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Grade 11Mechanics

if the intial velocity of a projectile be doubled, keeping the angle of projection same, the maximum height reached by it will.....
(i) remain the same
(ii) be doubled
(iii)be quadrupled
(iv)be halved
plz give a reason for the answer and thanks in advance

Profile image of Aditya Prakash
9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Akash Bhattacharya
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
the answer to this is very simple
Consider the formula v^2 – u^2 = 2as
here v=0, u=u, a=-g, s= H
u^2 = 2gH
so, u^2 is directly proportional to H
so if initial velocity is doubled then H is quadripled.