Question Number 15932 by Tinkutara last updated on 15/Jun/17
$$\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{particle}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{projected}\:\mathrm{from}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{foot}\:\mathrm{of} \\ $$$$\mathrm{an}\:\mathrm{inclined}\:\mathrm{plane}\:\mathrm{having}\:\mathrm{inclination} \\ $$$$\mathrm{45}°,\:\mathrm{with}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{velocity}\:{u}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{an}\:\mathrm{angle}\:\theta \\ $$$$\left(>\:\mathrm{45}°\right)\:\mathrm{with}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{horizontal}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{vertical} \\ $$$$\mathrm{plane}\:\mathrm{containing}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{line}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{greatest} \\ $$$$\mathrm{slope}\:\mathrm{through}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{point}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{projection}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{Find}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{value}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{tan}\:\theta\:\mathrm{if}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{particle} \\ $$$$\mathrm{strikes}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{plane} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{i}\right)\:\mathrm{Horizontally} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{ii}\right)\:\mathrm{Normally} \\ $$
Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 15/Jun/17
Answered by ajfour last updated on 15/Jun/17
$${when}\:{it}\:{hits}\:{the}\:{incline}\:{horizontally} \\ $$$${it}\:{is}\:{at}\:{its}\:{max}.\:{hright}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{tan}\:\alpha=\frac{{H}}{\left({R}/\mathrm{2}\right)}\:\:\:\:,\:{and}\:{witb}\:\alpha=\mathrm{45}° \\ $$$$\:{R}\:=\:\mathrm{2}{H} \\ $$$$\:\frac{\mathrm{2}{u}^{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{sin}\:\theta\mathrm{cos}\:\theta}{{g}}=\frac{\mathrm{2}{u}^{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{sin}\:^{\mathrm{2}} \theta}{\mathrm{2}{g}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\:\:\mathrm{tan}\:\theta\:=\:\mathrm{2}\:\:{or}\:\:\theta=\mathrm{tan}^{−\mathrm{1}} \left(\mathrm{2}\right)\:. \\ $$$${when}\:{it}\:{strikes}\:{nirmally}, \\ $$$${its}\:{component}\:{of}\:{velocity}\: \\ $$$${parallel}\:{to}\:{incline}\:{becomes}\:{zero} \\ $$$${by}\:{the}\:{time}\:{its}\:{displacement} \\ $$$${perpendicular}\:{to}\:{incline}\:{becomes} \\ $$$${zero}. \\ $$$$\:{v}_{{x}'} ={u}\mathrm{cos}\:\left(\theta−\alpha\right)−{gt}\mathrm{sin}\:\alpha=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${or}\:\:{t}=\frac{{u}\mathrm{cos}\:\left(\theta−\alpha\right)}{{g}\mathrm{sin}\:\alpha}\:\:\:\:\:\:…..\left({i}\right) \\ $$$$\:{s}_{{y}'} ={ut}\mathrm{sin}\:\left(\theta−\alpha\right)−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}{gt}^{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{cos}\:\alpha=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\:{t}=\frac{\mathrm{2}{u}\mathrm{sin}\:\left(\theta−\alpha\right)}{{g}\mathrm{cos}\:\alpha}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:…\left({ii}\right) \\ $$$${equating}\:\left({ii}\right)\:{and}\:\left({i}\right): \\ $$$$\:\frac{\mathrm{2}{u}\mathrm{sin}\:\left(\theta−\alpha\right)}{{g}\mathrm{cos}\:\alpha}=\frac{{u}\mathrm{cos}\:\left(\theta−\alpha\right)}{{g}\mathrm{sin}\:\alpha} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\:\:\:\mathrm{tan}\:\left(\theta−\alpha\right)\mathrm{tan}\:\alpha\:=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\:\:{as}\:\alpha=\mathrm{45}°,\:\:\:\mathrm{tan}\:\left(\theta−\mathrm{45}°\right)×\mathrm{1}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\:\theta=\:\mathrm{45}°+\mathrm{tan}^{−\mathrm{1}} \left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)\:\:. \\ $$
Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 16/Jun/17
$$\mathrm{Thanks}\:\mathrm{Sir}! \\ $$