CPP FIITJEE Kinematics

PROJECTILE MOTION

1. A projectile is projected such that the horizontal range and vertical height are the same. The
angel of projection is:
(A) tan1 (4) (B) tan1(1/4) (C) /4 (D) /3

2. A ball is thrown from a point with a speed v0 at an angle of projection . From the same
point and at the same instant a person starts running with a constant speed v0/2 to catch the
ball. Will the person be able to catch the ball? If yes, what should be the angle of projection?
(A) yes, 60o (B) yes, 30o (C) no (D) yes, 45o

3. What is the acceleration of a projectile at it’s highest point?

(A) maximum (B) minimum
(C) zero (D) g

4. A stone is thrown with a velocity u making an angle  with the horizontal. At some instant it’s
velocity V is perpendicular to the initial velocity u. Then V is,
(A) u sin (B) u cos 
(C) u tan (D) u cot 

5. Two particles are projected simultaneously in the same vertical plane, from the same point, but
with different speeds and at different angles with the horizontal. The path followed by one, as
san by the other, is
(A) a vertical straight line
(B) a straight line making constant angle (90) with the horizontal,
(C) a parabola
(D) a hyperbola

6. A particle is thrown with a speed u at an angle  with the horizontal. When the particle
makes an angle  with the horizontal, its speed changes to v
(A) v = u cos (B) v = ucos. cos
(C) v = ucos. sec (D) v = u sec. cos

7. Two particles are projected from the same point with the same speed, at different angle 1
and 2 to the horizontal. They have the same horizontal range. Their times of flight are t1 and
t2 respectively.
t t t1 t
(A) 1 + 2 = 90 (B) 1  tan 1 (C) 1  tan 2 (D)  2
t2 t2 sin 1 sin 2

1 2
8. The equation of the trajectory of an oblique projection is y = 3x- gx , where x and y are
2
in meter and g is in m/s2 . The angle of projection is
(A) 00 (B) 900 (C) 450 (D) tan-1 3

9. Two projectiles thrown from the same point at angles 60 and 30 with the horizontal attain
the same height. The ratio of their initial velocities is
1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D)
3

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10. A particle projected horizontally from the top of a table falls at a distance x from the edge of
the table. If h is the height of the table, then the velocity of projection is,
g g
(A) h (B) x (C) gxh (D) gx + h
2x 2h

11. A ball is projected from ground with a speed of 20 m/s at an angle of 45o with horizontal.
There is a wall of 25 m height at a distance of 10 m from the projection point. The ball will hit
the wall at a height of
(A) 5 m (B) 7.5 m (C) 10 m (D) 12.5 m

12. A ball is thrown up vertically with speed u. At the same instant another ball B is released
from rest from a height h. At time t, the speed of A relative to B is
(A) u (B) u – 2gt (C) u2  2gh (D) u – gt

13. A particle is projected vertically upwards with a velocity of 20 m/sec. Find the time at which
the distance travelled is twice the displacement.
(A) 2 + 4 / 3 sec. (B) 1 sec. (C) 2 + 3 / 4 (D) 3 sec
v
90° P
14. If time taken by the projectile to reach Q is T, than PQ =
(A) Tv sin  (B) Tv cos 
(C) Tv sec  (D) Tv tan 

Q
15. A body is thrown horizontally from a tower, 100 m high with a velocity 10 ms-1. It is moving at
an angle 450 with horizontal after:
(A) 2 sec (B) 4 sec (C) 1 sec (D) 3 sec

16. A ball is projected with a velocity 203 m/s at angle 60 to the horizontal. The time interval
after which the velocity vector will make an angle 300 to the horizontal is (take g = 10 m/s2 )
(A) 4 sec (B) 2 sec (C) 1 sec (D) 3 sec

17. A projectile can have the same range R for two angles of projection. If t1 and t2 be the times
of flight in the two cases, then
1
(A) t1  t2  R2 (B) t1  t2  1/R (C) t1  t2  2 (D) t1  t2  R
R

18. A ball is projected horizontally from an inclined plane with a velocity

 V0
v0 as shown in the figure. It will strike the plane after a time
v 2v 0
(A) 0 (B)
3g 3g 60
v v
(C) 0 (D) 2 3 0
g g

19. Two bullets are fired simultaneously, horizontally and with different speeds from the same
place. Which bullet will hit the ground first?
(A) the faster one (B) depends on their masses
(C) the slower one (D) both will reach simultaneously

20. Two bodies were thrown simultaneously from the same point one straight up and the other at
an angle of  = 600 to the horizontal. The initial velocity of each body is equal to v0 = 25 m/s.
Find the distance between the bodies t = 1.7 s after

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21. Two particles 1 & 2 are projected simultaneously from 5 2
the same height as shown in the diagram find out the 10 m/s
minimum distance between them and the time when
they are closest to each other. Assume they do not 45
0

collide from horizontal surface (Now project 1 at t = 0 &

after 1 sec project the particle 2)
20 m

22. A projectile is fired with speed 40 m/s. making angle 60o to

40m/s
an inclined plane in down ward direction from point P and it
eventually falls at point Q on the inclined plane. If g = 10 m/s2 60
o P
and plane is inclined at 30o from horizontal, then find the
following. Q
(a) Time of flight 30
o

(b) Distance PQ
(c) Maximum separation of projectile from the plane

ANSWERS
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. D
5. B 6. C 7. ABD 8. D
9. D 10. B 11. B 12. A
13. A 14. D 15. C 16. AB
17. D 18. D 19. D 20. 22 m
21. ( Dmin  10 2 m )

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