Question

A body is projected horizontal on the top of the Mount Everest with speed much greater than √2gr, where r is the distance of the projection point from the centre of the earth and g is the acceleration due to gravity there. The trajectory of the body will be a
(a) straight line
(b) parabola
(c) hyperbola
(d) ellipse​

Answer 1

Answer:

• hyperbola due to greater than
• $\sqrt{2gr}$
• but less than
• $\sqrt{5gr}$