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Comparing Two Projectiles

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Q1MHT CET 2026 · 16 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

Two objects are projected with same velocity 'u' at different angles α\alpha and β\beta with the horizontal. If α+β=90∘\alpha + \beta = 90^\circ, the ratio of horizontal range of the first object to the second object will be [sin⁡(π−θ)=sin⁡θ][\sin(\pi - \theta) = \sin\theta]

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Answer: (c)

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Q2JEE Main 2026 · 4 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

The two projectiles are projected with the same initial velocities at the 15∘15^\circ and 30∘30^\circ with respect to the horizontal. The ratio of their ranges is 1:x1 : x. The value of xx is

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Answer: (b)

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Q3JEE Main 2026 · 8 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Complementary angles

Two identical bodies, projected with the same speed at two different angles cover the same horizontal range RR. If the time of flight of these bodies are 5 s and 10 s, respectively, then the value of RR is

______ m. (Take g=10 m/s2g = 10\text{ m/s}^{2})

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Answer: (a)

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Q4MHT CET 2026 · 13 MAY · SHIFT 2Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Same height or same time

If two spheres are projected at angles 45∘45^\circ and 60∘60^\circ with horizontal and the maximum heights reached are same. The ratio of their initial velocities is (sin⁡45∘=12,sin⁡60∘=32\sin 45^\circ = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}, \sin 60^\circ = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})

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Answer: (d)

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Q5MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Same height or same time

Two spheres are projected at angles 30∘30^\circ and 45∘45^\circ with the horizontal. The maximum height reached by both is same. The ratio of their initial velocities is, (sin⁡45∘=12,sin⁡30∘=0.5)\left(\sin 45^\circ = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}, \sin 30^\circ = 0.5\right)

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Answer: (b)

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Q6MHT CET 2026 · 17 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Same height or same time

Two balls A and B are projected at an angle of 45∘45^\circ and 60∘60^\circ respectively, so that the maximum heights reached are same for both. The ratio of initial velocity of projection of ball A to that for ball B is

(sin⁡30∘=cos⁡60∘=12, sin⁡45∘=cos⁡45∘=12, sin⁡60∘=cos⁡30∘=32)\left(\sin 30^\circ = \cos 60^\circ = \frac{1}{2},\ \sin 45^\circ = \cos 45^\circ = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}},\ \sin 60^\circ = \cos 30^\circ = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)

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Answer: (d)

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Q7JEE Main 2025 · 29 JAN · SHIFT 1Easy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Same height or same time

Two projectiles are fired with same initial speed from same point on ground at angles of (45∘−α)(45^\circ - \alpha) and (45∘+α)(45^\circ + \alpha), respectively, with the horizontal direction. The ratio of their maximum heights attained is:

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Answer: (d)

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Q8JEE Main 2025 · 7 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

Two projectiles are fired from ground with same initial speeds from same point at angles (45∘+α)(45^\circ + \alpha) and (45∘−α)(45^\circ - \alpha) with horizontal direction. The ratio of their times of flights is

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Answer: (a)

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Q9JEE Main 2025 · 8 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

Two balls with same mass and initial velocity, are projected at different angles in such a way that maximum height reached by first ball is 8 times higher than that of the second ball. T1T_1 and T2T_2 are the total flying times of first and second ball, respectively, then the ratio of T1T_1 and T2T_2 is

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Answer: (c)

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Q10JEE Main 2024 · 30 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

Projectiles A and B are thrown at angles of 45∘45^\circ and 60∘60^\circ with vertical respectively from top of a 400 m400\text{ m} high tower. If their ranges and times of flight are same, the ratio of their speeds of projection vA:vBv_A : v_B is:

[Take g=10 m s−2g = 10\text{ m s}^{-2}]

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Answer: (b)

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Q11JEE Main 2023 · 31 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Complementary angles

Two bodies are projected from ground with same speeds 40 m s−140\text{ m s}^{-1} at two different angles with respect to horizontal. The bodies were found to have same range. If one of the body was projected at an angle of 60∘60^\circ, with horizontal then sum of the maximum heights, attained by the two projectiles, is ________ m\text{m}. (Given g=10 m s−2g = 10\text{ m s}^{-2})

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Answer: 80

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Q12JEE Main 2023 · 10 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Same height or same time

Two projectiles are projected at 30∘30^\circ and 60∘60^\circ with the horizontal with the same speed. The ratio of the maximum height attained by the two projectiles respectively is:

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Answer: (c)

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Q13JEE Main 2023 · 10 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

The range of the projectile projected at an angle of 15∘^\circ with horizontal is 50 m. If the projectile is projected with same velocity at an angle of 45∘^\circ with horizontal, then its range will be

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Answer: (b)

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Q14JEE Main 2023 · 25 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

Two objects are projected with same velocity 'u' however at different angles α\alpha and β\beta with the horizontal. If α+β=90∘\alpha + \beta = 90^\circ, the ratio of horizontal range of the first object to the 2nd object will be:

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Answer: (a)

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Q15JEE Main 2023 · 8 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

Two projectiles A and B are thrown with initial velocities of 40 m/s40\text{ m/s} and 60 m/s60\text{ m/s} at angles 30∘30^\circ and 60∘60^\circ with the horizontal respectively. The ratio of their ranges respectively is (g=10 m/s2)\left(g = 10\text{ m/s}^{2}\right)

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Answer: (a)

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Q16JEE Main 2022 · 26 JUL · SHIFT 2Easy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

Two projectiles are thrown with same initial velocity making an angle of 45∘45^\circ and 30∘30^\circ with the horizontal respectively. The ratio of their respective ranges will be:

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Answer: (c)

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Q17JEE Main 2022 · 25 JUN · SHIFT 2Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Complementary angles

Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: Two identical balls A and B thrown with same velocity 'u' at two different angles with horizontal attained the same range R. If A and B reached the maximum height h1 and h2 respectively, then R=4h1h2R = 4\sqrt{h_1 h_2}

Reason R: Product of said heights.

h1h2=(u2sin⁡2θ2g)⋅(u2cos⁡2θ2g)h_1 h_2 = \left(\frac{u^2 \sin^2\theta}{2g}\right) \cdot \left(\frac{u^2 \cos^2\theta}{2g}\right)

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Answer: (a)

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Q18JEE Main 2022 · 26 JUL · SHIFT 1Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Same height or same time

Two projectiles thrown at 30∘30^\circ and 45∘45^\circ with the horizontal respectively, reach the maximum height in same time. The ratio of their initial velocities is:

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Answer: (c)

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Q19JEE Main 2022 · 30 JUN · SHIFT 1Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Same height or same time

Two projectiles P1 and P2 thrown with speed in the ratio 3\sqrt{3}: 2\sqrt{2}, attain the same height during their motion. If P2 is thrown at an angle of 60∘^\circ with the horizontal, the angle of projection of P1 with horizontal will be:

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Answer: (c)

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Q20JEE Main 2022 · 27 JUL · SHIFT 1Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Same height or same time

A ball of mass m is thrown vertically upward. Another ball of mass 2m2m is thrown at an angle θ\theta with the vertical. Both the balls stay in air for the same period of time. The ratio of the heights attained by the two balls respectively is 1x\frac{1}{x}. The value of x is _____________.

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Answer: 1

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Q21JEE Main 2022 · 30 JUL · SHIFT 2Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

Two projectiles are thrown towards each other at 15∘15^\circ and 45∘45^\circ angles respectively with the horizontal at the same speed. The difference between the horizontal distances traveled by the two projectiles is 80 m80\text{ m}. The initial speed of the projectiles is ______ m s−1\text{m s}^{-1}

[Given g=10 m s−2g = 10\text{ m s}^{-2} ]

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Answer: 40

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Q22JEE Main 2022 · 29 JUL · SHIFT 1Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

An object is projected in the air with initial velocity u at an angle θ\theta. The projectile motion is such that the horizontal range R, is maximum. Another object is projected in the air with a horizontal range half of the range of first object. The initial velocity remains same in both the cases. The value of the angle of projection, at which the second object is projected, will be _________ degree.

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Answer: 15

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Q23JEE Main 2021 · 1 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Complementary angles

The ranges and heights for two projectiles projected with the same initial velocity at angles 42∘^\circ and 48∘^\circ with the horizontal are R1, R2 and H1, H2 respectively. Choose the correct option:

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Answer: (b)

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Q24JEE Main 2019 · 12 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Complementary angles

Two particles are projected from the same point with the same speed u such that they have the same range R, but different maximum heights, h1 and h2. Which of the following is correct?

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Answer: (b)

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Q25JEE Main 2019 · 12 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Complementary angles

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 -

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Answer: (a)

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Q26NEET 2006 · AIPMTEasy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

For angles of projection of a projectile at angle (45o −θ-\theta) and (45o + θ\theta), the horizontal range described by the projectile are in the ratio of

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Answer: (b)

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Q27JEE Main 2005 · AIEEEMedium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Complementary angles

A projectile can have the same range RR for two angles of projection. If t1t_1 and t2t_2 be the times of flights in the two cases, then the product of the two time of flights is proportional to

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Answer: (d)

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Q28JEE Main 2004 · AIEEEMedium

Comparing Two Projectiles · Complementary angles

A projectile can have the same range 'R' for two angles of projection. If T1 and T2 be the time of flights in the two cases, then the product of the two time of flights is directly proportional to

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Answer: (a)

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Q29NEET 2000 · AIPMTEasy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

Two projectiles of same mass and with same velocity are thrown at an angle 60o and 30o with the horizontal, then which will remain same

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Answer: (b)

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Q30NEET 1992 · AIPMTEasy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

If a body AA of mass MM is thrown with velocity vv at an angle of 30∘30^\circ to the horizontal and another body BB of the same mass is thrown with the same speed at an angle of 60∘60^\circ to the horizontal, the ratio of horizontal range of AA to BB will be

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Answer: (b)

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Q31NEET 1990 · AIPMTEasy

Comparing Two Projectiles · Ratios of R, H and T

If a body AA of mass MM is thrown with velocity vv at an angle of 30∘30^\circ to the horizontal and another body BB of the same mass is thrown with the same speed at an angle of 60∘60^\circ to the horizontal, the ratio of horizontal range of AA to BB will be

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Answer: (b)

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