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JEE Main 202126 FebruaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2021
Date
26 February
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Motion in Two Dimensions

JEE Main 2021 · 26 February · Evening Shift · Physics · Motion in Two Dimensions

The trajectory of a projectile in a vertical plane is y = - β x ^ 2...

The trajectory of a projectile in a vertical plane is y=\alphax−βx2,y = \alphax - \beta{x}^{2}, where α\alpha and β\beta are constants and x and yx \text{ and } y are respectively the horizontal and vertical distances of the projectile from the point of projection. The angle of projection θ\theta and the maximum height attained HH are respectively given by

Options

  1. A

    tan⁡−1α,4α2β\tan^{- 1}\alpha, \dfrac{4{\alpha}^{2}}{\beta}

  2. B

    tan⁡−1(βα),α2β\tan^{- 1}\left(\dfrac{\beta}{\alpha}\right), \dfrac{{\alpha}^{2}}{\beta}

  3. C

    tan⁡−1β,α22β\tan^{- 1}\beta, \dfrac{{\alpha}^{2}}{2\beta}

  4. D

    tan⁡−1α,α24β\tan^{- 1}\alpha, \dfrac{{\alpha}^{2}}{4\beta}

Correct answer

D.

tan⁡−1α,α24β\tan^{- 1}\alpha, \dfrac{{\alpha}^{2}}{4\beta}

Step-by-step solution

y=\alphax−βx2y = \alphax - \beta{x}^{2}
comparing with trajectory equation

y=xtanθ−12gx2u2cos⁡2θy = xtan\theta - \dfrac{1}{2}\dfrac{g{x}^{2}}{{u}^{2}\cos^{2}\theta}

tanθ=α⇒θ=tan⁡−1αtan\theta = \alpha ⇒ \theta = \tan^{- 1}\alpha

β=12gu2cos⁡2θ\beta = \dfrac{1}{2}\dfrac{g}{{u}^{2}\cos^{2}\theta}

u2=g2βcos⁡2θ{u}^{2} = \dfrac{g}{2\beta\cos^{2}\theta}

Maximum height : HH

H=u2sin⁡2θ2g=g2βcos⁡2θsin⁡2θ2gH = \dfrac{{u}^{2}\sin^{2}\theta}{2g} = \dfrac{g}{2\beta\cos^{2}\theta}\dfrac{\sin^{2}\theta}{2g}

H=tan⁡2θ4β=α24βH = \dfrac{\tan^{2}\theta}{4\beta} = \dfrac{{\alpha}^{2}}{4\beta}

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