PROJECTILE MOTION

1. A body is projected into space with an initial velocity V 0

at an angle  to the horizontal. Which of the following 6. A body is projected horizontally from the top of a cliff
statement is/are correct about its motion 45m above the ground. If the body lands at a distance
V cos  30m from the foot of the cliff, calculate the speed of
I The total time of flight is 0 projection.
g
A. 10 ms-1
V 0 sin 2 
2
B. 15 ms-1
II The maximum height is C. 20 ms-1
2g
D. 30 ms-1
V 0 cos 2 
2

III The range is

g 7. A coin is pushed from the edge of a laboratory bench
A. I and II only with a velocity of 15 ms-1 . If the height of the bench
B. I and III only from the floor is 1.5m, calculate the distance from the
C. II and III only foot of the bench to the point of impact with the floor. (
D. II only g  10 ms 2 )
A. 0.75m
2. A body is projected with an initial velocity u at an angle B. 2.25m
 to the horizontal. If Rmax is the maximum range of the C. 8.22m
u2 D. 15.00m
projectile, what does the relation represent? The
R max
8. The time of flight for a projectile motion is given by the
A. vertical distance covered expression
B. acceleration due to gravity u sin 
C. horizontal distance covered A.
g
D. linear acceleration of the body
u sin 
B.
3. A ball is projected horizontally from the top of a hill 2g
with a velocity of 20ms-1, if it reaches the ground 4
2u sin 
seconds later, what is the height of the hill? C.
A. 20 m g
B. 40 m u sin 2
C. 80 m D.
g
D. 160 m
E. 200 m
9. A body is projected with an initial velocity u at an angle
4. -1
An object is projected with a velocity of 100 ms from to the horizontal. the time taken by it to reach its
maximum height is given by the expression.
the ground level at an angle  to the vertical. If the total
2u sin 
time of flight of the projectile is 10 s, calculate  . A.
A. 0 0 g
B. 30 0 u 2 sin 2 
B.
C. 45 0 2g
D. 60 0 u sin 
E. 90 0 C.
g
5. At what angle to the horizontal must the nozzle of a u sin 
D.
machine gun be kept when firing to obtain maximum 2g
horizontal range for the bullets
A. 22.50
B. 30.00
C. 45.00
D. 90.00
10. When a projectile is projected with an initial velocity U 17. A ball is projected horizontally from the top of a tower.
at an angle θ to the horizontal, the horizontal component Neglecting air resistance, which of the following
of its velocity is statements about its motion is/are correct?
A. U cos I. Vertical acceleration on the ball decreases as it
B. U sin  falls.
C. U tan II. The vertical force on the ball remains constant
III. Vertical speed of the ball increases as it falls.
D. U cot 
A. I only
B. II only
11. In order to play a ball over the defence line up, a football C. I and II only
player kicks a ball with an initial velocity of 10 ms-1 at D. II and III only
an angle 600 to the vertical. Calculate the magnitude of
the vertical component of the initial velocity. 18. The angle at which a projectile must be fired to cover
A. 1.0 ms-1 maximum range is
B. 5.0 ms-1 A. 300
C. 8.7 ms-1 B. 450
D. 10.0 ms-1 C. 600
D. 900
12. An object is projected with a velocity of 100 ms-1 at an
angle of 600 to the vertical. Calculate the time taken by 19. A golf ball is hit such that it leaves the club face at a
the object to reach the highest point. ( Take g  10 ms 2 ) velocity of 45 ms-1 at an angle of 400 to the horizontal.
A. 5.0 s Calculate the horizontal component of the velocity.
B. 8.7 s A. 20.0 ms-1
C. 10.0 s B. 16.0 ms-1
D. 17.3 s C. 0.3 ms-1
E. 20.0 s D. 34.5 ms-1

13. An airplane with a velocity of 300 ms-1 took off at an 20. A stone is projected horizontally from the top of a cliff
angle of 300 to the horizontal. Calculate the horizontal with a speed of 20 ms-1. If the stone hits the ground 4
component of the velocity of the plane. seconds later. Determine the height of the cliff.
A. 30 ms-1 [g = 10 ms-2]
B. 150 ms-1 A. 5.0 m
C. 172 ms-1 B. 40.0 m
D. 260 ms-1 C. 80.0 m
D. 800.0 m
14. Two balls P and Q are projected simultaneously with the
same speed from the top of a building. P is projected 21. The ratio of the maximum range to maximum height of a
vertically downward and Q horizontally. Neglecting air projectile is 4. Determine the angle of projection.
resistance, it is observed that A. 00
A. P strikes the ground first B. 300
B. Q strikes the ground first C. 450
C. P strikes the ground farther from the foot of the D. 600
building than Q
D. P and Q strikes the ground at the same time

15. A football is kicked at an angle 450 to the horizontal

over a defence line-up with a velocity of 15ms-1.
Calculate the magnitude of the horizontal velocity if the
ball at the highest point. (Neglect friction, g = 10 ms-2)
A. 0.0 ms-1
B. 5.6 ms-1 22. Two identical P and Q are projected simultaneously, as
C. 10.6 ms-1 illustrated in the diagram above. Neglecting air resistance,
D. 15.0 ms-1 how would the balls strike the ground from the foot of the
cliff?
16. At a birthday party, the celebrant pops a corked fruit A. Both strike at the same distance
wine. If the cork shoots out of the bottle at an angle 400 B. Both strike at the same time
to the horizontal and travels a horizontal distance of 4.50 C. P strike farther than Q
m in 1.25 s, calculate the initial speed of the cork. D. Q strikes farther than P
A. 4.2 ms-1
B. 4.7 ms-1 23. A ball is projected at an angle of 300 to the horizontal with an
C. 5.6 ms-1 initial velocity of 80 ms-1. Calculate the time taken to reach the
D. 7.1 ms-1 maximum height. (g = 10 ms-2)
A. 2 s
B. 4 s
C. 5 s
D. 7 s
24. Which of the following is constant during projectile motion? B. 2 u sin 
A. Acceleration g
B. Kinetic energy
C. u 2 sin 2
C. Potential energy
g
D. Vertical velocity
D. u sin 
25. A stone is projected horizontally from the top of a cliff with a g
velocity of 12 ms-1. If it reaches the ground 2 s later, calculate the
height of the cliff. (g = 10 ms-2)
A. 10.0 m 32. A stone is thrown with a speed of 10 ms-1 at an angle of 300 to the
B. 14.4 m horizontal. Calculate its time of flight. [g = 10 ms-2]
C. 20.0 m A. 0.5 s
D. 24.0 m B. 1.0 s
C. 1.7 s
26. A football is projected to reach maximum range. If the initial D. 2.0 s
velocity is 1 U , express the highest vertical distance attained in
2
ANSWERS
terms of U and g. [ sin 45 0  1 ] 1.C 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.A
2 11.B 12.A 13.D 14.D 15.C 16.B 17.D 18.B
U 2 19.D 20.C 21.C 22.C 23.B 24.A 25.C 26.A 27.C
A. 28.B 29.C 30.A 31.A 32.B
16 g

B. U2
8g

C. U2
4g
U2
D.
g

27. The following are examples of a projectile except a/an

A. athlete performing high jump
B. fired bullet
C. moving car
D. stone released from a catapult

28. A body is projected at an angle of 300 to the horizontal with a

velocity of 30 ms-1. Calculate the total time of flight. [g = 10 ms-2]
A. 0.75 s
B. 1.50 s
C. 3.00 s
D. 7.79 s

29. A missile is to be projected with a velocity of 40 ms-1 from the

ground. If its time of flight is to be 4 s, calculate the angle to the
horizontal at which the missile must be projected. [g = 10 ms-2]
A. 900
B. 600
C. 300
D. 12.90

30. A stone is projected at an angle of 300 to the vertical with an initial

velocity of 15 ms-1. Calculate the time of flight.
A. 1.3 s
B. 1.5 s
C. 4.0 s
D. 12.9 s

31. An object is projected at an angle α to the horizontal with a

velocity of u. If g is the acceleration due to gravity, the maximum
height attained is expressed as
A. u 2 sin 2 
2g