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Projectile and Circular Motion Basics

Practice questions introducing the basics of projectile and circular motion, including trajectory calculations, centripetal force, and key equations.

26 questions

What is the primary factor determining the range of a projectile launched from level ground?

Projectile motion splits into horizontal uniform and vertical accelerated motion per NCERT Chapter 4. Range R=u²sin2θ/g and max height H=u²sin²θ/2g. Using given u, θ, g, calculation yields Launch angle and initial speed. Hence option B satisfies projectile formulas.

Ref: NCERT Class 11 Physics > Chapter 4: Motion in a Plane > Topic: Projectile and Circular Motion Basics

A projectile is launched at 40m/s at 37∘. What is its speed at maximum height? (Take g\=10m/s2,cos⁡37∘\=0.8)

Projectile motion splits into horizontal uniform and vertical accelerated motion per NCERT Chapter 4. Range R=u²sin2θ/g and max height H=u²sin²θ/2g. Using given u, θ, g, calculation yields 32 m/s. Hence option D satisfies projectile formulas.

Ref: NCERT Class 11 Physics > Chapter 4: Motion in a Plane > Topic: Projectile and Circular Motion Basics

A projectile is launched at 24m/s at 60∘ to the horizontal. What is its time of flight? (Take g\=9.6m/s2,sin⁡60∘\=0.866)

Projectile motion splits into horizontal uniform and vertical accelerated motion per NCERT Chapter 4. Range R=u²sin2θ/g and max height H=u²sin²θ/2g. Using given u, θ, g, calculation yields 2 v. Hence option A satisfies projectile formulas.

Ref: NCERT Class 11 Physics > Chapter 4: Motion in a Plane > Topic: Projectile and Circular Motion Basics

In uniform circular motion, what happens to the object’s motion if its speed doubles while the radius remains constant?

Velocity v=v₀+at. Starting from rest, v=at. With a=(ax i+ay j), magnitude |v|=t√(ax²+ay²) per NCERT vector addition. Substituting ax, ay, t gives |v| equal to Centripetal acceleration increases fourfold. Hence option D is correct.

Ref: NCERT Class 11 Physics > Chapter 4: Motion in a Plane > Topic: Projectile and Circular Motion Basics