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Grade 11Mechanics

Two seconds after projection, a projectile is travelling in a direction inclined at 30° to the horizontal. After one more second it is travelling horizontally. Find the velocity of projection of the particle.(take g=10 m/s)

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10 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Vikas TU
10 Years ago
2 s before when it is projected at an angle a with u velocity (let) then,
 
Vx = ucosa...............(1)
Vy = usina – g*2............(2) {at t =2}
 
2 s after,
Vx = vcos30..................(3)
Vy = vsin30..................(4)
 
From all the three eqns. equate,
and the relations
but we have three variables thus we need one more eqn.
 
It is given after 3 s it is horizontal.
thus,
Vx = u
and
Vy = -g*3
now u can calulate further.