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Grade 11Mechanics

A particle is projected with a velocity u at an angle alpha with the horizontal. At what time its vertical component of velocity is half of its net speed at heighest point

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Khimraj
7 Years ago
net speed at highest  point = ucos\alpha
then
v = u -gt
ucos\alpha/2 = usin\alpha – gt
Then
t = usin\alpha/g – ucos\alpha/2g
Hope it clears.