A projectile is fired from the ground level with a velocity of 300ms-1 at an angle of a 30o to the horizontal.
Calculate the time taken to reach the maximum height?
[g = 10ms-2]

A.

30s

B.

20s

C.

25s

D.

15s

Correct answer is D

The total time of flight is given as

\(T = \frac{2usin\theta}{g}\)

Hence, time to maximum height is half of the total time of flight, 

t = \(\frac{u sin\theta}{g}\)

= \(\frac{300 \text {sin} 30}{10}\) = 15s