Q.

A body is projected from ground with speed ‘u’ such that at top most point, its speed becomes half of its initial
speed. Find out:
(1) T (2) H (3) R
Q. Horizontal range of a projectile is 1000 m when it is projected at an angle 75o from horizontal, then find out its
range when it is projected at an angle 30o from horizontal with same speed.
Q. Maximum height of a projectile is 300m when it is projected at an angle 60o from horizontal. Find out maximum
height of this projectile when it is projected at an angle 30o from horizontal with same speed.
Q. A body is projected from ground such that its horizontal range is n times of maximum height attained, then find out
angle of projection.

Important

𝟐 𝒖𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽
R=
𝒈

𝒖𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐𝜽
H=
𝟐𝒈

𝑹 𝟒
=
𝑯 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜽

𝟒𝑯
tan𝜽 =
𝑹
Q.A particle is projected with speed v0 . Its range is twice of maximum height find range:-
 u same in all case
1. Angle of projection 𝜽 or (900 - 𝜽) from horizontal

2. Angle of projection 𝜽 from horizontal or 𝜽 from vertical

3. Angle of projection (450 + 𝜽) or (450 - 𝜽) from horizontal

 𝟐𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽 𝟐𝒖𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽 H2
T1 = T2 = =
𝒈 𝒈
H1

𝒖𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐𝜽 𝒖𝟐𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐𝜽
H1 = = H2 =
𝟐𝒈 𝟐𝒈

𝟐𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽
𝒖𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐𝜽 𝒖𝟐𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐𝜽
1. H1H2 = × 1 2 𝟐𝒖𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽
𝟐𝒈 𝟐𝒈 2. T T = ×
𝒈
𝑹𝟐 𝟐
T1 T 2 = 𝒈 R
H 1 H2 = 𝟒
𝒈
Q. Two ball A and B are projected from ground with same speed. Ball A is projected at an angle 𝜃 from Horizontal and
ball B is projected at angle 𝜃 from vertical. Then find out :
𝐓𝐀 𝐇𝐀 𝐑𝐀
𝟏 𝟐 𝟑
𝐓𝐁 𝐇𝐁 𝐑𝐁
 H1 = H2

T1 = T2

u1sin𝜽𝟏 = u2sin𝜽𝟐 𝒖𝟏 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽𝟐

𝒖𝟐 = 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽𝟏

𝑹𝟏 𝒖𝟏𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽𝟏× 𝑻𝟏
=
𝑹𝟐 𝒖𝟐 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽𝟐 × 𝑻𝟐

𝑹𝟏 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜽𝟐
=
𝑹𝟐 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜽𝟏
Q. In the given figure both particles are projected simultaneously. If both collide in air find 𝒖𝟏
𝒖𝟐

u1
u1sin𝜽

u2
60 0

For collision their vertical componants of velocity should be same and the horizontal componants should
be sufficiently large to cover the separation between them
Q. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with speed u at an altitude of h . At the instant when it is just above a
canon, a shell is fired to hit the plane at an angle 𝜽 from horizontal. Shell has sufficient value of vertical
component of velocity to attain height h. find speed of projection of the shell:-

Horizontal component of velocity of

shell should be equal to the speed
of the aeroplane
Q.A shell is fired vertically upwards with a velocity v1 from the deck of a ship moving with
a speed v2 . A person on the shore observes the motion of the shell as a parabola . Its
horizontal range is given by :-

v1

v2
Q. A body is projected from ground at angle 𝜃 from horizontal with speed u if mass of body is 'm’ then find out

Change in momentum u u cos𝜽

O to A u sin𝜽
A

O to B B u cos𝜽
O u cos𝜽
- u sin𝜽
Change in velocity Change in speed
O to A O to B O to A O to B
 𝟏
At O = 𝟐 𝒎 𝒖𝟐
u u cos𝜽
𝟏 u sin𝜽
At A = 𝒎 𝒖𝟐 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝜽 A
𝟐

𝟏
At B = 𝒎 𝒖𝟐 B
𝟐 u cos𝜽
O u cos𝜽
Change in KE
O
O to A - u sin𝜽
𝟏 𝟏
∆𝑲𝑬 = 𝒎 𝒖𝟐 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝜽 − 𝒎 𝒖𝟐 𝟏 O to B
𝟐 𝟐 Loss in KE = 𝒎 𝒖𝟐 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝜽
𝟐
𝟏
∆𝑲𝑬 = 𝒎 𝒖𝟐(𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐𝜽 − 𝟏) 𝟏 ∆𝑲𝑬 = 𝟏 𝒎 𝒖𝟐 - 𝟏 𝒎 𝒖𝟐
𝟐 𝟐
Gain in PE = 𝒎 𝒖𝟐 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐𝜽
𝟐
𝟏 𝟐
∆𝑲𝑬 = − 𝒎 𝒖𝟐(𝟏 −
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐𝟐𝜽) ∆𝑲𝑬 = 0
X = ucos𝜽 × t
u u cos𝜽
X
t= u sin𝜽
ucos𝜽 A

y
𝟏
y = 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝜃 𝐭 − 𝐠𝐭 𝟐 B u cos𝜽
𝟐
O u cos𝜽
𝟐
X 𝟏 X x - u sin𝜽
y= −
ucos𝜽 𝟐 ucos𝜽
𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝜃
𝐱
𝐠 𝐲 = 𝐱 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝜃 𝟏−
𝐲 = 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝜃 𝐱 𝟐
𝐑
− 𝟐𝐮𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝟐 𝜃 𝐱
 𝟏
Q. The equation of trajectory of a projectile is given by y = x – x2 here a and b are constant than find out :
𝟏𝟔
(distances are in metre and time in second)

(1) angle of projection (2) Horizontal range

Q. Equation for path of a particle is given by 𝐲 = 𝟑𝐱 − 𝟓𝐱 𝟐 . Then find:

1. 𝜃 2. R 3. u 4. H 5. T
Q. A particle is projected at an angle 450 from horizontal. It just clears a wall 4m away from the point of
projection and falls on the ground on the other side 8m away from the wall find the height of the wall :-

450
4m 8m
Q. A projectile is fired at an angle of 450 with the horizontal. Elevation angle of the projectile at its
highest point as seen from the point of projection is :-

𝒚
tan∅ =
𝒙
𝟏 𝟐 𝟏
𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽 𝒕 −𝟐𝒈𝒕 𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽 − 𝒈𝒕
y tan∅ =
= 𝟐
∅ 𝒖𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽 𝒕 𝒖𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽

x
 �
X direction Y direction
�
observer uy = 0
u 𝒊 uX = u i

ax = 0 a y = g(−j)
Vx = u v X = uX = u v y = gt(−j)
H
�
� i x = ut i y = 21 gt2(−j)
v
vy
At time t,
Vx = u
v= u i−
(gt)j
vy
vy v
gt
On ground v = 𝒖𝟐 + 𝟐𝒈𝑯 tanα = =−
vX u
 observer 1 2
u r→ = ut i
2
− ( gt )j

Vx = u
H
�
�
vy
Q. A body is projected horizontally from top of tower with speed 30m/s, then after 2 seconds find out:
(1) Displacement vector (2) Velocity Vector
Q. A body is projected horizontally from top of tower of height 80 m, with speed 30m/s, then find the velocity and
angle at which it hits the ground.
 o Time of flight Horizontal Range
u
𝟏
- H = 0 - 𝒈𝑻𝟐
𝟐 R=u×T
𝟏
H= 𝒈𝑻𝟐
H 𝟐

𝟐𝑯 𝟐𝑯
𝑻= R=u×
𝒈 𝒈
Q. A body is projected horizontally from top of the tower of height 490 meter with speed 98 m/s. Then find out:
(1) Time of flight (2) range
 Q. An aeroplane is flying horizontally at height of 4500 m with speed 50m/s, an bomb is released from it find out:
(1) Time taken by bomb to reach on ground
(2) Horizontal distance covered by bomb when it reaches on ground (Range).

Since horizontal velocity of the bomb and aeroplane are equal so

bomb will be always below the aeroplane before hitting the ground