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A particle is projected from a point O with velocity u in a direction making an angle `alpha` upward with the horizontal. AT P , it is moving at right angles to its initial direction of projection . Its velocity at P is .

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`v cos (90-alpha) = v sin alpha = u cos alpha ,v = u cot alpha `
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