Motion in Plane 04
Word Problem
1. Two balls are projected with same speed but at different angles. If their range is same, then
prove that both angles of projection are complimentary to each other.
2. Two balls are projected with speed of 30 m/s at an angle of 30° and 60° respectively. What is
the ratio of their range and maximum height.
3. Two balls are projected with speed of 20 m/s at an angle of 37° and 53° respectively. What is
the ratio of their range and maximum height.
4. Two balls are projected with speed of 10 m/s at an angle of 15° and 75° respectively. What is
the ratio of their range and maximum height.
5. What angle should a ball be thrown such that its range is maximum.
6. A ball can be thrown with a speed of 50 m/s at any angle of choice. At what angle should be all
be thrown such that its range is maximum. Find Range
7. A ball can be thrown with a speed of 50 m/s at any angle of choice. At what angle should be all
be thrown such that its height is maximum. Find Heigth.
8. A ball can be thrown to a maximum distance of 80 m. At what maximum height can the ball be
thrown by the same person.
9. A ball when thrown vertically upwards by a bowler can reach a height of 5 m. What is the
maximum range to which the same bowler can throw the ball.
10. A stone was thrown with a speed of 50 m/s at an angle of 30°. Find the ratio of maximum
height to range of the stone.
11. A stone was thrown with a speed of u at an angle of 53°. Find the ratio of maximum height to
range of the stone.
12. A stone was thrown with a speed of u at an angle of 45°. Find the ratio of maximum height to
range of the stone.
13. A stone was thrown at an angle of θ. Find the ratio of maximum height to range of the stone.
14. A pebble was tossed with a speed of 30 m/s at an angle of 37°. After how much time will the
velocity of the table be perpendicular to the initial velocity.
15. A pebble was tossed with a speed of u at an angle of θ. After how much time will the velocity
of the table be perpendicular to the initial velocity.
16. Two ball are thrown for a very tall tower horizontally in opposite directions with a speed of u
and v. After how much time will there velocities be perpendicular to each other.
17. Two ball are thrown for a very tall tower horizontally in opposite directions with a speed of u
and v. After how much time will there positions be perpendicular to each other.
18. Ratio of ranges for projectile thrown with same velocity at an initial angle of (45 + θ ) and (45 -
θ) degrees respectively will be.
19. Tile was thrown with speed of 50 m/s at an angle of 37°. Calculate its position, distance
covered, velocity and speed after a time interval of 1 s, 3 s, 4 s and 6 s.
20. A large number of bullets are fired in all direction with same speed V. What is the maximum
area on the ground on which these bullets will spread.
21. A football player throws a ball with a velocity of 50 metre/sec at an angle 30° from the
horizontal. The ball remains in the air for (g = 10 metres/sec²)
(a) 2.5 sec (b) 1.25 sec (c) 5 sec (d) 0.625 sec
22. Two balls are projected at an angle θ and (90°-θ) to the horizontal with the same speed. The
ratio of their maximum vertical heights is
(a) 1:1 (b) tan θ:1 (c) 1: tan θ (d) tan²θ:1
23. If the horizontal range of a projectile is equal to the maximum height reached, then the
corresponding angle of projection is
(a) tan-¹ (1) (b) tan-¹ (√3) (c) tan-¹ (4) (d) tan-¹(12)
24. What should be the angle of projection from horizontal, so that a body may cover (1)
Maximum vertical distance and (2) Maximum horizontal distance
25. A projectile is projected into air. If its range is 200 meters and its time of flight is 5 sec, then
calculate the angle of projection; (g = 10m/sec²).
26. The velocity of projection of a body is increased by 2%. Other factors remaining unchanged,
what will be the percentage change in the maximum height attained?
(a) 1% (b) 2% (c) 4% (d) 8%
27. Four projectiles are projected with the same speed at angles 20°, 35°, 60° and 75° with the
horizontal. Range will be the longest for the projectile whose angle of projection is
(a) 20° (b) 35° (c) 60° (d) 75°
28. A student can throw a ball vertically to a maximum height of 40 m. The same student can
throw the ball in horizontal direction to a maximum distance of:
(a) 40√2m (b) 20√2m (c) 20m (d) 80 m
29. Galileo writes that for angles of projection of a projectile at initial angles (45 + θ) and (45 - θ),
the horizontal ranges described by the projectile are in the ratio of (if θ ≥ 45)
(a) 2:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 1:1 (d) 2:3
30. A ball is thrown upwards and it returns to ground describing a parabolic path. Which of the
following remains constant
(a) Kinetic energy of the ball (b) Speed of the ball
(c) Horizontal component of velocity (d) Vertical component of velocity
31. What determines the nature of the path followed by a particle?
(a) only initial velocity (b) only acceleration
(c) both initial velocity and acceleration (d) None of these
32. At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the acceleration is
(a) the maximum (b) the minimum
(c) zero (d) same throughout motion
33. A body is projected at an angle of 30° to the horizontal with speed 30 m/s. What is the angle of
direction of motion with the horizontal after 1.5 seconds ? Take g = 10 m/s²
(a) 0⁰ (b) 30⁰ (c) 60° (d) 90°
34. If the speed of a projectile at maximum height is half of the initial speed of projection,
horizontal range will be
(a) √3u²/2g (b) u² /3g (c) 3u²/2g (d) 3u²g
35. A body starts from rest from the origin with an acceleration of 6 ms-2 along the x-axis and 8
ms-2 along the y-axis. Find the displacement from the origin after 4 seconds ?
(a) 70m (b) 60m (c) 80 m (d) 85 m
36. A particle is projected at an angle of 60° above the horizontal with a speed of 10 m/s. After
some time the direction of its velocity makes an angle of 30° above the horizontal. The speed of
the particle at this instant is:
(a) 5/√3 m/s (b) 5√3 m/s (c) 5 m/s (d) 10/√3 m/s
37. A particle is projected from the ground at an angle of θ with the horizontal with an initial
speed of u. Time after which velocity vector of the projectile is perpendicular to the initial
velocity is:
(a) u/(g sin θ) (b) u/(g cos θ) (c) 2u/(g sin θ) (d) 2u tan θ
38. A particle is thrown with the speed u at an angle with the horizontal. When the velocity
vector of particle makes an angle β with the horizontal, its speed will be:
(a) u cos (b) u cos sec β (c) u cos cos β (d) u sec cos β
39. A ball is hit by a batsman at an angle of 37° as shown in figure. The man standing at P should
run at what minimum velocity so that he catches the ball before it strikes the ground. Assume that
height of man is negligible in comparison to maximum height of projectile.
15ms
(a) 3 m/s (b) 5 m/s (c) 9 m/s (d) 12 m/s u
370
A P B
9m
Motion in Plane 04
Word Problem - Answer Key
1. Two balls are projected with same speed but at different angles. If their range is same, then
prove that both angles of projection are complimentary to each other.
2. Two balls are projected with speed of 30 m/s at an angle of 30° and 60° respectively. What is
the ratio of their range and maximum height.
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3. Two balls are projected with speed of 20 m/s at an angle of 37° and 53° respectively. What is
the ratio of their range and maximum height.
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4. Two balls are projected with speed of 10 m/s at an angle of 15° and 75° respectively. What is
the ratio of their range and maximum height.
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5. What angle should a ball be thrown such that its range is maximum.
450
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6. A ball can be thrown with a speed of 50 m/s at any angle of choice. At what angle should be all
be thrown such that its range is maximum. Find Range
450 250m
7. A ball can be thrown with a speed of 50 m/s at any angle of choice. At what angle should be all
be thrown such that its height is maximum. Find Heigth. 900 125m
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8. A ball can be thrown to a maximum distance of 80 m. At what maximum height can the ball be
thrown by the same person.
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9. A ball when thrown vertically upwards by a bowler can reach a height of 5 m. What is the
maximum range to which the same bowler can throw the ball. 10m
10. A stone was thrown with a speed of 50 m/s at an angle of 30°. Find the ratio of maximum
height to range of the stone.
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11. A stone was thrown with a speed of u at an angle of 53°. Find the ratio of maximum height to
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range of the stone.
12. A stone was thrown with a speed of u at an angle of 45°. Find the ratio of maximum height to
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range of the stone.
13. A stone was thrown at an angle of θ. Find the ratio of maximum height to range of the stone.
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14. A pebble was tossed with a speed of 30 m/s at an angle of 37°. After how much time will the
velocity of the table be perpendicular to the initial velocity.
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15. A pebble was tossed with a speed of u at an angle of θ. After how much time will the velocity
of the table be perpendicular to the initial velocity.
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16. Two ball are thrown for a very tall tower horizontally in opposite directions with a speed of u
and v. After how much time will there velocities be perpendicular to each other.
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17. Two ball are thrown for a very tall tower horizontally in opposite directions with a speed of u
and v. After how much time will there positions be perpendicular to each other.
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18. Ratio of ranges for projectile thrown with same velocity at an initial angle of (45 + θ ) and (45 -
θ) degrees respectively will be.
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19. Tile was thrown with speed of 50 m/s at an angle of 37°. Calculate its position, distance
covered, velocity and speed after a time interval of 1 s, 3 s, 4 s and 6 s.
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20. A large number of bullets are fired in all direction with same speed V. What is the maximum
area on the ground on which these bullets will spread.
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21. A football player throws a ball with a velocity of 50 metre/sec at an angle 30° from the
horizontal. The ball remains in the air for (g = 10 metres/sec²)
(a) 2.5 sec (b) 1.25 sec (c) 5 sec (d) 0.625 sec
22. Two balls are projected at an angle θ and (90°-θ) to the horizontal with the same
speed. The ratio of their maximum vertical heights is
(a) 1:1 (b) tan θ:1 (c) 1: tan
i θ (d) tan²θ:1
23. If the horizontal range of a projectile is equal to the maximum height reached, then
the corresponding angle of projection is
(a) tan-¹ (1) (b) tan-¹ (√3) (c) tan-¹ (4) (d) tan-¹(12)
900
24. What should be the angle of projection from horizontal, so that a body may cover (1)
Maximum vertical distance and (2) Maximum horizontal distance
450
25. A projectile is projected into air. If its range is 200 meters and its time of flight is 5 sec,
then calculate the angle of projection; (g = 10m/sec²).
sun
26. The velocity of projection of a body is increased by 2%. Other factors remaining
unchanged, what will be the percentage change in the maximum height attained?
(a) 1% (b) 2% (c) 4% (d) 8%
27. 4 projectiles are projected with the same speed at angles 20°, 35°, 60° and 75° with
the horizontal. Range will be the longest for the projectile whose angle of projection is
(a) 20° (b) 35° (c) 60° (d) 75°
28. A student can throw a ball vertically to a maximum height of 40 m. The same student
can throw the ball in horizontal direction to a maximum distance of:
(a) 40√2m (b) 20√2m (c) 20m (d) 80 m
29. Galileo writes that for angles of projection of a projectile at initial angles (45 + θ) and
(45 - θ), the horizontal ranges described by the projectile are in the ratio of (if θ ≥ 45)
(a) 2:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 1:1 (d) 2:3
30. A ball is thrown upwards and it returns to ground describing a parabolic path. Which of the
following remains constant
(a) Kinetic energy of the ball (b) Speed of the ball
(c) Horizontal component of velocity (d) Vertical component of velocity
31. What determines the nature of the path followed by a particle?
(a) only initial velocity (b) only acceleration
(c) both initial velocity and acceleration (d) None of these
32. At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the acceleration is
(a) the maximum (b) the minimum
(c) zero (d) same throughout motion
33. A body is projected at an angle of 30° to the horizontal with speed 30 m/s. What is the angle of
direction of motion with the horizontal after 1.5 seconds ? Take g = 10 m/s²
(a) 0⁰ (b) 30⁰ (c) 60° (d) 90°
34. If the speed of a projectile at maximum height is half of the initial speed of projection,
horizontal range will be
(a) √3u²/2g (b) u² /3g (c) 3u²/2g (d) 3u²g
35. A body starts from rest from the origin with an acceleration of 6 ms-2 along the x-axis and 8
ms-2 along the y-axis. Find the displacement from the origin after 4 seconds ?
(a) 70m (b) 60m (c) 80 m (d) 85 m
36. A particle is projected at an angle of 60° above the horizontal with a speed of 10 m/s. After
some time the direction of its velocity makes an angle of 30° above the horizontal. The speed of
the particle at this instant is:
(a) 5/√3 m/s (b) 5√3 m/s (c) 5 m/s (d) 10/√3 m/s
37. A particle is projected from the ground at an angle of θ with the horizontal with an initial
speed of u. Time after which velocity vector of the projectile is perpendicular to the initial
velocity is:
(a) u/(g sin θ) (b) u/(g cos θ) (c) 2u/(g sin θ) (d) 2u tan θ
38. A particle is thrown with the speed u at an angle with the horizontal. When the velocity
vector of particle makes an angle β with the horizontal, its speed will be:
(a) u cos (b) u cos sec β (c) u cos cos β (d) u sec cos β
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39. A ball is hit by a batsman at an angle of 37° as shown in figure. The
man standing at P should run at what minimum velocity so that he catches
the ball before it strikes the ground. Assume that height of man is negligible
in comparison to maximum height of projectile.
(a) 3 m/s (b) 5 m/s (c) 9 m/s (d) 12 m/s A P B
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