Byju’s Practice Workshop

Topics covered:
 Motion in Two Dimensions and Circular Kinematics

Important formulae

𝑢 = velocity of projection
1 𝑔𝑥 2
Equation of trajectory 𝑦 = 𝑥 tan 𝜃 − 𝜃 = angle of projection with horizontal
2 𝑢2 cos 2 𝜃
𝑔 = gravitational acceleration
𝑢2 sin 2𝜃
𝑅= 𝑅 = range of the projectile
𝑔
2𝑢 sin 𝜃 𝑇 = time of flight
Projectile 𝑇= 𝐻𝑚𝑎𝑥 = maximum height
𝑔
𝑢2 sin2 𝜃
𝐻𝑚𝑎𝑥 =
2𝑔

𝑑𝜃 2𝜋 𝜔 = angular velocity
𝜔= =
𝑑𝑡 𝑇 𝑇 = time period

𝑣 = tangential velocity
𝑣⃗ = 𝜔
⃗⃗ × 𝑟⃗
𝑟 = radius

𝑎 = tangential acceleration
Circular motion 𝑎⃗ = 𝛼⃗ × 𝑟⃗
𝛼 = angular acceleration

𝑣2
𝑎𝑐 = = 𝜔2 𝑟 𝑎𝑐 = centripetal acceleration
𝑟

𝑚𝑣 2 𝐹 = centripetal force
𝐹= = 𝑚𝜔2 𝑟
𝑟 𝑚 = mass of the body in motion

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1. An airplane flying at a height of 1960 𝑚 from the ground with constant horizontal
velocity of 600 𝑘𝑚/ℎ releases a bomb to hit a target on the ground. The time of flight and
range of the bomb respectively are
a. 15 𝑠 and 2.50 𝑘𝑚 b. 20 𝑠 and 3.33 𝑘𝑚
c. 25 𝑠 and 6.00 𝑘𝑚 d. 20 𝑠 and 5.00 𝑘𝑚
2. Two cars A and B move on a straight road with constant velocity. When they move in
same direction, they come close by 8 𝑚 in 10 𝑠 and when they move in opposite direction
towards each other, they come close by 20 𝑚 in 1 𝑠. The speed of the cars A and B (in
𝑚/𝑠) respectively are
a. 9.6 and 10.4 b. 10.4 and 9.6
c. 20.8 and 10.4 d. 10.4 and 20.8
3. A man at rest observes that rain is falling vertically downwards. When he moves with a
velocity of 3 𝑘𝑚/ℎ, he holds an umbrella at an angle of 37° from the vertical to avoid rain.
The velocity of the rain with respect to man is
a. 8 𝑘𝑚/ℎ b. 7 𝑘𝑚/ℎ
c. 6 𝑘𝑚/ℎ d. 5 𝑘𝑚/ℎ
4. A boat takes 𝑡1 time while going downstream between two fixed points A and B, and takes
𝑡2 time while going upstream through the same distance. If river does not flow, then the
time taken by the boat to cover the same distance is
2𝑡 𝑡 𝑡 𝑡
a. 𝑡 = 1 2 b. 𝑡 = 1 2
𝑡1 +𝑡2 𝑡1 +𝑡2
2𝑡2 2𝑡1
c. 𝑡 = 𝑡 d. 𝑡 = 𝑡
1 +𝑡2 1 +𝑡2

5. A ship A is moving towards west with a speed of 10 𝑘𝑚/ℎ, and a ship B, 100 𝑘𝑚 south
of A, is moving towards north with the same speed of 10 𝑘𝑚/ℎ. The time after which the
distance between them becomes shortest is
a. 5√2 ℎ b. 10√2 ℎ
c. 0 d. 5 ℎ
6. The equation of a projectile is given by 𝑦 = √3𝑥 − 5𝑥 2 . The range of the projectile is
√3 2√3
a. 𝑚 b. 𝑚
5 3
3√2 √5
c. 𝑚 d. 𝑚
2 3

7. A projectile is fired from the surface of the earth with a velocity of 5 𝑚/𝑠 at an angle θ
with the horizontal. Another projectile, fired from another planet with a velocity of 3 𝑚/𝑠
at the same angle, follows a trajectory which is identical with the trajectory of the
projectile fired from the earth. The value of acceleration due to gravity on the planet (in
𝑚𝑠 −2) is (Given 𝑔 = 9.8 𝑚𝑠 −2 )
a. 3.5 b. 5.9
c. 16.3 d. 110.8

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8. A particle moves along a circle of radius ( 𝜋 ) 𝑚 with constant tangential acceleration. If
velocity of the particle is 80 𝑚/𝑠 at the end of the 2𝑛𝑑 revolution after the motion has
begun, the tangential acceleration is
a. 40 𝑚/𝑠 2 b. 640 𝑚/𝑠 2
c. 160 𝑚/𝑠 2 d. 40𝜋 𝑚/𝑠 2
9. 3 particles A, B and C are projected from ground. According to the diagram, which of the
following can be inferred about time of flight of A (TA), B (TB) and C (TC)?

a. 𝑇𝐴 = 𝑇𝐵 < 𝑇𝐶 b. 𝑇𝐴 < 𝑇𝐵 < 𝑇𝐶

c. 𝑇𝐴 > 𝑇𝐵 > 𝑇𝐶 d. 𝑇𝐴 = 𝑇𝐵 = 𝑇𝐶
10. In a projectile motion, the position vector is given by 𝑟⃗ = 6𝑡𝑖̂ + (8𝑡 − 5𝑡 2 )𝑗̂; the range is
a. 10 𝑚 b. 10.5 𝑚
c. 9.6 𝑚 d. 96 𝑚
11. The maximum range of a gun on a horizontal terrain is 16 𝑘𝑚. If 𝑔 = 10 𝑚/𝑠 2 , then
muzzle velocity of the shell must be
a. 160 𝑚/𝑠 b. 200√2 𝑚/𝑠
c. 400 𝑚/𝑠 d. 800 𝑚/𝑠
12. Two particles are projected from ground with a speed of 40 𝑚/𝑠 at complimentary
angles. If the difference in the maximum height of the particles is 50 𝑚, then the height of
the individual particles is
a. 𝐻1 = 10 𝑚; 𝐻2 = 75 𝑚 b. 𝐻1 = 65 𝑚; 𝐻2 = 15 𝑚
c. 𝐻1 = 35 𝑚; 𝐻2 = 85 𝑚 d. 𝐻1 = 25 𝑚; 𝐻2 = 75 𝑚
13. The horizontal range and the maximum height of a projectile are equal. The angle of
projection of the projectile is
1
a. tan−1 ( ) b. tan−1 (2)
4
−1 (4) 𝜋
c. tan d. 4

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ANSWER KEY

Question
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Correct
(b) (b) (d) (a) (d) (a) (a)
Answer

Question
Number 8 9 10 11 12 13

Correct
(a) (d) (c) (c) (b) (c)
Answer

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