Two particles are projected with the same velocity but at different projection angles: \(\left(\frac{\pi }{4}+\alpha \ri…
Two particles are projected with the same velocity but at different projection angles: \(\left(\frac{\pi }{4}+\alpha \right)\) and \(\left(\frac{\pi }{4}-\alpha \right)\). Determine the ratio of their maximum heights.
\(\frac{1+\sin 2\alpha }{1−\sin 2\alpha }\)
The maximum height of a projectile is given by:
\(H=\frac{{u}^{2}{\sin }^{2}\theta }{2g}\)
where:
- \(u\) is the initial velocity,
- \(\theta\) is the angle of projection,
- \(g\) is the acceleration due to gravity.
The two angles of projection given are:
- \({\theta }_{1}=\alpha +\frac{\pi }{4}\)
- \({\theta }_{2}=\alpha −\frac{\pi }{4}\)
Using the formula for maximum height:
\({H}_{1}=\frac{{u}^{2}{\sin }^{2}(\alpha +\pi \mathrm{/}4)}{2g}\)
\({H}_{2}=\frac{{u}^{2}{\sin }^{2}(\alpha −\pi \mathrm{/}4)}{2g}\)
Step 3: Taking the RatioThe required ratio is:
\(\frac{{H}_{1}}{{H}_{2}}=\frac{{\sin }^{2}(\alpha +\pi \mathrm{/}4)}{{\sin }^{2}(\alpha −\pi \mathrm{/}4)}\)
Using the sine angle addition and subtraction formulas:
\(\sin (\alpha +\pi \mathrm{/}4)=\frac{\sin \alpha +\cos \alpha }{\sqrt{2}}\)
\(\sin (\alpha −\pi \mathrm{/}4)=\frac{\sin \alpha −\cos \alpha }{\sqrt{2}}\)
Squaring both:
\({\sin }^{2}(\alpha +\pi \mathrm{/}4)=\frac{(\sin \alpha +\cos \alpha {)}^{2}}{2}\)
\({\sin }^{2}(\alpha −\pi \mathrm{/}4)=\frac{(\sin \alpha −\cos \alpha {)}^{2}}{2}\)
Thus, the ratio simplifies to:
\(\frac{{H}_{1}}{{H}_{2}}=\frac{(\sin \alpha +\cos \alpha {)}^{2}}{(\sin \alpha −\cos \alpha {)}^{2}}\)
Using the identity:
\((\sin \alpha +\cos \alpha {)}^{2}=1+\sin 2\alpha\)
\((\sin \alpha −\cos \alpha {)}^{2}=1−\sin 2\alpha\)
\(\frac{{H}_{1}}{{H}_{2}}=\frac{1+\sin 2\alpha }{1−\sin 2\alpha }\)
Step 4: Selecting the Correct OptionComparing with the given options, the correct answer is:
\(A\ \frac{1+\sin 2\alpha }{1−\sin 2\alpha }\)
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