 08. A player kicks up a ball at an angle to the
03. The horizontal range covered by projectile is
horizontal. The horizontal range is maximum
proportional to
(A) its velocity when equals-
(B) square of its velocity (A) 30 (B) 45
(C) sine of the angle of projection (C) 60 (D) 90
(D) square of the sine of the angle of projection 09. The angle of projection of a body is 15 . The
04. The horizontal range for projectile is given by other angle for which the range is the same as the
u 2 sin 2 u 2 sin 2 first one is equal to-
(A) (B)
g g (A) 30 (B) 45
u 2 sin 2 u 2 cos 2 (C) 60 (D) 75
(C) (D) 10. A particle is projected such that the horizontal
2g g
05. The maximum vertical height attained by a range and vertical height are the same. Then the
projectile is angle of projection is-
U 2 sin U 2 sin 2 (A) /4 (B) tan1 (4)
(A)
g
(B)
g (C) tan1 (1) (D) /3
11. A ball is thrown at an angle of 45 with the
U 2 sin 2 U 2 sin 2
(C) (D) horizontal with kinetic energy E. The kinetic
2g 2g energy at the highest point during the flight is-
06. Equation of motion of a projectile is (A) Zero (B) E/2
gx 2 (C) E (D) (2)1/2E
(A) y = x tan 12. A ball is thrown with initial energy 100J at an
2u 2 cos 2
angle to the horizontal . If its energy at the top
gx 2
(B) y = x tan + becomes 30 J then angle of projection-
2u 2 cos 2 (A) = 45 (B) = 30
gx 2 (C) = cos1(3/10). (D) = cos1(3/10)1/2
(C) y = x sin 2
2u cos 13. The horizontal and vertical distances travelled
gx 2 by a particle in time t are given by x = 6t and
(D) y = x sin +
2u 2 cos 2 y = 8t 5t2. If g = 10 m/sec2 , then the initial
07. A cannon on a level plane is aimed at an angle velocity of the particle is-
above the horizontal and a shell is fired with a (A) 8 m/sec (B) 10 m/sec
(C) 5 m/sec (D) zero
muzzle velocity v towards a vertical cliff a distance
14. A body is thrown with a velocity of 9.8 m/s
making an angle of 30 with the horizontal. It 1
(A) mv 2 (B)
mv
will hit the ground after a time- 2
(A) 3 s (B) 2 s (C) Zero (D) 2 mv
(C) 1.5 s (D) 1 s 21. The kinetic energy of a projectile at the highest
15. The maximum range of a projectile is 22 m. When point is-
it is thrown at an angle of 15 with the horizontal, (A) Zero
its range will be-
(B) Maximum
(A) 22 m (B) 6 m
(C) Minimum
(C) 15 m (D) 11 m
16. A boy throws a ball with a velocity v0 at an (D) Equal to total energy
angle to the horizontal. At the same instant he 22. The equation of a projectile is
starts running with uniform velocity to catch the gx 2
ball before it hits the ground . To achieve this, he y= 3x . The angle of projection is-
2
should run with a velocity of- (A) 30 (B) 60
(A) v0 cos (B) v0 sin (C) 45 (D) None
(C) v0 tan (D v 02 tan 5x 2
23. The equation of projectile is y = 16x .
17. The maximum range of a gun on a horizontal 4
terrain is 16 km. If g = 10 m/sec2 , the muzzle The horizontal range is-
velocity of the shell must be- (A) 16 m (B) 8 m
(A) 400 m/sec (B) 160 10 m/sec (C) 3.2 m (D) 12.8 m
24. The velocity at the maximum height of projectile
(C) 1600 m/sec (D) 200 2 m/sec is half of its initial velocity u. Its range on
18. The range of the particle which is projected at an horizontal plane is-
angle of 15 is 1.5 km. What will be the range 2u 2
for an angle of projection 45 (A) H
3g V
(A) 0.5 km (B) 1.5 km 2
3u
(C) 2.5 km (D) 3 km (B)
g 30
19. A body is projected at an angle with horizontal.
2
Another body is projected with the same velocity 3u v
(C)
at an angle with the vertical. The ratio of the 2g
time of flights is- u2 O A
(D)
(A) 1:1 (B) tan2 :1 3g
(C) 1 : cot (D) tan 2 : 1 25. A cannon ball has a range R on a horizontal plane.
20. A projectile of mass m is fired with velocity v If h and h' are the greatest heights in the two
from the point P at an angle 45 with the horizon. paths for which this is possible, then-
The magnitude of change in momentum when it 4h
(A) R = 4 ( hh ' ) (B) R =
passes through the point Q on the same horizontal h'
line on which P lies
(C) R = 4 h h' (D) R = hh '
is-

45
P Q

Answer keys
01.(B) 02.(A) 03.(B) 04.(B) 05.(D) 06.(A) 07.(A)
08.(B) 09.(D) 10.(B) 11.(B) 12.(D) 13.(B) 14.(D)
15.(D) 16.(A) 17.(A) 18.(D) 19.(C) 20.(A) 21.(C)
22.(B) 23.(D) 24.(C) 25.(A)