AQA Mechanics 1 Projectiles

Section 1: Projectile motion

Exercise
1. A particle is projected from point O on horizontal ground at a speed of 25 ms -1
and at an angle of 30 to the horizontal.
(i) Draw a diagram showing the path of the projectile.
(ii) Write down the initial components of the velocity in the horizontal and
vertical directions.
(iii)Write down equations for the velocity of the projectile at time t.
(iv) Write down equations for the position at time t.
2. For the particle in question 1 find
(i) The maximum height reached,
(ii) The time that it takes to return to the same level as the point of projection,
(iii)The horizontal range.
3. A particle is projected from point O on horizontal ground with a velocity of
50 ms-1 at an angle of 30 to the horizontal. Find
(i) The speed of the particle after 2 seconds,
(ii) The time taken for the particle to reach its greatest height,
(iii)The greatest height reached by the particle.
4. A stone is thrown horizontally from a cliff 50 m high. It travels 65 m horizontally
before hitting the water. Find
(i) the time in the air,
(ii) The initial speed.
5. A ball is thrown horizontally from a tower 19.6 m high at a speed of 24.5 ms -1.
Find the horizontal distance that it travels before hitting the ground and its speed
as it hits the ground.
6. A particle is projected from point O on a horizontal plane with a speed 45 ms-1
and at an angle such that tan = 2.
(i) Write down the initial horizontal and vertical components of the velocity.
(ii) Write down equations for the velocity at time t.
(iii)Write down equations for the position at time t.
(iv) Find the time of flight and the range.
(v) Find the maximum height reached.
7. A golf ball is given an initial velocity of 30 ms-1 at an angle to the horizontal
such that tan 43 . Find
(i) the horizontal and vertical components of the velocity initially,
(ii) the time to reach the highest point and the maximum height reached,
(iii)the time of flight and the range.

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8. A tennis player serves the ball horizontally with a speed of 20 ms-1 and at a height
of 2.8 m. The net is 1 m high and 12 m away. Will the ball clear the net and if so
by how much?
9. A man throws a ball horizontally from the top of a hill 4.9 m high. He wants the
ball to clear a fence 2.4 m high standing on horizontal ground and 8 m
horizontally away from the point of projection. Find the minimum speed at which
the ball must be thrown. If the ball is thrown with this minimum speed find how
far beyond the fence that it lands.
10. Shells are fired from a gun at 210 ms-1. What is the maximum range of the shells
on horizontal ground?
11. (i) Freddie hits a cricket ball at an initial speed of 25 ms-1 and an angle of 50 to
the horizontal. Find the greatest height reached by the ball.
(ii) The pavilion is 50 m away from Freddie and is 10 m high. Will the ball clear
the pavilion?
12. Take g to be 10 ms-2 for this question.
A particle is projected at 60 ms-1 at an angle such that tan 43 from a point O
on a horizontal plane. Find
(i) The times at which the particle is at a height of 99 m above the plane
(ii) The horizontal distances from O when it is at a height of 99 m.

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