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A particle is projected at an angle alpha with the horizontal from the foot of the plane ,whose inclination to the horizontal is beta . show that It will strike the plane at right angles If cot beta=2 tan(alpha - beta)

A particle is projected at an angle  alpha with the horizontal from the foot of the plane ,whose inclination to the horizontal is beta .
show that It will strike the plane at right angles If cot beta=2 tan(alpha - beta)

Grade:11

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Shobhit Varshney IIT Roorkee
askIITians Faculty 33 Points
9 years ago
Dear student,

in such type of problems. choose the coordinate axes as x-axis along the wedge and y-axis normal to wedge. Apply equations of motion , such that when it strikes the plane, y-component of the velocity becomes zero.
Simplify the equations and get the result

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