HORIZONTAL PROJECTION.
1. A particle is projected horizontally at 36𝑚𝑠 −1 from a point 122.5m above a horizontal
surface. Find the time taken by the particle to reach the surface and the horizontal distance
travelled in that time. (5s, 180m)
2. A particle is projected horizontally, at 20 m𝑠 −1 , from a point 78.4m above a horizontal
surface. Find the time taken for the particle to reach the surface and the horizontal distance
travelled in that that time. (4s, 80m)
3. A particle is projected horizontally with a speed of 21m𝑠 −1 . Find the horizontal and vertical
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displacements of the particle, from the point of projection, 2 7 seconds after projection. Find
how far the particle is then from the point of projection. (60m, 40m below, 72.1m)
4. A particle is projected from a point 2.5m above a horizontal surface. The particle hits the
surface at a point which is, horizontally, 10m from the point of projection. Find the initial
speed of the particle. (14m𝑠 −1 )
5. A stone is thrown horizontally with speed 𝑢 from the edge of a vertical cliff of height ℎ. The
stone hits the ground the at a point which is a distance 𝑑 horizontally from the base of the
cliff. Show that 2ℎ𝑢2 = g𝑑2 where g is acceleration due to gravity.
6. A darts player throws a dart horizontally with a speed of 14m𝑠 −1 . The dart hits the board at
a point 10cm below the level at which it was released. Find the horizontal distance travelled
by the dart. (2m)
7. A tennis ball is served horizontally with an initial speed of 21m𝑠 −1 from a height of 2.8m. By
what distance does the ball clear a net 1m high situated 12m horizontally from the server?
(20cm).
8. Two vertical towers stand on horizontal ground and are of heights 40m and 30m
respectively. A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of the higher tower with a speed of
24.5m𝑠 −1 and just clears the smaller tower. Find the distance between the:
(a) two towers (35m)
(b) smaller tower and the point on the ground where the ball first lands (35m).
9. A vertical tower stands with its base on horizontal ground. Two particles A and B are both
projected horizontally simultaneously and in the same direction from the top of the tower
with initial velocities 14m𝑠 −1 and 17.5m𝑠 −1 respectively. If A and B hit the ground at two
points 10cm apart, Find the height of the tower. (40m)
10. O, A and B are three points with O on level ground and A and B respectively 3.6m and 40m
vertically above O. A particle is projected horizontally from B with a speed of 21 m𝑠 −1 and 2
seconds later, a particle is projected horizontally from A with a speed of 70m𝑠 −1 . Show that
the two reach the ground at the same time and at the same distance from O, and find this
distance. (60 m)
11. A fielder retrieves a cricket ball and throws it horizontally with a speed of 28m𝑠 −1 to the
wicket-keeper standing 12m away. If the fielder releases the ball at a height of 2m above
level ground, find the height of the ball when it reaches the wicket keeper. (1.1m)
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