A-level · Projectiles

Horizontal projectionExam-style questions

A body projected horizontally moves under gravity: horizontal velocity stays constant while the vertical motion is free fall — treat the two directions independently with suvat.

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1
A ball rolls off the $0.8$ m table at $5\ \text{m s}^{-1}$ . Find how far from the base of the table it lands, to 3 s.f. ( $g = 9.8$ .)
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2
A stone is thrown horizontally at $15\ \text{m s}^{-1}$ from a cliff $20$ m high. Find
(a) the time to land and (b) the horizontal distance travelled, to 3 s.f. ( $g = 9.8$ .)
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3
A particle is projected horizontally at $7\ \text{m s}^{-1}$ from a height of $2.5$ m. Find its speed when it lands, to 3 s.f. ( $g = 9.8$ .)
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4
A ball is projected horizontally from a height of $1.8$ m and lands $4$ m away. Find the speed of projection, to 3 s.f. ( $g = 9.8$ .)
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5
A package is released from a plane flying horizontally at $100\ \text{m s}^{-1}$ at a height of $500$ m. Find
(a) the time before it hits the ground and (b) the horizontal distance it travels, to 3 s.f. ( $g = 9.8$ .)
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