Kinematics-5 (Projectile-1)

1. The maximum range of a gun on horizontal terrain is 16 km. If g = 10 m / s 2 . What must be the muzzle velocity of
the shell
(a) 200 m/s (b) 400 m/s
(c) 100 m/s (d) 50 m/s
2. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity of 600 km/h at a height of 1960 m. When it is vertically at a point
A on the ground, a bomb is released from it. The bomb strikes the ground at point B. The distance AB is
(a) 1200 m (b) 0.33 km
(c) 3.33 km (d) 33 km
3. An aeroplane flying 490 m above ground level at 100 m/s, releases a block. How far on ground will it strike
(a) 0.1 km (b) 1 km
(c) 2 km (d) None
4. A body is thrown horizontally from the top of a tower of height 5 m. It touches the ground at a distance of 10 m
from the foot of the tower. The initial velocity of the body is (g = 10 ms–2)
(a) 2.5 ms–1 (b) 5 ms–1
(c) 10 ms–1 (d) 20 ms–1
5. An aeroplane moving horizontally with a speed of 720 km/h drops a food pocket, while flying at a height of 396.9
m. the time taken by a food pocket to reach the ground and its horizontal range is (Take g = 9.8 m/sec2)
(a) 3 sec and 2000 m (b) 5 sec and 500 m
(c) 8 sec and 1500 m (d) 9 sec and 1800 m
6. At the height 80 m, an aeroplane is moving with 150 m/s. A bomb is dropped from it so as to hit a target. At what
distance from the target should the bomb be dropped (given g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 605.3 m (b) 600 m
(c) 80 m (d) 230 m
7. 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  
5 5
(c) tan −1 (1) (d) tan −1 (5)
8. A projectile fired with initial velocity u at some angle  has a range R . If the initial velocity be doubled at the same
angle of projection, then the range will be
(a) 2 R (b) R / 2
(c) R (d) 4 R
9. The range of a projectile for a given initial velocity is maximum when the angle of projection is 45 o . The range will
be minimum, if the angle of projection is
(a) 90 o (b) 180 o
(c) 60 o (d) 75 o
10. The angle of projection at which the horizontal range and maximum height of projectile are equal is
(a) 45 o (b)  = tan −1 (0.25 )
(c)  = tan −1 4 or ( = 76 ) (d) 60 o
11. The height y and the distance x along the horizontal plane of a projectile on a certain planet (with no surrounding
atmosphere) are given by y = (8 t − 5 t 2 ) meter and x = 6 t meter, where t is in second. The velocity with which the
projectile is projected is
(a) 8 m/sec
(b) 6 m/sec
(c) 10 m/sec
(d) Not obtainable from the data
12. The range of a particle when launched at an angle of 15 o with the horizontal is 1.5 km. What is the range of the
projectile when launched at an angle of 45 o to the horizontal
(a) 1.5 km (b) 3.0 km
(c) 6.0 km (d) 0.75 km
13. A cricketer hits a ball with a velocity 25 m / s at 60 o above the horizontal. How far above the ground it passes over
a fielder 50 m from the bat (assume the ball is struck very close to the ground)
(a) 8.2 m (b) 9.0 m
(c) 11.6 m (d) 12.7 m
14. A stone is projected from the ground with velocity 25 m / s . Two seconds later, it just clears a wall 5 m high. The
angle of projection of the stone is (g = 10 m / sec 2 )
(a) 30 o (b) 45 o
(c) 50 .2 o (d) 60 o
15. A projectile thrown with a speed v at an angle  has a range R on the surface of earth. For same v and  , its
range on the surface of moon will be
(a) R / 6 (b) 6 R
(c) R / 36 (d) 36 R
16. The greatest height to which a man can throw a stone is h . The greatest distance to which he can throw it, will be
h
(a) (b) h
2
(c) 2h (d) 3 h
17. The horizontal range is four times the maximum height attained by a projectile. The angle of projection is
(a) 90 o (b) 60 o
(c) 45 o (d) 30 o
18. A ball is projected with kinetic energy E at an angle of 45 o to the horizontal. At the highest point during its flight,
its kinetic energy will be
E
(a) Zero (b)
2
E
(c) (d) E
2
19. A football player throws a ball with a velocity of 50 metre/sec at an angle 30 degrees from the horizontal. The ball
remains in the air for (g = 10 m / s 2 )
(a) 2.5 sec (b) 1.25 sec
(c) 5 sec (d) 0.625 sec

20. Two bodies are projected with the same velocity. If one is projected at an angle of 30 o and the other at an angle
of 60 o to the horizontal, the ratio of the maximum heights reached is
(a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 3
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 2 : 1

ANSWER KEY

1-B 2-C 3-C 4-D 5-A 6-A 7-D 8-A 9-C 10-C

11-B 12-B 13-A 14-A 15-B 16-C 17-C 18-B 19-C 20-B
Hints And Solution (Kinematics-5)
u2
1. (b) R max = = 16  10 3  u = 400 m / s
g
2. (c) Horizontal displacement of the bomb
AB = Horizontal velocity × time available
2h 5 2  1960 2h 2  490
AB = u  = 600   = 3 .33 Km . (b) S = u  = 100  = 1000 m = 1 km
g 18 9.8 g 9 .8

2h 5
3. (c) S = u   10 = u 2   u = 10 m / s
g 10

2h 2  396 .9 ~
4. (d) t = = − 9 sec and u =720 km /hr =200 m /s
g 9 .8
 R = u  t = 200  9 = 1800 m
5. (a) The horizontal distance covered by bomb,
2h 2  80
BC = v H  = 150 = 660 m
g 10

A x

B C
 The distance of target from dropping point of bomb,
AC = AB 2 + BC 2 = (80 )2 + (600 )2 = 605 .3 m

6. (a) Horizontal component of velocity vx= 500 m/s

and vertical components u = 500 m/s
of velocity while striking
the ground.
vy = 0 + 10  10 = 100 m / s 500 m/s

 Angle with which it
strikes the ground. 100 m/s

v   100  1
 = tan −1  y  = tan −1   = tan −1  
 x
v  500  5

u 2 sin 2
7. (d) R =  R  u 2 . If initial velocity be doubled then range will become four times.
g
u 2 sin 2
8. (a) Range = ; when  = 90  , R = 0 i.e. the body will fall at the point of projection after completing one
g
dimensional motion under gravity.
9. (c) R = 4 H cot  .
dy dx
10. (c) v y = = 8 − 10 t , v x = =6
dt dt
dy
at the time of projection i.e. v y = = 8 and v x = 6
dt

 v = v x2 + v y2 = 6 2 + 8 2 = 10 m /s

u 2 sin(2  15 ) u 2
11. (b) R15  = = = 1 . 5 km
g 2g
 u 2 sin(2  45 ) u 2
12. (B) R45  = = = 1 .5  2 = 3 km
g g
13. (a) Horizontal component of velocity
v x = 25 cos 60  = 12 .5 m / s
Vertical component of velocity
v y = 25 sin 60  = 12 .5 3 m / s
Y

v = 25 m/s

y
60°
50 m A X
50
Time to cover 50 m distance t = = 4 sec
12 .5
The vertical height y is given by
1 2 1
y = vy t − gt = 12 . 5 3  4 −  9 . 8  16 = 8 . 2 m
2 2
1 2
14. (a) For vertical upward motion h = ut − gt
2
1
5 = (25 sin  )  2 −  10  (2)2
2
1
25 = 50 sin   sin  =   = 30 
2
u 2 sin 2
15. (b) Range is given by R =
g
g
On moon gm = . Hence Rm = 6 R
6
16. (c) For greatest height  = 90°
u 2 sin 2 (90 ) u 2
H max = = = h (given)
2g 2g
u 2 sin 2 2(45 ) u 2
R max = = = 2h
g g
17. (c) R = 4 H cot  , if R = 4H then cot  = 1   = 45 
E
18. (b) E' = E cos 2  = E cos 2 (45 ) =
2

2 u sin  2  50  sin 30
19. (c) Time of flight = = = 5s
g 10
u 2 sin 2  H sin 2 1 sin 2 30  1/4 1
20. (b) As H =  1 = = 2 = =
2g H2 sin  2 sin 60 3/4 3