Projectile motion of stone thrown from a building

Q.  A stone undergoes projectile motion when thrown from top of the building. If it strikes the ground surface at a distance away from the building then its horizontal direction is __________
- Published on 21 Sep 15

a. less than range
b. more than range
c. same as range
d. unpredictable

ANSWER: more than range
 

    Discussion

  • Osaid Ahmad   -Posted on 20 Jan 21
    Range is the total horizontal distance covered by the projectile, it should be same as the distance D
  • Sravanthi   -Posted on 15 Dec 15
    - As shown in the diagram, horizontal distance is more than range, when projectile is projected from top of the building.

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