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Question : 32 of 32
Marks: +1, -0
a) Show that for a projectile the angle between the velocity and the x-axis as a function of time is given by θ(t)=tan⁡−1(voy−gtvox)\theta_{(t)} = \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{v_{oy} - gt}{v_{ox}}\right)
(b) Shows that the projection angle θ0\theta_0 for a projectile launched from the origin isgiven by θ0=tan⁡−1(4hmR)\theta_0 = \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{4 h_m}{R}\right)
where the symbols have their usual meaning.
Solution:  
(a) Let voxv_{ox} and voyv_{oy} be the initial component velocity of the projectile at O along OX direction and OY direction respectively, where OX is horizontal and the OY is vertical. Let the projectilego from O to P in time t and vx,vyv_x, v_y be the component velocity of projectile at P along horizontal and vertical directions respectively. Then, vy=voy−gtv_y = v_{oy} - gt and vx=voxv_x = v_{ox}
If θ is the angle which the resultant velocity v⃗\vec{v} makeswith horizontal direction, then
tan⁡θ=vyvx=voy−gtvox\tan \theta = \frac{v_y}{v_x} = \frac{v_{oy} - gt}{v_{ox}} or θ=tan⁡−1(voy−gtvox)\theta = \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{v_{oy} - gt}{v_{ox}}\right)
(b) In angular projection,
Maximum vertical height, hm=u2sin⁡2θ02gh_m = \frac{u^2 \sin^2 \theta_0}{2g}
Horizontal range,R=u2sin⁡2θ0g=u2g2sin⁡θ0cos⁡θ0R = \frac{u^2 \sin 2\theta_0}{g} = \frac{u^2}{g} 2 \sin \theta_0 \cos \theta_0
So, hmR=tan⁡θ04\frac{h_m}{R} = \frac{\tan \theta_0}{4} or tan⁡θ0=4hmR\tan \theta_0 = \frac{4 h_m}{R} or θ0=tan⁡−1(4hmR)\theta_0 = \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{4 h_m}{R}\right)
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