This curved path was shown by Galileo to be a Parabola.

A body is thrown with a velocity of 49 m/s at 30 0 with the horizontal. Find :

I. Time of Flight
II. Horizontal Range
III. Maximum Height
IV. Direction of Velocity after 2.5 sec

θ
X
A body is thrown with a velocity of 49 m/s at an angle of 30 0 with
the horizontal. Find :
g = 9.8 m/s 2
I. Time of flight
II. Horizontal range
III. Maximum height
IV. Direction of velocity after 2.5 secs

u = 49 m/s, θ = 30 0 g = 9.8 m/s 2

2u sin θ
T = 98 × 0.5
g
∴T = 9.8

2 × 49 × sin 30 0 ∴T = 5s
∴T =
9.8
A body is thrown with a velocity of 49 m/s at an angle of 30 0 with
the horizontal. Find :
g = 9.8 m/s 2
I. Time of flight
II. Horizontal range
III. Maximum height
IV. Direction of velocity after 2.5 secs

u = 49 m/s, θ = 300 g = 9.8 m/s 2

u 2 sin 2θ
R= g
49 × 49 × sin (2 × 30 0 ) ∴ R = 5 x 49 x sin 60 0
∴R=
9.8
R = 212.17 m
 A body is thrown with a velocity of 49 m/s at an angle of 30 0 with
the horizontal. Find :
g = 9.8 m/s 2
I. Time of flight
II. Horizontal range
III. Maximum height
IV. Direction of velocity after 2.5 secs y

30 0
u = 49 m/s, θ = 30 0 g = 9.8 m/s 2 x
O

u2 sin2 θ
H = 49 × 49 × sin 2 30 0
2g ∴H = ∴ H = 30.625 m
2 × 9.8
5 × 1 2
∴ H = 49 × 2 2
 A body is thrown with a velocity of 49 m/s at an angle of 30 0 with
the horizontal. Find :
g = 9.8 m/s 2
I. Time of flight
II. Horizontal range
III. Maximum height
IV. Direction of velocity after 2.5 secs
y

30 0
u = 49 m/s, θ = 30 0 g = 9.8 m/s 2 x
O
After 2.5 sec the body will be at maximum height
Therefore, It contains only horizontal velocity

v = u cos 30 o

v = 42.43 m/s
3;
v = 49 × √2
Find the angle of projection of a projectile at which
it’s horizontal range is twice it’s maximum height
A. tan –1 (1)
B. tan –1 (1.5)
C. tan –1 (2)
D. tan –1 (2.5)
 Find the angle of projection of a projectile at which it’s horizontal
range is twice it’s maximum height

R = 2H

u 2 sin 2θ u 2 sin 2θ
R = g and H =
2g
∴ u2 sin 2 θ u 2 sin 2
g = 2
θ 2g
∴ Sin 2θ = sin 2 θ
∴ 2 sin θ cos θ = sin 2 θ
∴ 2 = tan θ
∴ θ = tan –1 (2) ∴ θ = 63 0 26’
Find the time after which the velocity vector will make an angle of 37o
with the horizontal.

A. t = 0.15 sec
B. t = 0.25 sec
C. t = 0.35 sec
D. t = 0.45 sec
A projectile can have the same range R for two angles of projection.
If t1 and t 2 be the times of flight in the two cases,
then their product is proportional to Rn. The value of n is:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
 A projectile can have the same range R for two angles of
projection. If t1 and t 2 be the times of flight in the two cases,
then their product is proportional to Rn. The value of n is:

A projectile has same range for angles θ and (90 – θ)

2u sinθ
For angle θ t1 =
g
2u sin(90 o – θ)
For angle (90 – θ) t2 = g
2u cosθ
t2 =
g

2u sin θ 2u cos θ
⇒ t1t2 = g g
⇒ t 1t2 2u sin θ 2u cos θ t1t2 R1
= g g
2 u 2 (2 sin θ cos θ ) sin 2θ = 2 sin θ cos θ
=
g g
2 u 2 sin
=
g 2θ g
u 2 sin 2θ
R = g

2R
⇒ t1t2 = g ⇒n= 1
𝖺
Variation of Range and Height with u & θ
Variation of Range and Height with u and θ
➔ u is kept constant u 2 sin2θ For constant u
➔ θ is increased R = g R sin 2θ
Y u
u 2 sin 2 θ For constant u
u u H = 2g H sin 2 θ
u

θ4
θ3
θ2
θ1
X1 X
X3 X2
X4
𝖺
𝖺
 Variation of Range and Height with u and θ
➔ u is kept constant
➔ θ is increased u2sin2θ u 2 sin 2 θ
Y R =
g H = 2g
u
u
u
We can observe that,
θ3 As θ increases,
θ2 Hmax increases
θ1
X1 X Range first increases then decreases
X3 X2 R max for θ = 45 0 and as θ increases,

R increases from θ = 0 0 to 45 0
R decreases from θ = 45 0 to θ = 90 0
 Variation of Range and Height with u and θ
Y ➔ θ is kept constant
u3
➔ u is increased

u2 y3 u 2 sin2θ For constant θ

R = g R u2
u1 y2 u 2 sin 2 θ For constant θ
H
H u2
= 2g
y1
θ

X
𝖺
𝖺
Variation of Range and Height with u and θ
Y ➔ θ is kept constant
u3
➔ u is increased

u2 y3

u1 y2

y1
θ

★ As u increases , Range of projectile also increases

★ As u increases , Maximum Height of projectile increases
Equation Of Trajectory
 Equation Of Trajectory
Y x y
(x , y)
ux = u cos θ uy = u sin θ
u sin θ u
y ax = 0 ay = -g
θ
u cos θ
x = Disp. in X y = Disp. in Y
X
x

1
x = ux t + a t2 1
2 x
y = u yt + at
1 2
2 y2
x = u cos θ t+ (0) t
2 y = (u sin θ) t+ 21 ( – g) t 2
x = (u cos θ ) t
x y = (u sin θ) t - 1
2g t
2
t =
u cos θ
 Equation Of Trajectory
1
x = ux t + ax t 2 1
2 y = u yt + ayt 2
x = u cos θ t+ 21 (0) t
2 2
1
y =(u sin θ) + ( – g) t 2
x = (u cos θ ) t 2
t
x y = (u sin θ) t - 1
t =
2g t
2
u cos θ

x 1 x 2
y = u sinθ u cos θ – 2 g u cosθ

g x2
y = x tanθ 1
– 2
u 2 cos 2 θ
Equation of Trajectory
Y
(x , y)

u sin θ u 1 g x2
y
y = x tanθ –
2 u 2 cos 2 θ
θ
u cos θ X

Equation of trajectory is of the form y = ax – bx2

The equation represents a parabola.

1 g
where a = tanθ b=
2 u 2 cos 2 θ

Thus, trajectory of the projectile is parabolic in nature.

 A particle is projected obliquely into air with velocity of 98 m/s at an
angle of elevation of 300. Write down its equation of motion.
g = 9.8 m/s 2
Y

θ
X
 A particle is projected obliquely into air with velocity of
98 m/s at an angle of elevation of 300. Write down its
equation of motion. g = 9.8 m/s 2

u = 98 m/s , θ = 30 0 , g = 9.8 m/s 2

Equation of a projectile is given by

gx 2
y
= x tan θ – 12 (u 2 cos 2 θ)
1 gx 2
y = x tan 30 – 2
(u 2 cos 2 30)
x 9.8 x 2
∴ y = √3 – 3
2 98 × 98 ×
4

x x
y = √3 1– 490 √3