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Grade 12Mechanics

a particle is projected at an initial velocity u with a angle of 60 with the vertical. The time after which the velocity vector becomes perpendicular to the initial velocity vector?

Profile image of Preetanjali  Ray
13 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of himesh kothari
13 Years ago

final angle of velocity vector is 30 with horizontal

show their horizontal components of velocity same and by vertical motion calc time

Profile image of chukkaiwar rohit
13 Years ago

When a projectile makes 600 it makes an angle 300 with the horizontal.the velocity vector of the partical initially is v0=ucos30i+usin30j, after a time t the velocity vector is v=ucos30i+(usin30-gt)j the two vectors are perpendicular so their dot product is zero. we get that ucos30xucos30+usin30xusin30=gtsin30u=>u2=gtsin30=>t=u/gsin30

Profile image of SOURAV MISHRA
13 Years ago

(ucos30°i + (usin30° - gt)j).(ucos30°i + usin30°j) = 0

u2 = ugtsin30°

t = 2u/g.

this is the time after which the velocity of the particle becomes perpendicular to the initial velocity vector.

Profile image of Rishi Sharma
6 Years ago
Dear Student,
Please find below the solution to your problem.

When a projectile makes 600 it makes an angle 300 with the horizontal.the velocity vector of the partical initially is v0=ucos30i+usin30j, after a time t the velocity vector is v=ucos30i+(usin30-gt)j the two vectors are perpendicular so their dot product is zero. we get that ucos30xucos30+usin30xusin30=gtsin30u=>u2=gtsin30=>t=u/gsin30

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