A missile is fired for maximum range with a initial velocity of $20 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. If $g=10…

A missile is fired for maximum range with a initial velocity of $20 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. If $g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$, the range of the missile is
  1. $50 \mathrm{~m}$
  2. $60 \mathrm{~m}$
  3. $20 \mathrm{~m}$
  4. $40 \mathrm{~m}$

Solution

For maximum range of projectile $\theta$ will be $45^{\circ}$ by the law of projectile motion $\therefore \quad R_{\max }=\frac{u^2}{g}$ Given, $\quad u=20 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ and $g=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$ $\begin{aligned} & R_{\max }=\frac{(20)^2}{10}=\frac{400}{10} \\ & R_{\max }=40 \mathrm{~m} \end{aligned}$

Asked in: NEET 2011 (Screening)

Practice more Motion In Two Dimensions questions on Aicharya