Edexcel M2 2010 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicProjectiles

7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{0e4552e0-7737-439b-a337-789c83c5258c-12_631_1041_242_447} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} A ball is projected with speed \(40 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) from a point \(P\) on a cliff above horizontal ground. The point \(O\) on the ground is vertically below \(P\) and \(O P\) is 36 m . The ball is projected at an angle \(\theta ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. The point \(Q\) is the highest point of the path of the ball and is 12 m above the level of \(P\). The ball moves freely under gravity and hits the ground at the point \(R\), as shown in Figure 3. Find
  1. the value of \(\theta\),
  2. the distance \(O R\),
  3. the speed of the ball as it hits the ground at \(R\).