Ramesh V
Last Activity: 15 Years ago
PROJECTILE FIRED FROM AN INCLINED PLANE
Consider an inclined palne which makes an

with the horizontal. Let a projectile be projected with a velocity '
v' making an angle

with the horizontal.
Let us choose X axis along the inclined plane and Y-axis perpendicular to it.
gcos

and gsin

are the two rectangular components of g.
Now,
v
x= v cos(

-

) and v
y = v sin(

-

).
Let T = time of flight of the projectile
The displacement of the projectile perpendicular to the inclined plane is clearly Zero.
Using S = ut + (1/2) a t2, for motion along y-axis, we get
0 = v sin(

-

) T -(1/2) g cos

T
2
Range on the inclined plane is
R = 2v
2 sin(

-

) cos

/g cos
2
R
max= v
2/g (1+sin

)