Horizontal projection
A particle is projected horizontally at 25 m s−1 from a point 78.4 metres above a horizontal
surface. Find:
a. the time taken by the particle to reach the surface (4s)
b. b the horizontal distance travelled in that time. (100m)
A particle is projected horizontally with a speed of U m s−1 from a point 122.5 m above a
horizontal plane. The particle hits the plane at a point which is at a horizontal distance of 90
m away from the starting point. Find the initial speed of the particle. (18ms-1)
1. A particle is projected horizontally at 20ms−1 from a point h metres above horizontal
ground. It lands on the ground 5 seconds later. Find:
a. the value of h (122.5m)
b. the horizontal distance travelled between the time the particle is projected and the time it
hits the ground. (100m)
2. A particle is projected horizontally with a velocity of 18 m s−1. Find:
a. the horizontal and vertical components of the displacement of the particle from the point
of projection after 2 seconds (horizontal 36m ,vertical -19.6m)
b. the distance of the particle from the point of projection after 2 seconds. (41m)
3. A particle is projected horizontally with a speed of U m s−1 from a point 160 m above a
horizontal plane. The particle hits the plane at a point which is at a horizontal distance of 95
m away from the point of projection. Find the initial speed of the particle. (16.6ms-1)
4. A particle is projected horizontally from a point A which is 16 m above horizontal ground.
The projectile strikes the ground at a point B which is at a horizontal distance of 140 m from
A. Find the speed of projection of the particle. (77ms-1)
5. A particle is projected horizontally with velocity 20 m s−1 along a flat smooth table-top
from a point 2 m from the table edge. The particle then leaves the table-top which is at a
height of 1.2 m from the floor. Work out the total time taken for the particle to travel from
the point of projection until it lands on the floor. (0.59s)
6. A darts player throws darts at a dart board which hangs vertically. The motion of a dart is
modelled as that of a particle moving freely under gravity. The darts move in a vertical plane
which is perpendicular to the plane of the dart board. A dart is thrown horizontally with an
initial velocity of 14 m s−1. It hits the board at a point which is 9 cm below the level from
which it was thrown. Find the horizontal distance from the point where the dart was thrown
to the dart board. (1.9m)
