Referring to above question, the angle with the horizontal at which the projectile was projected is 

(1) tan–1(3/4)

(2) tan–1(4/3)

(3) sin–1(3/4))

(4) Not obtainable from the given data

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Referring to the above two questions, the acceleration due to gravity is given by 

(1) 10 m/sec2

(2) 5 m/sec2

(3) 20 m/sec2

(4) 2.5 m/sec2

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The range of a particle when launched at an angle of 15° with the horizontal is 1.5 km. What is the range of the projectile when launched at an angle of 45° to the horizontal 

(1) 1.5 km

(2) 3.0 km

(3) 6.0 km

(4) 0.75 km

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Galileo writes that for angles of projection of a projectile at angles (45+θ) and (45θ), the horizontal ranges described by the projectile are in the ratio of (if θ45

1. 2 : 1

2. 1 : 2

3. 1 : 1

4. 2 : 3

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A projectile thrown with a speed v at an angle θ has a range R on the surface of earth. For same v and θ, its range on the surface of moon will be (acceleration due to gravity on moon=g6):

(1) R/6

(2) 6 R

(3) R/36

(4) 36 R

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A ball is projected with kinetic energy E at an angle of 45° to the horizontal. At the highest point during its flight, its kinetic energy will be 

(1) Zero

(2) E2

(3) E2

(4) E

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At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the magnitude of the acceleration is

(1) Maximum

(2) Minimum

(3) Zero

(4) g

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A body is projected at such an angle that the horizontal range is three times the greatest height. The angle of projection is 

(1) 25o8'

(2) 33o7'

(3) 42o8'

(4) 53o8'

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Two bodies are projected with the same velocity. If one is projected at an angle of 30° and the other at an angle of 60° to the horizontal, the ratio of the maximum heights reached is 

(1) 3 : 1

(2) 1 : 3

(3) 1 : 2

(4) 2 : 1

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If the range of a gun that fires a shell with muzzle speed v is R, then the angle of elevation of the gun is 

(1) cos1v2Rg

(2) cos1gRv2

(3) 12v2Rg

(4) 12sin1gRv2

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