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Motion in A Plane question

2019 · 12 Apr · Shift 1 · Q66
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Motion in A Plane question

2019 · 12 Apr · Shift 1 · Q66

JEE MainPhysicsMotion in A PlaneMCQ+4 / −1
A shell is fired from a fixed artillery gun with an initial speed u such that it hits the target on the ground at a distance R from it. If t1 and t2 are the values of the time taken by it to hit the target in two possible ways, the product t1t2 is -
  1. A
    2Rg{{2R} \over g}g2R​
  2. B
    Rg{R \over g}gR​
  3. C
    R2g{R \over {2g}}2gR​
  4. D
    R4g{R \over {4g}}4gR​
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Correct answer: A

  1. For a projectile fired with speed uuu at angle θ\thetaθ, the horizontal range is

R=u2sin⁡2θgR=\frac{u^2\sin 2\theta}{g}R=gu2sin2θ​

Since the shell reaches the same target at distance RRR in two possible ways, the two projection angles are complementary:

θ1=θ,θ2=90∘−θ\theta_1=\theta,\qquad \theta_2=90^\circ-\thetaθ1​=θ,θ2​=90∘−θ

because

sin⁡2θ=sin⁡(180∘−2θ).\sin 2\theta=\sin(180^\circ-2\theta).sin2θ=sin(180∘−2θ).

  1. Time of flight for a projectile is

T=2usin⁡θgT=\frac{2u\sin\theta}{g}T=g2usinθ​

So the two times are

t1=2usin⁡θg,t2=2usin⁡(90∘−θ)g=2ucos⁡θg.t_1=\frac{2u\sin\theta}{g},\qquad t_2=\frac{2u\sin(90^\circ-\theta)}{g}=\frac{2u\cos\theta}{g}.t1​=g2usinθ​,t2​=g2usin(90∘−θ)​=g2ucosθ​.

  1. Their product is

t1t2=2usin⁡θg⋅2ucos⁡θgt_1t_2=\frac{2u\sin\theta}{g}\cdot \frac{2u\cos\theta}{g}t1​t2​=g2usinθ​⋅g2ucosθ​

t1t2=4u2sin⁡θcos⁡θg2t_1t_2=\frac{4u^2\sin\theta\cos\theta}{g^2}t1​t2​=g24u2sinθcosθ​

Using 2sin⁡θcos⁡θ=sin⁡2θ2\sin\theta\cos\theta=\sin 2\theta2sinθcosθ=sin2θ,

t1t2=2u2sin⁡2θg2.t_1t_2=\frac{2u^2\sin 2\theta}{g^2}.t1​t2​=g22u2sin2θ​.

But from the range formula,

R=u2sin⁡2θg⇒u2sin⁡2θ=Rg.R=\frac{u^2\sin 2\theta}{g} \Rightarrow u^2\sin 2\theta=Rg.R=gu2sin2θ​⇒u2sin2θ=Rg.

Substitute this into the expression for t1t2t_1t_2t1​t2​:

t1t2=2Rgg2=2Rg.t_1t_2=\frac{2Rg}{g^2}=\frac{2R}{g}.t1​t2​=g22Rg​=g2R​.

  1. Therefore, the correct option is

2Rg\boxed{\frac{2R}{g}}g2R​​

So, Option A is correct.

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