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EXERCISE # 1
Two dimensional motion : Q.6 A large number of bullets are fired in all
Questions
based on General study directions with the same speed v from ground.
What is the maximum area on the ground on
Q.1 A bullet is fired in a horizontal direction from which these bullets will spread (height of gun
a tower while a stone is simultaneously from ground assume negligible)-
dropped from the same point then –
v 2 v 4 2 v 4 2 v 2
(A) The bullet and the stone will reach the (A) (B) (C) (D)
g g2 g2 g2
ground simultaneously
(B) The stone will reach earlier
(C) The bullet will reach earlier Q.7 A cannon ball has a range R on a horizontal
(D) Nothing can be predicted plane. If h and h' are the greatest heights in
the two paths for which this is possible, then–
Questions Projectile motion : Projectile hitting 4h
based on ground at same horizontal level (A) R = 4 hh ' (B) R =
h'

Q.2 If T be the total time of flight of a current of (C) R = 4 h h' (D) R = hh '
water and H be the maximum height attained
by it from the point of projection, then H/T will Q.8 Two stones are projected with the same speed
be - (u = projection velocity,  = projection but making different angles with the
angle) horizontal. Their ranges are equal. If the
(A) (1/2) u sin  (B) (1/4) u sin  angle of projection of one is /3 and its
(C) u sin  (D) 2u sin  maximum height is y1 then the maximum
height of the other will be –
Q.3 If a baseball player can throw a ball at (A) 3y1 (B) 2y1 (C) y1/2 (D) y1/3
maximum distance = d over a ground, the
maximum vertical height to which he can
Q.9 An object is thrown at an angle  to the
throw it, will be (Ball have same initial speed
horizontal (0º <  < 90º) with a velocity .
in each case) -
(A) d/2 (B) d (C) 2d (D) d/4 Then during ascent (ignoring air drag) the
acceleration –
Q.4 What is the average velocity of a projectile 

between the instants is crosses half the (A) With which the object moves is g at all
maximum height. It is projected with a speed points
u at an angle  with the horizontal- (B) Tangential to the path decreases
(A) u sin (B) u cos (C) Normal to the path increases, becoming
(C) u tan (D) u equal to g at the highest point
(D) All of the above

Q.5 An artillery piece which consistently shoots

Q.10 A projectile is thrown with a velocity of 20
its shell with the same muzzle speed has a
m/s, at an angle of 60º with the horizontal.
maximum range of R. To hit a target which
After how much time the velocity vector will
is R/2 from the gun and on the same level, at
make an angle of 45º with the horizontal (in
what elevation angle should the gun be
upward direction) is (take g = 10m/s2)-
pointed(height of gun from ground in
neglected)- (A) 3 sec (B) 1/ 3 sec
(A) 30º (B) 45º (C) 60º (D) 75º (C) ( 3 – 1) sec (D) None of these
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Questions Projectile thrown from some height above

based on ground, Projection on inclined plane u

Q.11 An aeroplane was flying horizontally with a

velocity of 720 km/h at an altitude of 490 m. H
When it is just vertically above the target a
bomb is dropped from it. How far a
horizontally it missed the target ?
(A) 1000 m (B) 2000 m
(C) 100 m (D) 200 m (A) a 2H / g (B) a H / 2g

(C) g / 2H (D) None of these

Q.12 From the top of a tower of height h a body of
mass m is projected in the horizontal
Questions
direction with a velocity v, it falls on the based on
Two dimensional : Relative motion
ground at a distance x from the tower. If a
body of mass 2m is projected from the top of Q.15 To an observer moving along East, the wind
another tower of height 2h in the horizontal
appears to blow from North. If he doubles his
direction so that it falls on the ground at a
speed , the air would appear to come from -
distance 2x from the tower, the horizontal
velocity of the second body is - (A) North (B) East
V V (C) North-East (D) North-West
(A) 2v (B) 2 V (C) (D)
2 2
Q.16 A car A is going north-east at 80km/hr. and
Q.13 A bomber is moving with a velocity v (m/s)
another car B is going south-east at 60km/hr.
above H meter from the ground. The bomber
Then the direction of the velocity of A
releases a bomb to hit a target T as shown in
relative to B makes with the north an angle 
figure Then the relation between , H and v is-
 such that tan is –
v
(A) 1/7 (B) 3/4

(C) 4/3 (D) 3/5
H

T Q.17 A boat man could row his boat with a speed

(A)  = tan–1 v 2Hg
(B)  = tan–1 v 2 / gH
(C)  = tan–1v H / 2g
(D) None of the above
Q.14 A stunt performer is to run and dive off a tall
platform and land in a net in the back of a
truck below. Originally the truck is directly
under the platform, it starts forward with a
constant acceleration a at the same instant the
performer leaves the platform. If the platform
is H above the net in the truck, then the
horizontal velocity u that the performer must
have as he leaves the platform is –
10m/sec. He wants to take his boat from P to
a point Q just opposite on the other bank of
the river flowing at a speed 4m/sec. He
should row his boat –
(A) at right angle to the stream
(B) at an angle of sin–1 (2/5) with PQ up the
stream
(C) at an angle of sin–1 (2/5) with PQ down
the stream
(D) at an angle cos–1 (2/5) with PQ down the
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Q.18 A bus moves over a straight level road with Q.21 Two guns are pointed at each other one
an acceleration a . A boy in the bus drops a upwards at an angle of elevation of 30º and
ball outside. The acceleration of the ball with other at the same angle of depression, the
respect to the bus and the earth are muzzle being 30 m apart. If the charges leave
respectively - the gun with velocities of 350 m/s and 300
m/s respectively. Find when will they meet ?
(A) a and g
(B) a + g and g – a
30
(C) a 2  g 2 and g m

(D) a 2  g 2 and a
30°
(A) 3/65 sec (B) 5/65 sec
Q.19 A man standing on a road has to hold his
umbrella at 30º with the vertical to keep the (C) 3/95 sec (D) 3 /15 sec
rain away. He thrown the umbrella and starts
running at 10 km/h. He finds that rain drop  True or false type questions
are hitting his head vertically. Find the speed
of rain w.r.t. road- Q.22 If in the case of a projectile motion, range R
(A) 10 km/s (B) 20 km/h is n times the maximum height H, then the
(C) 10 3 km/s (D) 20 3 km/h angle of projection  is equal to tan–1(4/n).

Questions Q.23 In angular projection motion, the ratio of

based on
Condition for collision of two particles
 kinetic to potential energy at the highest point
Q.20 A ball A is projected from origin with an of the path is tan2.
initial velocity v0 = 700 cm/s, in a direction
37º above the horizontal as shown in fig.  Fill in the blanks type questions
Another ball B 300 cm from origin on a line
Q.24 An aeroplane flies horizontally at height h
37º above the horizontal is released from rest
with a constant speed V. An anti-aircraft gun
at the instant A starts. then how far
fires a shell at the plane when it is vertically
will B have fallen when it is hit by A –
above the gun. The minimum muzzle
Y
velocity of the shell required to hit the plane
B is .............. at an angle ............... with the
300c horizontal.
A
Q.25 A particle is projected with a velocity u so
37 ymax
X that its range on a horizontal plane is twice
(A) 90 cm (B) 80 cm the greatest height attained. The range of
(D) 70 cm (D) 60 cm projection is .........................

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EXERCISE # 2
Q.5 A shell is fired from a gun from the bottom of
(Only single correct answer type
Part-A a hill along its slope. The slope of the hill is
questions)
 = 30º, and the angle of the barrel to the
Q.1 A ball is projected upwards from the top of horizontal  = 60º. The initial velocity v of
tower with a velocity 50 m/s making an angle the shell is 21 m/sec. Then distance of point
300 with the horizontal. The height of the from the gun at which shell will fall –
tower is 70m. After how many seconds from
(A) 10 m (B) 20 m
the instant of throwing will the ball reach the
(C) 30 m (D) 40 m
ground –
(A) 2 s (B) 5 s (C) 7 s (D) 9 s
Q.6 An aircraft drives towards a stationary target
Q.2 A particle moves in the plane xy with velocity which is at sea level and when it is at a height

v = k1 î + k2 x ˆj , where î and ˆj are the unit of 1390m above sea level it launches a
vectors of the x and y axes, and k1 and k2 are missile towards the target. The initial velocity
constants. At the initial moment of time the of the missile is 410 m/s in a direction
particle was located at the point x = y = 0 making an angle  below the horizontal
then the equation of the particle's trajectory y where tan = 9/40. Then the time of flight of
(x) is –
the missile from the instant it was launched
k k
(A) y = 1 x2 (B) y = 2 x2 until it reaches sea level is nearly –
2k 2 2k1
(A) 10 sec (B) 15 sec
2k1 2 2k 2 2
(C) y = x (D) y = x (C) 20 sec (D) 25 sec
k2 k1
Q.3 A boy throws a ball with a velocity V0 at an Q.7 A boat moves relative to water with a velocity
angle  to the horizontal. At the same instant which is 1/n times the river flow velocity. At
he starts running with uniform velocity what angle to the stream direction must be
(minimum) to catch the ball before it hits the boat move to minimize drifting ?
ground. To achieve this, he should run with a
(A) /2 (B) sin–1 (1/n)
velocity of-
(A) V0 cos (B) V0 sin  
(C) + sin–1(1/n) (D) – sin–1(1/n)
2 2
(C) V0 tan (D) V02 tan 

Q.4 A golfer standing on level ground hits a ball Q.8 A particle is projected with a speed V from a
with a velocity of u = 52 m/s at an angle  point O making an angle of 30º with the
above the horizontal. If tan = 5/12, then the vertical. At the same instant, a second particle
time for which the ball is at least 15m above is thrown vertically upwards from a point A.
the ground (i.e. between A and B) will be The two particle reach H, the highest point on
(take g = 10 m/s2) – the parabolic path of particle one
u
A B V
simultaneously. Then ratio is-
v
15m 15m

(A) 1 sec (B) 2 sec (C) 3 sec (D) 4 sec

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V Q.12 A particle is projected from a point O with a
H
velocity u in a direction making an angle 
30° upward with the horizontal. After some time
at point P it is moving at right angle to its
v
initial direction of projection. The time of
flight from O to P is-
O A
u sin  u cos ec
(A) 3 2 (B) 2 3 (A) (B)
g g
2 3 u tan  u sec 
(C) (D) (C) (D)
3 2 g g

Q.9 A projectile can have the same range R for Q.13 If R is the range of a projectile on a horizontal
two angles of projection when projected with plane and h its maximum height, then
the same speed. If t1 and t2 be the times of maximum horizontal range with the same
flight in two cases, then the product of times velocity of projection is-
of flight will be- R2
2 (A) 2h (B)
(A) t1t2  R (B) t1t2  R 8h
(C) t1t2  1/R (D) t1t2  1/R2 h2 R2
(C) 2R + (D) 2h +
8R 8h
Q.10 The height y and the distance x along the
horizontal plane of a projectile on a certain Q.14 A particle is thrown over a triangle from one
planet (with no surrounding atmosphere) are end of a horizontal base and grazing the
given by y = (8t – 5t2) meter and x = 6t meter vertex falls on the other end of the base. If 
where t is time in seconds. The velocity with and  be the base angles and  the angle of
which the projectile is projected is – projection then correct relation between (),
(A) 8 m/s () and ()is-
(B) 6 m/s (A) tan  = tan + tan
(C) 10 /s   (B) tan  = tan + tan 
(D) Can not be determined   (C) tan  = tan – tan   
 (D) tan  = tan + tan 
Q.11 Three projectile A, B and C are thrown from
the same point in the same plane. Their
Q.15 A particle is released from a certain height
trajectories are shown in the figure. Then
H = 400 m. Due to the wind the particle
which of the following statement is true – gathers the horizontal velocity vx = ay where
a = 5 sec–1 and y is the vertical displacement
of the particle from point of release, then the
horizontal drift (displacement) of the particle
when it strikes the ground is–
O A B C
(A) 2.67 km (B) 8.67 m
(A) The time of flight is the same for all the (C) 1.67 km (D) 5.1 km
three
(B) The launch speed is greatest for particle C Q.16 In the above question find the speed with
(C) The horizontal velocity component is which the particle strikes the ground –
greatest for particle C (A) 5 km/s (B) 0.9 km/s
(D) All of the above (C) 9 km/s (D) –.009 km/s
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One or more than one correct
Part-B
answer type questions  
Q.17 Two particles A and B start simultaneously
from the same point and move in a horizontal
plane. A has an initial velocity u1 due east
and acceleration a1 due north. B has an initial
velocity u2 due north and acceleration a2 due
east. Then –
(A) They must collide at some point
(B) They will collide only if a1u1 = a2u2
(C) Their paths must intersect at some point
Q.20 A train carriage move along the x-axis with a
uniform acceleration a . An observer A in
the train sets a ball in motion on the
frictionless floor of the carriage with the

velocity u relative to the carriage. The

direction u of makes an angle  with the x-
axis. Let B be an observer standing on the
ground outside train. The path of ball will be-
(A) A straight line with respect to observer A
(B) A straight line with respect to observer B

(D) If u1 > u2 & a1 < a2, the particles will (C) A parabola with respect to observer A
(D) A parabola with respect to observer B
have the same speed at some point

Q.18 A large rectangular box falls vertically with Q.21 Two particles are projected from the same
acceleration a. A toy gun fixed at A and point with the same speed, at different angles
aimed at C fires a particle P. Then – 1 and 2 to the horizontal. Their times of
D C flight are t1 and t2 and they have the same
horizontal range. Then–
t1 t1
(A) = tan 1 (B) = tan 2
P t2 t2
B t1 t2
A (C) = (D) 1 + 2 = 90º
sin  1 sin  2
(A) P will hit C if a = g
(B) P will hit the roof DC if a > g
(C) P will hit wall BC if a < g Q.22 An aero plane flies along straight line from A
(D) either of A, B & C depending on speed of P. to B with speed v and back again with the
same speed. There is a steady wind speed w.
Q.19 A man who can swim at a speed v relative to The distance between A and B is d. Total
the water wants to cross a river of width d time for the round trip –
flowing with a speed u. The point opposite 2vd
(A) is if the wind blows along the
v2  w 2
him across the river is A.
line AB.
(A) He can reach the point A in time d/v
2d
(B) He can reach the point A is time (B) is if the wind blows
v  w2
2
d
perpendicular to the line AB.
v  u2
2
(C) is always increased by the presence of
(C) The minimum time in which he can cross
wind.
d (D) depend on the direction of wind.
river is
v
(D) He can not reach A if u > v

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Part-C Column matching type question Q.24 Assertion : Two balls of different masses are
thrown vertically up with same speed. They
Q.23 Trajectory of particle in a projectile motion is will pass through their point of projection in
the downward direction with the same speed.
x2
given as y = x – . Here, x and y are in Reason : The maximum height and
80
downward velocity attained at the point of
metres. For this projectile motion match the
projection are independent of the mass of the
following with g = 10 m/s2.
ball.
Column-I Column-II
Q.25 Assertion : A projectile is thrown with an
(A)Angle of projection (P) 20 m
(B) Angle of velocity (Q) 80 m initial velocity of (aî  bĵ) m/s. If range of
with horizontal after 4s projectile is maximum than a = b.
(C) Maximum height (R) 45º Reason : In projectile motion, angle of
1 projection is equal of 45° for maximum range
(D) Horizontal range (S) tan–1  
 2 condition.
Q.26 Assertion : Separation between two particle
Part-D Assertion-Reason type questions is maximum when component of relative
velocity of particles along line joining them is
The following questions consists of two
zero.
statements each, printed as Assertion and
Reason. While answering these questions you Reason : At maximum separation velocity of
are to choose any one of the following four two particles is same.
responses.
(A) If both Assertion and Reason are true and
Q.27 Assertion : Two particles are thrown from
the Reason is correct explanation of the
Assertion. same point with different velocity in such a
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are true but way that vertical component same. The two
Reason is not correct explanation of the particle will always lie on a same horizontal
Assertion.
line.
(C) If Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
Reason : Relative acceleration of the
(D) If Assertion is false but Reason is true.
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EXERCISE # 3
Part-A Subjective Type Questions
Q.1 If R is the horizontal range and h, the greatest
height of a projectile, prove that its initial
5(16h 2  R 2 )
speed is [g = 10 m/s2]
4h
u 29.4 m/s at an angle of 60º to the horizontal.
h Find the range on a plane inclined at 30º to
R the horizontal when projected from a point
Q.2 A bomb is dropped from a plane flying
horizontally with uniform speed. Show that
the bomb will explode vertically below the
plane. Is the statement true if the plane flies
with uniform speed but not horizontally ?
Q.3 A stone is thrown horizontally from a tower.
In 0.5 second after the stone began to move,
the numerical value of its velocity was 1.5
times its initial velocity. Find the initial
velocity of stone.
Q.4 A shell is fired from a point O at an angle of
60º with a speed of 40 m/s & it strikes a
horizontal plane through O, at a point A. The
gun is fired a second time with the same
angle of elevation but a different speed v. If it
hits the target which starts to rise vertically
from A with a constant speed 93 m/s at the
same instant as the shell is fired, find v. (Take
g = 10 m/s2)
Q.5 A cricket ball thrown from a height of 1.8 m
at an angle of 30º with the horizontal at a
speed of 18 m/s is caught by another field’s
man at a height of 0.6 m from the ground.
How far were the two men apart ?
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Q.6 A batsman hits the ball at a height 4.0 ft from
the ground at projection angle of 45° and the
horizontal range is 350 ft. Ball falls on left
boundary line, where a 24 ft height fence is
situated at a distance of 320 ft. Will the ball
clear the fence ?
Q.7 (a) A particle is projected with a velocity of
of the plane up the plane.
(b) Determine the velocity with which a stone
must be projected horizontally from a
point P, so that it may hit the inclined
plane perpendicularly. The inclination of
the plane with the horizontal is  and P is
h metre above the foot of the incline as
shown in the figure.
u P
h

Q.8 A dive bomber, diving at an angle of 53º with
the vertical, releases a bomb at an altitude of
2400 ft. The bomb hits the ground 5.0 s after
being released. (a) What is the speed of the
bomber ? (b) How far did the bomb travel
horizontally during its flight? (c) What were
the horizontal and vertical components of its
velocity just before striking the ground ?
Q.9 A boy throws a ball so as to clear a wall of
height ‘h’ at a distance ‘x’ from him. Find
minimum speed of the ball to clear the wall.
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Q.10 During the volcanic eruption chunks of solid Q.13 An aeroplane is flying at a height of 1960
rock are blasted out of the volcano. metre in a horizontal direction with a velocity
y of 100 m/s, when it is vertically above an
object M on the ground it drops a bomb. If the
bomb reaches the ground at the point N, then
calculate the time taken by the bomb to reach
the ground and also find the distance MN.
A 37° x
Q.14 A projectile is projected from the base of a
3.3km

hill whose slope is that of right circular cone,

B the vertex and strikes the hill again at a point
9.4 km
(a) At what initial speed would a volcanic
object have to be ejected at 37º to the
horizontal from the vent A in order to fall
at B as shown in figure.
(b) What is the time of flight. (g = 9.8 m/s2)
whose axis is vertical. The projectile grazes
on the base. If  be the semi-vertical angle of
the cone, h its height u the initial velocity of
projection and  the angle of projection,
show that
gh ( 4  tan 2 )
(i) tan  = 2 cot  (ii) u2 =
2

Q.11 A boy throws a ball horizontally with a speed
of v0 = 12 m/s from the Gandhi Setu bridge C
of Patna in an effort to hit the top surface AB
of a truck travelling directly underneath the
boy on the bridge. If the truck maintains a
constant speed u = 15 m/s, and the ball is
projected at the instant B on the top of the
truck appears at point C, determine the
position s where the ball strikes the top of the
truck.
v0 =12m/s
Q.15 A person is standing on a truck moving with a
constant velocity of 14.7 m/s on a horizontal
road. The man throws a ball in such a way
that it returns to the truck after the truck has
moved 58.8 m. Find the speed and the angle
of projection (a) as seen from the truck, (b) as
seen from the road.
Q.16 Two bodies are thrown simultaneously from

8m

 
the same point. One thrown straight up and
the other at an angle  with the horizontal.
Both the bodies have equal velocity of v0.


S
Neglecting air drag, find the separation of the
B A C
u particle at time t.

Q.17 Two particles move in a uniform gravitational
10m field with an acceleration g. At the initial
moment the particles were located at one
Q.12 A projectile is projected with an initial point and moved with velocities 3 m/s and 4
velocity of ( 6î  8 ĵ ) ms–1 , î = unit vector in m/s horizontally in opposite directions. Find
the distance between the particles at the
horizontal direction and ˆj = unit vector in
moment when their velocity vectors become
vertical upward direction then calculate its
mutually perpendicular.
horizontal range, maximum height and time
of flight.
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Q.18 A particle is projected from O at an elevation Q.23 By how much does the thief clear the gap, if
 and after t second it has an elevation  as so?
seen from the point of projection. Prove that (A) 0.21 m (B) 0.56 m
(C) 0.11 m (D) 0.31 m
gt cos 
its initial velocity is .
sin(  – ) Q.24 By how much does the policeman fall/clear
the gap ?
Q.19 The velocity of a particle when it is at its (A) clear by 0.09 m (B) miss by 0.09 m
(C) clear by 0.50 m (D) miss by 0.9 m
2
greatest height is of its velocity when it
5 Q.25 The time of flight of policeman to reach the
is at half its greatest height. Find the angle of level of line CD ?
projection of the particle. (A) 1.78 sec (B) 2.79 sec
(C) 0.56 sec (D) 0.782 sec
Q.20 A man running on a horizontal road at 8 km/h Passage - II (Q. 26 to 28)
finds the rain falling vertically. He increases his An eagle is flying horizontally at 10 m/s, 200 m
speed to 12 km/h and find that the drops are above ground. It was carrying a mouse in its
making 30º with vertical. Find the speed and grasp, which is released at a certain instant. The
direction of the rain with respect to the road. eagle continues on its path at the same speed for a
2 sec before attempting to retrieve its prey. To
Q.21 Two cars A and B having velocities of 72 catch the mouse it dives in a straight line at
km/h and 18 km/h are running in the same constant speed and recaptures the mouse 3m
direction, the car B being ahead of the A. The above the ground.
distance between the cars is 150 m. If the car
A now starts retarding at a uniform rate of 1 Q.26 The time of free fall of mouse is–
(A) 6.34 s (B) 3.4 s (C) 8.7 s (D) 4.4 s
m/s2 while the car B moves along at a
uniform velocity, will the car A overtake the Q.27 The path length of dive of eagle is–
car B ? (A) 197 m (B) 201.72 m
(C) 189 m (D) 211.9 m
Q.22 A pilot is taking his plane towards north with
a velocity of 100 km/h. At that place the wind
Q.28 The diving angle of eagle (below horizontal)
is blowing with a speed of 60 km/h from east (A) tan–1 6.53 (B) tan–1 6.2
to west. Calculate the resultant velocity of the –1
(C) tan 5.3 D) tan–1 4.54
plane. How far the plane will be after 20 min.
from the starting point ? Passage # III (Ques. 29 to 31)
A particle initially at rest at origin is moving
Part-B Passage based objective questions

according to law a = 6t î  8t ˆj m/s2, where
Passage - I (Q. 23 to 25) ‘a’ is acceleration.
A policeman is in pursuit of a thief. Both are
running at 5m/s. Suddenly they come across a Q.29 Velocity of particle at t = 3 sec –
gap between buildings as shown in figure. The (A) 45 m/s (B) 40 m/s
(C) 35 m/s (D) 22 m/s
thief leaps at 5 m/s and at 45º up, while the
policemen leaps horizontally.
Q.30 Displacement of particle at t = 3 sec –
(A) 28 m (B) 30 m (C) 35 m (D) 45 m
A B
3m C D
Q.31 Path of particle will be –
4m
(A) Straight line (B) Parabola
(C) Circle (D) None
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EXERCISE # 4
 IIT-JEE Subjective type questions

Q.1 On a frictionless horizontal surface, assumed Numerical type Question :

to be the x-y plane, a small trolley A is
moving along a straight line parallel to the y-
axis (see figure) with a constant velocity of
(3 –1) m/s. At a particular instant, when the
line OA makes an angle of 45° with the x-
axis, a ball is thrown along the surface from
the origin O. Its velocity makes an angle
with the x-axis and it hits the trolley.
y
A
Q.2 A train is moving along a straight line with a
constant acceleration 'a'. A boy standing in
the train throws a ball forward with a speed of
10 m/s, at an angle of 60º to the horizontal.
The boy has to move forward by 1.15 m
inside the train to catch the ball back at the
initial height. The acceleration of the train, in
m/s2, is. [IIT-2011]

O 45º x
(a) The motion of the ball is observed from
the frame of the trolley. Calculate the
angle made by the velocity vector of the
ball with the x-axis in this frame.
(b) Find the speed of the ball with respect to
the surface, if  = 4 /3. [IIT-2002]

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EXERCISE # 5(ARCHIVES)
 Old IIT-JEE questions Q.3 Two guns, situated on the top of a hill of
height 10 m, fire one shot each with the same
Q.1 A boat which has a speed of 5 km/hr in still speed 5 3 ms–1 at some interval of time. One
water crosses a river of width 1 km along the gun fires horizontally and other fires upwards
shortest possible path in 15 minutes. The at an angle of 60º with the horizontal. The
velocity of the river water in km/hr is : shots collide in air at a point P. Find (a) the
time-interval between the firings, and (b) the
[IIT-1988]
coordinates of the point P. Take origin of the
(A) 1 (B) 3 coordinate system at the foot of the hill right
(C) 4 (D) 41 below the muzzle and trajectories in x-y
plane. [IIT – 1995]

Q.2 Two towers AB and CD are situated a

distance ‘d’ apart as shown in figure. AB is
20 m high and CD is 30 m high from the
ground. An object of mass m is thrown from
the top of AB horizontally with the velocity
of 10 ms–1 towards CD. Simultaneously
another object of mass 2 m is thrown from the
top of CD at an angle of 60º to the horizontal
towards AB with the same magnitude of
initial velocity as that of the first object. The
two objects move in the same vertical plane,
collide in mid-air and stick to each other.
(a) Calculate the distance between the towers
and
(b) Find the position where the objects hit the
ground. [IIT – 1994]
C (Assume that the particle does not hit any
60°
2m
v m
h2
A (b) If the horizontal displacement of the
h1 P
20 m 30 m
d1 O d2
B D
Q.4 A large, heavy box is sliding without friction
down a smooth plane of inclination . From a
point P on the bottom of the box, a particle is
projected inside the box. The initial speed of
the particle with respect to the box is u, and
the direction of projection makes an angle 
with the bottom as shown in figure.
[IIT - 1998]
 Q
P

(a) Find the distance along the bottom of the
box between the point of projection P and
the point Q where the particle lands.
other surface of the box. Neglect air
resistance)
particle as seen by an observer on the
ground is zero, find the speed of the box
with respect to the ground at the instant
when particle was projected.

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Q.5 The coordinates of a particle moving in a
plane are given by x(t) = a cos (pt) and y(t) = b
sin (pt) where a, b (< a) and p are positive
constants of appropriate dimensions. Then –
(A) the path of the particle is an ellipse
(B) the velocity and acceleration of the
particle are normal to each other at
t = /(2p)
(C) the acceleration of the particle is always
towards a focus
(D) the distance travelled by the particle in
time interval t = 0 to t = /(2p) is a.
[IIT - 1999]
Q.6 An object A is kept fixed at the point x = 3 m
and y = 1.25 m on a plank P raised above the
ground. At time t = 0 the plank starts moving
along the +x direction with an acceleration
1.5 m/s2. At the same instant a stone is
projected from the origin with a velocity u as
shown. A stationary person on the ground
observes the stone hitting the object during its
downwards motion at an angle of 45º to the
horizontal. All the motions are in x-y plane.
Find u and the time after which the stone hits
the object. Take g = 10 m/s2. [IIT – 2000]
A maximum range on the horizontal plane.
y
1.25m P u
u x
 3m
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Q.7 Two particles are projected from the same
point with velocities v and 2v making equal
angle  = 30º with the horizontal in opposite
directions as shown in the figure. Find the
separation between them when their velocity
vectors become mutually perpendicular. The
acceleration due to gravity is g.
v 2v
 
Q.8 A projectile is fired with velocity u at an
angle  so as to strike a point on the inclined
plane inclined at an angle  with the
horizontal. The point of projection is at a
distance d from the inclined plane on the
ground as shown in the figure. The angle  is
adjusted in such a way that the projecile can
strike the inclined plane in minimum time,
find that minimum time.
u
 
d
Q.9 A particle is projected with an initial speed u
from a point at height h above the horizontal
plane as shown in the figure. Find the
h
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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE # 1
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. A B A B D B A D A C B B B B C
Q.No. 16 17 18 19 20 21
Ans. A B C B A A

2gh 4u 2
22. True 23. False 24. v 2  2gh , tan–1 25.
v 5g

EXERCISE # 2
PART-A
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Ans. C B A B C A C C A C D B D B A B

PART-B
Q.No. 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ans. B,C,D A,B,C B,C,D A,D A,C,D ALL

PART-C
23. A  R ; B  R ; C  P ; D  Q

PART-D
24. (A) 25. (A) 26. (C) 27. (C)

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EXERCISE # 3
PART-A
3. 4.4 m/s 4. 50 m/s 5. 30.55 m 6. Yes

2gh
7. (a) 58.8 m (b) 8.(a) v0 = 667 ft/s (b) 2667 ft (c) vx = 534 ft/s, vy = 560 ft/s
2  cot 2 

9. g h  h 2  x 2  10. (a) u = 255 m/s (b) 46 s. 11. 3.84 m

 

12. 9.8 m, 3.3 m, 1.6s. 13. 20 s, 2000 m

15. (a) 19.6 m/s upward , (b) 24.5 m/s at 53º with horizontal

16. v0t 2(1  sin  ) 17. 2.47 m 19. 60º 20. v = 47 km/h,  = cot–1 3/2

21. Car A can not overtake Car B

3
22. 116.6 km/h, at an angle of tan–1   west of north, 38.86 km
5

PART-B

Q.No. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Ans. D B D A B D A D A

EXERCISE # 4
1. (a) 45º (b) 2 m/s 2. 5

EXERCISE # 5
1.(B) 2. (i) 17.32 m (ii) 11.547 m from B  
3. (i) 1 s. , (ii) 5 3 ,5 m

u 2 sin 2 u cos(   )
4. (a) , (b) 5. (A,B) 6. u = 7.29 m/s, t = 1 s.
g cos  cos 

(2 7 ) v 2 u  u 2  gd sin 2 u u 2  2gh
7. d = 8. t = 9.Rmax =
g g cos  g

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