BITSAT 2015
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2015
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Motion in Two Dimensions
BITSAT 2015 · Physics · Motion in Two Dimensions
A particle of mass 2 m is projected at an angle of 45^ ^ with the...
A particle of mass is projected at an angle of with the horizontal with a velocity of . After , explosion takes place and the particle is broken into two equal pieces. As a result of explosion, one part comes to rest. The maximum height from the ground attained by the other part is
Options
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- D
Correct answer
D.
Step-by-step solution
Given : Initial velocity angle of projection Therefore horizontal and vertical components of initial velocity are and After , horizontal component remains unchanged while the vertical component becomes Due to explosion, one part comes to rest. Hence, from the conservation of linear momentum, vertical component of second part will become Therefore, maximum height attained by the second part will be Using, \mathrm{a}=\mathrm{g}=10 \mathrm{ m} / \mathrms^{2}\mathrm{h}_{2}=\frac{\mathrm{v}_{\mathrmy^{\prime 2}}{2 \mathrm{ g}}=\frac{(20)^{2}}{2 \times 10}=20 \mathrm{ m}\mathrm{H}=20+15=35 \mathrm{ m}