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PHYSICS

CHAPTER

Description of Motion in
One Dimension
1.

2.

3.

Ifabodylooseshalfofitsvelocityonpenetrating
3 cm in a wooden block, then how much will it
penetrate more before coming to rest?
(a) 1 cm
(b) 2 cm
(c) 3 cm
(d) 4 cm.
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Speedsoftwoidenticalcarsare u and4u ataspecific
instant.Ifthesamedecelerationisappliedonboth
the cars, the ratio of the respective distances in
whichthetwocarsarestoppedfromthatinstant is
(a) 1:1
(b) 1:4
(c) 1:8
(d) 1:16.
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7.
Fromabuildingtwoballs A andB arethrownsuch
thatAisthrownupwardsandBdownwards(both
vertically).If vAand vBaretheirrespectivevelocities
on reaching the ground, then
(a) vB > vA
(b) vA = vB
(c) vA > vB
8.
(d) their velocities depend on their masses.
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(b) 7h/9 metre from the ground

(c) 8h/9 metre from the ground
(d) 17h/18 metre from the ground.
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An automobile travelling with a speed of
60 km/h, can brake to stop within a distance of
20 m. If the car is going twice as fast, i.e.
120 km/h, the stopping distance will be
(a) 20m
(b) 40m
(c) 60m
(d) 80 m.
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The relation between time t and distance x is
t = ax2 + bx where a and b are constants. The
acceleration is
(a) 2av3
(b) 2av2
2
(c) 2av
(d) 2bv3
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4.

A car moving with a speed of 50 km/hr, can be

stopped by brakes after at least6 m. Ifthesame
carismovingataspeedof100km/hr,theminimum
stopping distance is
(a) 12 m
(b) 18 m
(c) 24 m
(d) 6 m.
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A car, startingfrom rest, accelerates atthe rate f

through a distance s, then continues at constant
speed for time t and then decelerates at the rate
f/2 tocome torest. If thetotaldistancetraversed
is 15 s, then
1 2
1 2
(a) s = f t
(b) s = f t
2
4
1 2
(c) s= ft
(d) s = f t
6
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5.

Aballisreleasedfromthetopofatowerofheight 9.
h metre.Ittakes T secondtoreachtheground.What
is the position of the ball in T/3 second?
(a) h/9 metre from the ground

Aparachutistafterbailingoutfalls50mwithout
friction. When parachute opens, it decelerates at
2 m/s2. He reaches the ground with a speed of
3 m/s.At what height, did he bail out?

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(a) 293 m
(c) 91 m

acceleration.At the same instant another body

passes through x = 0 moving in the positive
xdirectionwithaconstantspeed.Thepositionof
thefirstbodyisgivenby x1(t)aftertime t andthat
ofthesecond bodyby x2 (t)afterthe same time
interval.Whichofthefollowinggraphscorrectly
describes(x1 x2)asafunctionoftime t?

(b) 111 m
(d) 182 m
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10. A particle located at x = 0 at time t = 0, starts

movingalongthepositive xdirectionwithavelocity
vthatvariesas v = a x . Thedisplacementofthe
particle varies with time as
(a) t3
(b) t2
(c) t
(d) t1/2.
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(x1 x2)

(x1 x2)

(a)

11. Thevelocityofaparticleisv=v0 +gt+ft2.Ifits

positionisx =0att =0,thenitsdisplacementafter
unittime(t=1)is
(a) v0 +g/2+f
(b) v0 +2g+3f
(c) v0 +g/2+f/3
(d) v0 +g+f
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(b)
t

O
(x1 x2)

(x1 x2)

(c)

(d)
O

12. Abodyisatrestat x =0.At t=0,itstartsmoving

in the positive xdirection with a constant

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Answer Key

1.

(a)

2.

(d)

3.

(b)

4.

(c)

5.

(c)

6.

(d)

7.

(a)

8.

no option

9.

(a)

10.

(b)

11.

(c)

12.

(c)

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(a): Forfirstpartofpenetration, by equationof

motion,

u = u 2 2 a (3)

2
or
3u2 = 24a u2 = 8a
For latter part of penetration,

or
........... (i)

5.

2.

u
0 = 2ax
2
or
u2 = 8ax
........... (ii)
From (i) and (ii)
8ax = 8a x = 1 cm.
(d) : Both are given the same deceleration
simultaneously and both finally stop.
Formula relevant to motion : u2 = 2 as

2
gT2
1 T
g =
2
18
3
or
18 s = gT2
From (i) and (ii),
18 s = 2h

4.

u
For first car, s1 =
2a
(4 u)2 16u2
=
For second car, s2 =
2a
2a
6.
s1 1
=
.
\
s2 16
(b) : Ball A projected upwards with velocity u
falls back to building top with velocity u
downwards. It completes its journey to ground
under gravity.
\
vA2 = u2 + 2gh
..............(i)
Ball B startswithdownwardsvelocity u andreaches
ground after travelling a vertical distance h
7.
\
vB2 = u2 + 2gh
............(ii)
From (i) and (ii)
vA = vB.

(c) : For first case,

km 50 1000 125 m
u1 = 50
=
=
hour
60 60
9 sec
Acceleration
a = -

2
u12
125
1
= -

= -16 m/sec2

2 s1
9 2 6

For second case,

u2 = 100 km = 100 1000 = 250 m
hour
60 60
9 sec

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(c) : Equation of motion : s = ut + 1 gt 2

2
1 2
h = 0+ gT
\
2
or
2h = gT2
..... (i)
After T/3 sec,
s = 0+

3.

- u22 -1 250 2 1
=
= 24 m
2a
2 9 16
s2 = 24 m.
s2 =

h m from top.
9

or

s =

h 8h
Height from ground = h - = m.
9 9

(d):Letabetheretardationforboththevehicles
For automobile, v2 = u2 2 as
\
u12 2as1 = 0
u12 = 2as1
Similarly for car, u22 = 2as2
2

s2 120 2 s2
u2
u = s 60 = 20
1
1

or

s2 = 80 m.

(a) : t = ax2 + bx
Differentiate the equation with respect to t
dx
dx
\
1 = 2ax +b
dt
dt
dx
or
1 = 2 axv + bv
as =v
dt
1
v =
or
2ax +b
or
or

8.

....... (ii)

dv -2a ( dx / dt)
=
= -2av v2
dt (2ax +b)2
Acceleration = 2av3.

For first part of journey, s = s1,

1
s1 = f t12 = s
2
v = f t1

............ (i)
........... (ii)