PYQ Pattern Analysis — Kinematics NEET Patterns — Notes

Pattern	Frequency	Typical Format	Key Trap
Projectile range/height with given angle and speed	3–4 Qs/year	Calculate T, H, or R	Forgetting complementary angle property
Velocity at highest point of projectile	1–2 Qs/year	Conceptual MCQ	Choosing "zero" instead of $u\cos\theta$
v-t or x-t graph interpretation	2–3 Qs/year	Graph reading	Mixing up slope and area meanings
Centripetal acceleration (circular motion)	1–2 Qs/year	Formula application	Using v instead of $v^{2}$ /r
s_n formula (displacement in nth second)	1 Q/year	Numerical	Confusing with total displacement
Sign convention in free fall	1 Q/year	Numerical with upward throw	Not applying g = −9.8 when upward +ve
Complementary angle range equality	1 Q/year	Comparison MCQ	Reversing which gives greater height

Horizontal velocity at peak = $u\cos\theta$ (not zero)
Speed in circular motion = constant; velocity direction = continuously changing
s_n formula gives displacement DURING nth second; not cumulative
v-t graph area = displacement (not distance unless all motion is one direction)
30° and 60° give identical range (complementary angles); 60° gives 3× the height of 30°
$\sin 2\theta = 2\sin\theta\cos\theta$ ; not $2\sin\theta$