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A projectile of mass m is fired from ground with speed u at an angle θ to horizontal. What is the power of gravitational force, when it makes an angle θ2 with the horizontal?

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Options:
  • A -mgu cosθ tanθ2
  • B -mgu tanθ cosθ2
  • C -2mgu tanθ sinθ2
  • D -2mgu sinθ tanθ2
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The correct answer is: -mgu cosθ tanθ2

vx=ucosθ=vcosθ2 , where v is the speed at this instant

vy=vsinθ2=ucosθ sinθ2cosθ2=ucosθ tanθ2

P=F.v=-mgu cosθ tanθ2

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