OCR Mechanics 1 2018 December — Question 11

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleMechanics 1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2018
SessionDecember
TopicProjectiles

11 A ball \(B\) is projected with speed \(V\) at an angle \(\alpha\) above the horizontal from a point \(O\) on horizontal ground. The greatest height of \(B\) above \(O\) is \(H\) and the horizontal range of \(B\) is \(R\). The ball is modelled as a particle moving freely under gravity.
  1. Show that
    1. \(H = \frac { V ^ { 2 } } { 2 g } \sin ^ { 2 } \alpha\),
    2. \(R = \frac { V ^ { 2 } } { g } \sin 2 \alpha\).
  2. Hence show that \(16 H ^ { 2 } - 8 R _ { 0 } H + R ^ { 2 } = 0\), where \(R _ { 0 }\) is the maximum range for the given speed of projection.
  3. Given that \(R _ { 0 } = 200 \mathrm {~m}\) and \(R = 192 \mathrm {~m}\), find
    1. the two possible values of the greatest height of \(B\),
    2. the corresponding values of the angle of projection.
  4. State one limitation of the model that could affect your answers to part (iii). \section*{OCR} Oxford Cambridge and RSA