DPP

MOTION IN A Plane

PROJECTILE MOTION (d) On a zig-zag path as seen by pilot in the

plane

1. The maximum range of a gun on horizontal 5. A bomb is dropped from an aeroplane moving
terrain is 16 km. If g = 10 m / s 2 . What must be horizontally at constant speed. When air
the muzzle velocity of the shell resistance is taken into consideration, the
(a) 200 m/s (b) 400 m/s bomb

(c) 100 m/s (d) 50 m/s

(a) Falls to earth exactly below the aeroplane

2. A stone is just released from the window of a (b) Fall to earth behind the aeroplane
train moving along a horizontal straight track. (c) Falls to earth ahead of the aeroplane
The stone will hit the ground following (d) Flies with the aeroplane
(a) Straight path (b) Circular path
(c) Parabolic path (d) Hyperbolic path 6. A man projects a coin upwards from the gate
of a uniformly moving train. The path of coin
3. A bullet is dropped from the same height when for the man will be
another bullet is fired horizontally. They will hit (a) Parabolic
the ground (b) Inclined straight line
(a) One after the other (b) Simultaneously (c) Vertical straight line
(c) Depends on the observer (d) Horizontal straight line
(d) None of the above
7. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a
4. An aeroplane is flying at a constant horizontal velocity of 600 km/h at a height of 1960 m.
velocity of 600 km/hr at an elevation of 6 km When it is vertically at a point A on the ground,
towards a point directly above the target on a bomb is released from it. The bomb strikes
the earth's surface. At an appropriate time, the the ground at point B. The distance AB is
pilot releases a ball so that it strikes the target
at the earth. The ball will appear to be falling
(a) 1200 m (b) 0.33 km
(a) On a parabolic path as seen by pilot in the
(c) 3.33 km (d) 33 km
plane
(b) Vertically along a straight path as seen by
8. A ball is rolled off the edge of a horizontal table
an observer on the ground near the target
at a speed of 4 m/second. It hits the ground
(c) On a parabolic path as seen by an
after 0.4 second. Which statement given
observer on the ground near the target
below is true
 (a) It hits the ground at a horizontal distance (c) Particle (A) will reach at ground first with
1.6 m from the edge of the table respect to particle (B)
(b) The speed with which it hits the ground is (d) Particle (B) will reach at ground first with
4.0 m/second respect to particle (A)
(c) Height of the table is 0.8 m
(d) It hits the ground at an angle of 60o to the 13. A particle moves in a plane with constant
horizontal acceleration in a direction different from the
initial velocity. The path of the particle will be
(a) A straight line
9. An aeroplane flying 490 m above ground level
at 100 m/s, releases a block. How far on (b) An arc of a circle
ground will it strike (c) A parabola
(d) An ellipse
(a) 0.1 km (b) 1 km
14. At the height 80 m, an aeroplane is moving
(c) 2 km (d) None
with 150 m/s. A bomb is dropped from it so as
to hit a target. At what distance from the target
10. A body is thrown horizontally from the top of a should the bomb be dropped (given g = 10
tower of height 5 m. It touches the ground at m/s2)
a distance of 10 m from the foot of the tower. (a) 605.3 m
The initial velocity of the body is (g = 10 ms–2)
(b) 600 m
(c) 80 m
(a) 2.5 ms–1 (b) 5 ms–1 (d) 230 m
(c) 10 ms–1 (d) 20 ms–1
15. A bomber plane moves horizontally with a
11. An aeroplane moving horizontally with a speed speed of 500 m/s and a bomb released from it,
of 720 km/h drops a food pocket, while flying strikes the ground in 10 sec. Angle at which it
at a height of 396.9 m. the time taken by a strikes the ground will be (g = 10 m / s 2 )
food pocket to reach the ground and its
horizontal range is (Take g = 9.8 m/sec2) 1
(a) tan −1  
(a) 3 sec and 2000 m (b) 5 sec and 500 m 5

(c) 8 sec and 1500 m (d) 9 sec and 1800 m 1

(b) tan  
5
(c) tan −1 (1)
12. A particle (A) is dropped from a height and
(d) tan −1 (5)
another particle (B) is thrown in horizontal
direction with speed of 5 m/sec from the same
height. The correct statement is 16. A large number of bullets are fired in all
(a) Both particles will reach at ground directions with same speed v . What is the
simultaneously maximum area on the ground on which these
bullets will spread
(b) Both particles will reach at ground with
v2 v4
same speed (a)  (b) 
g g2
 v4 v2 6. A ball is thrown upwards and it returns to
(c) 2 2
(d) 2
g g2 ground describing a parabolic path. Which of
the following remains constant
OBLIQUE PROJECTILE
(a) Kinetic energy of the ball
MOTION
(b) Speed of the ball
1. A projectile fired with initial velocity u at some (c) Horizontal component of velocity
angle  has a range R . If the initial velocity be (d) Vertical component of velocity
doubled at the same angle of projection, then
the range will be 7. At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the
(a) 2 R (b) R / 2 directions of its velocity and acceleration are
(c) R (d) 4R (a) Perpendicular to each other
(b) Parallel to each other
2. If the initial velocity of a projectile be doubled, (c) Inclined to each other at an angle of 45 o
keeping the angle of projection same, the (d) Antiparallel to each other
maximum height reached by it will
(a) Remain the same (b) Be doubled 8. An object is thrown along a direction inclined
(c) Be quadrupled (d) Be halved at an angle of 45 o with the horizontal direction.
The horizontal range of the particle is equal to
3. In the motion of a projectile freely under
gravity, its (a) Vertical height
(a) Total energy is conserved (b) Twice the vertical height
(b) Momentum is conserved (c) Thrice the vertical height
(c) Energy and momentum both are conserved (d) Four times the vertical height
(d) None is conserved
4. The range of a projectile for a given initial 9. The height y and the distance x along the
velocity is maximum when the angle of horizontal plane of a projectile on a certain
projection is 45 o . The range will be minimum, planet (with no surrounding atmosphere) are
if the angle of projection is given by y = (8 t − 5 t 2 ) meter and x = 6 t meter,
(a) 90 o (b) 180 o where t is in second. The velocity with which
(c) 60 o (d) 75 o the projectile is projected is
(a) 8 m/sec
5. The angle of projection at which the horizontal (b) 6 m/sec
range and maximum height of projectile are (c) 10 m/sec
equal is (d) Not obtainable from the data
−1
(a) 45 o
(b)  = tan (0 .25 )
(c)  = tan −1 4 or ( = 76 ) (d) 60 o 10. Referring to above question, the angle with the
horizontal at which the projectile was
projected is
(a) tan −1 (3 / 4 )
 (b) tan −1 (4 / 3) (c) 1 : 1 (d) 2 : 3
(c) sin−1 (3 / 4 )

(d) Not obtainable from the given data 16. 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
11. Referring to the above two questions, the
moon will be
acceleration due to gravity is given by
(a) R/6 (b) 6R

(a) 10 m / sec 2 (b) 5m / sec 2 (c) R / 36 (d) 36 R

(c) 20 m / sec 2 (d) 2 . 5 m / sec 2

17. The greatest height to which a man can throw
a stone is h . The greatest distance to which he
12. The range of a particle when launched at an
can throw it, will be
angle of 15 o with the horizontal is 1.5 km. What
h
is the range of the projectile when launched at (a) (b) h
2
an angle of 45 o to the horizontal (c) 2h (d) 3h

(a) 1.5 km (b) 3.0 km

18. The horizontal range is four times the
(c) 6.0 km (d) 0.75 km maximum height attained by a projectile. The
angle of projection is
13. A cricketer hits a ball with a velocity 25 m / s at (a) 90 o (b) 60 o
60 o above the horizontal. How far above the (c) 45 o (d) 30 o
ground it passes over a fielder 50 m from the
bat (assume the ball is struck very close to the
19. A ball is projected with kinetic energy E at an
ground)
angle of 45 o to the horizontal. At the highest
(a) 8.2 m (b) 9.0 m point during its flight, its kinetic energy will be
(c) 11.6 m (d) 12.7 m

14. A stone is projected from the ground with (a) Zero (b) E
velocity 25 m / s . Two seconds later, it just 2
E
clears a wall 5 m high. The angle of projection (c) (d) E
2
of the stone is (g = 10 m / sec 2 )
(a) 30 o (b) 45 o
20. A particle of mass m is projected with velocity
(c) 50 .2o (d) 60 o
v making an angle of 45 o with the horizontal.
The magnitude of the angular momentum of
15. Galileo writes that for angles of projection of a the particle about the point of projection when
projectile at angles (45 +  ) and (45 −  ) , the the particle is at its maximum height is (where
horizontal ranges described by the projectile g = acceleration due to gravity)
are in the ratio of (if   45 )
(a) Zero (b) mv 3 /(4 2 g)
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) mv 3 /( 2 g) (d) mv 2 / 2 g
 26. A body is projected at such an angle that the
21. A particle reaches its highest point when it has horizontal range is three times the greatest
covered exactly one half of its horizontal range. height. The angle of projection is
The corresponding point on the displacement (a) 25 o 8  (b) 33 o 7 
time graph is characterised by (c) 42 o 8  (d) 53 o 8 
(a) Negative slope and zero curvature
(b) Zero slope and negative curvature 27. A gun is aimed at a target in a line of its barrel.
(c) Zero slope and positive curvature The target is released and allowed to fall under
gravity at the same instant the gun is fired. The
(d) Positive slope and zero curvature
bullet will
(a) Pass above the target
22. At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the
(b) Pass below the target
acceleration is
(c) Hit the target
(d) Certainly miss the target
(a) Maximum (b) Minimum
(c) Zero (d) g 28. Two bodies are projected with the same
velocity. If one is projected at an angle of 30 o
23. When a body is thrown with a velocity u and the other at an angle of 60 o to the
making an angle  with the horizontal plane, horizontal, the ratio of the maximum heights
the maximum distance covered by it in reached is
horizontal direction is
u 2 sin  u 2 sin 2 (a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 3
(a) (b)
g 2g
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 2 : 1
u 2 sin 2 u 2 cos 2
(c) (d)
g g
29. If the range of a gun which fires a shell with
muzzle speed V is R , then the angle of
24. A football player throws a ball with a velocity elevation of the gun is
of 50 metre/sec at an angle 30 degrees from V2   gR 
(a) cos −1  
 (b) cos −1  2 
the horizontal. The ball remains in the air for  Rg  V 
(g = 10 m / s 2 )
1  V 2 
 1  gR 
(c) (d) sin −1  2 
(a) 2.5 sec (b) 1.25 sec 2  Rg 
 2 V 
(c) 5 sec (d) 0.625 sec
30. If time of flight of a projectile is 10 seconds.
25. A body of mass 0.5 kg is projected under Range is 500 meters. The maximum height
gravity with a speed of 98 m/s at an angle of attained by it will be
30 o with the horizontal. The change in
momentum (in magnitude) of the body is (a) 125 m (b) 50 m
(c) 100 m (d) 150 m
(a) 24 .5 N − s (b) 49 .0 N − s

(c) 98 .0 N − s (d) 50 .0 N − s 31. If a body A of mass M is thrown with velocity V

at an angle of 30 o to the horizontal and
another body B of the same mass is thrown
 with the same speed at an angle of 60 o to the
horizontal. The ratio of horizontal range of A to 37. For a projectile, the ratio of maximum height
B will be reached to the square of flight time is (g = 10
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 1 ms–2)
(c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 1
(a) 5 : 4 (b) 5 : 2
32. A bullet is fired from a cannon with velocity (c) 5 : 1 (d) 10 : 1
500 m/s. If the angle of projection is 15 o and
g = 10 m / s 2 . Then the range is 38. A stone projected with a velocity u at an angle
 with the horizontal reaches maximum height
(a) 25  10 3 m (b) 12 .5  10 3 m H1. When it is projected with velocity u at an
(c) 50  10 m
2
(d) 25  10 m
2
 
angle  −  with the horizontal, it reaches
2 

33. A ball thrown by a boy is caught by another maximum height H2. The relation between the
after 2 sec. some distance away in the same horizontal range R of the projectile, H1 and H2
level. If the angle of projection is 30o, the is
velocity of projection is (a) R = 4 H 1 H 2 (b) R = 4(H 1 − H 2 )
(a) 19.6 m/s (b) 9.8 m/s H12
(c) R = 4(H 1 + H 2 ) (d) R=
(c) 14.7 m/s (d) None of these H22

34. A particle covers 50 m distance when projected 39. An object is projected with a velocity of 20 m/s
with an initial speed. On the same surface it making an angle of 45o with horizontal. The
will cover a distance, when projected with equation for the trajectory is h = Ax – Bx2
double the initial speed where h is height, x is horizontal distance, A
(a) 100 m (b) 150 m and B are constants. The ratio A : B is (g = 10
(c) 200 m (d) 250 m ms–2)

35. A ball is thrown upwards at an angle of 60o to

the horizontal. It falls on the ground at a (a) 1 : 5 (b) 5 : 1
distance of 90 m. If the ball is thrown with the (c) 1 : 40 (d) 40 : 1
same initial velocity at an angle 30o, it will fall
on the ground at a distance of 40. Which of the following sets of factors will
(a) 30 m (b) 60 m affect the horizontal distance covered by an
(c) 90 m (d) 120 m athlete in a long–jump event
(a) Speed before he jumps and his weight
36. Four bodies P, Q, R and S are projected with (b) The direction in which he leaps and the
equal velocities having angles of projection initial speed
15o, 30o, 45o and 60o with the horizontal (c) The force with which he pushes the
respectively. The body having shortest range ground and his speed
is (d) None of these
(a) P (b) Q
(c) R (d) S
GRAPHS
h h

1. Figure shows four paths for a kicked football.

(c) (d)
Ignoring the effects of air on the flight, rank the
O t O t
paths according to initial horizontal velocity
component, highest first
y

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 5. Which of the following is the altitude-time

(b) 2, 3, 4, 1 graph for a projectile thrown horizontally from
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2 the top of the tower
1 2 3 4
x
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1 0 h
h

2. The path of a projectile in the absence of air

drag is shown in the figure by dotted line. If the
air resistance is not ignored then which one of (a) (b)
O t O t
the path shown in the figure is appropriate for
the projectile
y
h
(a) B h

(b) A
(c) D x
AB C D
(d) C (c) (d)
O t O t

3. The trajectory of a particle moving in vast

maidan is as shown in the figure. The
coordinates of a position A are (0,2). The
coordinates of another point at which the
instantaneous velocity is same as the average
velocity between the points are
y(m)
3
(a) (1, 4) 2 A

(b) (5, 3) 1
(c) (3, 4) x(m)
0 1 2 3 4 5
(d) (4, 1)
4. Which of the following is the graph between
the height (h) of a projectile and time (t), when
it is projected from the ground

h h

(a) (b)
O t O t
SOLUTIONS
vV 4
and tan  = = =1   = 45 
vH 4
It means the ball hits the ground at an angle of
MOTION IN A Plane 45  to the horizontal.
Height of the table
1 2 1
h= gt =  10  (0 .4 ) 2 = 0 .8 m
PROJECTILE MOTION 2 2
Horizontal distance travelled by the ball from
the edge of table h = ut = 4  0.4 = 1.6 m
u2
1. (b) R max = = 16  10 3  u = 400 m / s 2h 2  490
g 9. (b) S = u  = 100  = 1000 m = 1 km
g 9 .8
2. (c) Due to constant velocity along horizontal and
vertical downward force of gravity stone will hit 10. (c) S = u 
2h
 10 = u 2 
5
 u = 10 m / s
the ground following parabolic path. g 10

3. (b) Because the vertical components of velocities 2h 2  396 .9 ~

11. (d) t = = − 9 sec and
of both the bullets are same and equal to zero g 9 .8

2h u =720 km /hr =200 m/s

and t = .
g  R = u  t = 200  9 = 1800 m
4. (c) The pilot will see the ball falling in straight line 2h
12. (a) For both cases t = = constant.
because the reference frame is moving with the g
same horizontal velocity but the observer at Because vertical downward component of
rest will see the ball falling in parabolic path. velocity will be zero for both the particles.
5. (b) Due to air resistance, it’s horizontal velocity will 13. (c)
decrease so it will fall behind the aeroplane. 14. (a) The horizontal distance covered by bomb,
6. (c) Because horizontal velocity is same for coin and 2h 2  80
the observer. So relative horizontal BC = v H  = 150 = 660 m
g 10
displacement will be zero.
A x
7. (c) Horizontal displacement of the bomb
AB = Horizontal velocity × time available
2h 5 2  1960
AB = u  = 600   = 3.33 Km .
g 18 9 .8 B C
8. (a,c) Vertical component of velocity of ball at point
 The distance of target from dropping point
P
of bomb,
vV = 0 + gt = 10  0.4 = 4 m / s
AC = AB 2 + BC 2 = (80 )2 + (600 )2 = 605 .3 m
Horizontal component of velocity = initial
velocity 15. (a) Horizontal component of velocity vx= 500 m/s
 vH = 4 m / s and vertical u = 500 m/s
components of velocity
4m/s while striking the
500 m/s
ground. 
vy = 0 + 10  10 = 100 m / s
P 100 m/s
vH
  Angle with which it
v strikes the ground.
vV
v   100  1
 = tan −1  y  = tan −1   = tan −1  
So the speed with which it hits the ground  vx   500  5
v = v H2 + v V2 = 4 2 m / s 16. (b) Area in which bullet will spread = r 2
 For maximum area, r = Rmax =
v2
[when  = 45 ]  Net acceleration a = ax2 + ay2 = 0 2 + 10 2
g
2
=10m/s2
v 
2
v 4
Maximum area  Rmax
2
=    = 2 u 2 sin(2  15 ) u 2
 g  g 12. (b) R15  = = = 1 .5 km
g 2g
u 2 sin(2  45 ) u 2
R45  = = = 1 .5  2 = 3 km
OBLIQUE PROJECTILE MOTION g g
13. (a) Horizontal component of velocity
v x = 25 cos 60  = 12 .5 m / s

(d) R = u sin 2  R  u 2 . If initial velocity be

2 Vertical component of velocity
1.
g v y = 25 sin 60  = 12 .5 3 m / s
doubled then range will become four times. Y
u 2 sin2 
2. (c) H=  H  u 2 . If initial velocity be v = 25 m/s
2g
doubled then maximum height reached by the y
projectile will quadrupled. 60°
3. (a) An external force by gravity is present 50 m A X
throughout the motion so momentum will not
be conserved. 50
Time to cover 50 m distance t = = 4 sec
12 .5
u 2 sin 2
4. (a) Range = ; when  = 90  , R = 0 i.e. the The vertical height y is given by
g
body will fall at the point of projection after 1 2 1
y = vy t − gt = 12 .5 3  4 −  9 .8  16 = 8 .2 m
completing one dimensional motion under 2 2

gravity. 1
14. (a) For vertical upward motion h = ut − gt 2
2
5. (c) R = 4 H cot  .
1
When R = H then cot  = 1/4   = tan −1 (4 ) 5 = (25 sin )  2 −  10  (2)2
2
6. (c) Because there is no accelerating or retarding 1
25 = 50 sin   sin =   = 30 
force available in horizontal motion. 2
7. (a) Direction of velocity is always tangent to the u 2 sin(90  − 2 ) u 2 cos 2
15. (c) For angle (45  −  ) , R = =
path so at the top of trajectory, it is in g g
horizontal direction and acceleration due to u 2 sin(90  + 2 ) u 2 cos 2
For angle (45  +  ) , R = =
gravity is always in vertically downward g g
 
direction. It means angle between v and g are u 2 sin 2
16. (b) Range is given by R =
perpendicular to each other. g
8. (d) R = 4 H cot  if  = 45  then R = 4 H cot(45 ) = 4 H On moon gm =
g
. Hence Rm = 6 R
dy dx 6
9. (c) vy = = 8 − 10 t , v x = =6
dt dt 17. (c) For greatest height  = 90°
dy u 2 sin2 (90 ) u 2
at the time of projection i.e. v y = =8 and H max = = =h (given)
dt 2g 2g
vx = 6 u 2 sin2 2(45 ) u 2
Rmax = = = 2h
 v = v x2 + v y2 = 6 2 + 8 2 = 10 m /s g g
18. (c) R = 4 H cot  , if R = 4H then cot  = 1   = 45 
10. (b) The angle of projection is given by
E
−1 
v  4 19. (b) E' = E cos 2  = E cos 2 (45 ) =
 = tan  y  = tan −1   2
 vx  3
20. (b)
d d
11. (a) ax = (v x ) = 0 , ay = (v y ) = −10 m /s 2 21. (b)
dt dt
22. (d) Acceleration through out the projectile motion A = tan 
g
and B =
remains constant and equal to g. 2u 2 cos 2 
23. (c) A tan   2u 2 cos 2 
So = = 40
2 u sin 2  50  sin 30 B g
24. (c) Time of flight = = = 5s
g 10 (As  = 45 , u = 20 m / s, g = 10 m / s 2 )
25. (b) Change in momentum = 2mu sin 
= 2  0.5  98  sin 30 = 45 N-s
3
26. (d) R = 4 H cot  , if R= 3 H then cot  =   = 538 '
4 u 2 sin 2
27. (c) Became vertical downward displacement of 40. (b) Range = . It is clear that range is
g
both (barrel and bullet) will be equal. proportional to the direction (angle) and the initial
H 1 sin 2 1 sin 2 30 
As H = u sin 
2 2
28. (b)  = = 2 = speed.
2g H2 sin 2 sin 60
1/4 1
=
3/4 3

v 2 sin 2 1  gR  GRAPHS
29. (d) R = = sin−1  2 
g 2 v 
2u sin
= 10 sec  u sin = 50 m /s (d) R = u sin 2 = x y
2
30. (a) T = 1.
2u v
g g g

 H = u sin  = (u sin ) = 50  50 = 125 m

2 2 2
 Range  horizontal initial velocity (ux)
2g 2g 2  10
In path 4 range is maximum so football possess
31. (b) For complementary angles range will be equal.
maximum horizontal velocity in this path.
u 2 sin 2 (500 )2  sin 30 
32. (b) R = = = 12 .5  10 3 m 2. (a) If air resistance is taken into consideration then
g 10
range and maximum height, both will decrease.
2u sin  Tg 2  9 .8
33. (a) T =  u= = = 19 .6 m / s 3. (b)
g 2 sin  2  sin 30
4. (c)
u 2 sin 2
34. (c) R = = R  u 2 . So if the speed of 5. (d)
g
projection doubled, the range will becomes
four times,
i.e., 4  50 = 200 m
35. (c) Range will be equal for complementary angles.
36. (a) When the angle of projection is very far from
45° then range will be minimum.
u 2 sin 2  2u sin
37. (a) H = and T =
2g g
H u 2 sin 2  / 2 g g 5
So = = =
T 2
4 u sin  / g
2 2 2
8 4
u sin2 
2
u 2 sin2 (90 −  ) u 2 cos 2 
38. (a) H1 = and H 2 = =
2g 2g 2g
u 2 sin 2  u 2 cos 2  (u 2 sin 2 )2 R 2
H1 H 2 =  = =
2g 2g 16 g 2 16

 R = 4 H1 H 2
39. (d) Standard equation of projectile motion
gx 2
y = x tan  −
2u cos 2 
2

Comparing with given equation