SR+LT BIPC PHASE-3 ALL BATCHES DAILY PRACTICE ASSIGNMENTS

DAY–2 (DT 16-05-2020)

SUBJECT: PHYSICS
Chapter: MOTION IN A PLANE-ASSIGNMENT-2
(SUB TOPIC ORDER (GIVEN IN PHASE-2 REVISION UPTO 10.05.2020)
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1.    
A particle has initial velocity 2iˆ  3 ˆj and acceleration 0.3iˆ  0.2 ˆj .The magnitude of velocity after 10
seconds will be
1) 9 units 2) 9 2 units
3) 5 2 4) 5 units
Sol : V  U  a t
Key : 3 
2. The position vector of a particle is r  (a cos t )iˆ  (a sin t ) ˆj . The velocity vector of the particle is
1) Parallel to position vector 2) Perpendicular to position vector
3) Directed towards the origin 4) Directed away from the origin
Key :2
Sol:
Position vector
rˆ  (a cos  t )iˆ  (a sin t ) ˆj

 dr d
Velocity, v   [(a cos t )iˆ  (a sin t ) ˆj ]
dt dt
 [( a sin t )i  ( a cos t ) ˆj ]
ˆ
 
 v  r  [( a sin  t )iˆ  (a cos t ) ˆj ].[(a cos t )iˆ  (a sin t ) ˆj ]
 a2 cos t sin t  a 2 sin t cos t  0
Here, v  r , i.e., velocity vector is perpendicular to position vector.

3. The position vector of particle changes with time according to the relation r (t )  15t 2 iˆ  (4  20t 2 ) ˆj . What
is the magnitude of the acceleration (in ms 2 ) at t = 1?:
1) 50 2) 100 3) 25 4) 40
Key : 1
Sol:

Position vector of particle is given as r  15t 2 iˆ  (4  20t 2 ) ˆj

 dr d
Velocity of particle is v   [15t 2 iˆ  (4  20t 2 ) ˆj]  30tiˆ  40tjˆ
dt dt
 d  d 
Acceleration of particle is a  (v )  (30tiˆ  40tjˆ)  30iˆ  40 ˆj at t  1sec a  30iˆ  40 ˆj
dt dt

So, magnitude of acceleration is | a |t 1s  a x2  a y2  30 2  40 2  50 ms 2
4. The position vector of a particle is given as The time after which the velocity vector
and acceleration vector becomes perpendicular to each other is equal to :
(1) 1 sec (2) 2 sec
(3) 1.5 sec (4) Not possible
  
Sol : V .a  0 ; V   2t  4  i  2tj ; a  2i  2 j ; a.V  0
Key : 4

5. If the position vector of a particle is r   cos tiˆ  sin tjˆ  18tkˆ then what is the magnitude of its acceleration
?
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) sin2t (4) cos t
2
d r
a 2
Sol : dt
Key : 2
 
6.    
Two particles having position vectors r1  3iˆ  5 ˆj meters and r2  5iˆ  3 ˆj meters are moving with
 
   
velocities v1  4iˆ  3 ˆj m/ sand v2   iˆ  7 ˆj m / s . If they collide after 2s, the value of  is :-
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 8
Sol : v1t  r1  v2 t  r2 is condition for collision
Key : 4
7. A particle is moving such that its position coordinates (x, y) are (2 m, 3 m) at time t = 0,

(6 m. 7 m) at time t = 2 s and (13m, 14 m) at time t = 5 s Average velocity vector Vau t = 5 s is  
1 7 ˆ ˆ 11 ˆ ˆ
1)
5

13iˆ  14 ˆj  2)
3
 ij  3) 2 iˆ  ˆj4)
5

ij  

   S
Sol : S  r 2  r1 ;13iˆ  14 ˆj  2iˆ  3 ˆj  11iˆ  11 ˆj;Vav 
t
Key : 4
8. A Particle A is moving towards North with an acceleration of 5 ms 2 and particle B is moving North –
East direction with an acceleration of 5 2 ms 2 . Find relative acceleration of particle A with respect to
particle B.
2
1) 5 ms towards East
2
2) 5 ms towards West
3) 5 ms 2 towards South
4) 5 2 ms 2 towards West
        
Sol : VA  5J ;VB  5i  5 j  VAB  VA  VB  5i
Key : 3
9. A particle is given velocity 3m/s along the positive x-axis subjected to constant acceleration 4m/s2 along
the positive y-axis. Find the displacement of the particle in 2s and trajectory followed by the particle.

Sol : This is the case of two-dimensional motion. In the x-direction, It has initial velocity but no acceleration;
in the y-direction there is , acceleration but no initial velocity. The above information can be as follows.
y
P(t=2s)
y uy=0 2
ay = 4m/s r
y
2
a = 4m/s 
O ux = 3m/s x
ax=0
O u = 3m/s x x
x: (uniform velocity) : x  u x t  3  2  6m
1 1
y: (uniform acceleration) : y  u y t  a y t 2  0   4  22  8m
2 2
 Displacement r  x 2  y 2  10m
8 4
tan       530
6 3

Hence, the displacement is 10m at 530 with the positive x-axis.

1
Trajectory : At any time, x  3t , y   4t 2  2t 2 . Eliminating t between x and y, we get
2
2
x 2x2
y  2   (parabola, open upward)
 3 9
y

Trajectory is a
parabola

O x

10. A particle moves in the x-y plane under acceleration a  3iˆ  4 ˆjm / s 2 . If the initial velocity is

u  6iˆ  8 ˆjm / s . Find the velocity and the position vector of a particle after 2s.

Sol : u  6iˆ  8 ˆj  u x iˆ  u y ˆj
u x  6 m / s , u y  8m / s

a  3iˆ  4 ˆj  ax iˆ  a y ˆj
a x  3m / s 2 , a y  4m / s 2
vx  u x  a x t  6  3  2  12m / s
1 1 2
x  u x t  ax t 2  6  2   3   2   18m
2 2
vy  u y  a y t  8  4  2  16 m / s
1 1 2
y  u y t  a y t 2  8  2   4   2   24 m
2 2
After 2s,

Velocity v  vx iˆ  v y ˆj  12iˆ  16 ˆj m / s

Position vector r  xiˆ  yjˆ  18iˆ  24 ˆj m

11. The position vector of a particle is given by r  k cos t iˆ  k sin  t ˆj  xiˆ  yjˆ , where k and  are constants
and t is time. Find the angle between the position vector and the velocity vector. Also determine the
trajectory of the particle.

Sol : r  k cos t iˆ  k sin  t ˆj  xiˆ  yjˆ

 dr
v  k   sin t  iˆ  k  cos t   ˆj  k sin t iˆ  k cos t ˆj
dt

As r .v  0 , the angle between   900 , hence the velocity vector is perpendicular to the position vector.
x  k cos t....  cos t  x / k
y  k cos  t....  sin  t  y / k
cos 2  t  sin 2  t  1
x2 y2
  1  x 2  y 2  k 2 (circle)
k2 k2
 12. Two particles A and B are moving in the x-y plane such that their velocity components are vx  1m / s ,
1
vy  m / s (for A) and vx  2m / s vy  2m / s , (for B). If both the particles start moving from the same
3
point, what is the angle between their paths?
1
Sol : tan      300
3
2
tan    1    450
2
The particles are moving in straight lines, hence the angle between their paths =
    450  300  150
RV
 
13. Let r1  t   3tiˆ  4t 2 ˆj and r2  t   4t 2iˆ  3tjˆ represent the positions of particles 1 and 2,respectively as
 
functions of time t; r1  t  and r2  t  are in metres and t is in seconds. The relative speed of the two particles
at the instant t =1 s, will be
(1) 1 m/s (2) 3 2 m/s (3) 5 2 m/s (4) 7 2 s m/s
Sol : Vrel  V1  V2
Key :3
14. Wind is blowing at 10 3 ms 1 in North direction. A car is moving to East at 10 ms 1 . A flag is waving on
the car. The flag is directed.
1) 600 North of West 2) 600 North of East
3) 300 South of East 4) in North – West direction
 
Sol : Vw  10 3 j Vc  10i

Vwc  Vw  Vc  10 3 j  10i
Key :1
15. In a village game three boys A, B and C are in motion. The velocity of boy A seen by boy B is 1 ms1
towards the North-East direction. The velocity of the boy B seen by boy C is 1 ms 1 towards the North-
West direction. The direction of velocity of boy C seen by boy A is
1) 1 ms1 towards South
2) 1 ms 1 towards East
3) 2 ms 1 towards South
4) 2 ms 1 towards North
1  1 
Sol : VAB  VA  VB  i j
2 2
1 1 
VBC  VB  VC   i j
2 2
VCA  VC  VA  ? VA  VC  2 J

VC  VA  2(  J )
Key :3
16. A person crossing a road with a certain velocity due north, sees a car moving towards east. The relative
velocity of the car w.r.t the person is 2 times that of the velocity of the person. The angel made by the
relative velocity with the east is
1) 300 2) 450 3) 600 4) 900

Sol : Vc  Vp  2Vp
 North

East



2V
-V

1
cos   ,   45o ;   45o
2
Key : 2
1
17. A ship A is moving westwards with a speed of 10kmh and a ship B, 100 km south of A is moving
1
northwards with a speed of 10kmh . The time after which the distance between them becomes shortest, is
1) 5hr 2) 5 2hr 3) 10 2hr 4) 0hr
Sol :

 
V A  10 i km / h and V B  10 j km / h
  

V AB  (10 j  10i ) km / h
Time for shortest distance



100 / 2 km
 5hr.

10 2km / hr.
Key : 1
18. Two boys are standing at two points A and B on ground where AB=a. The boy at B starts running in a
direction perpendicular to AB with velocity v1 . The boy at A starts running simultaneously with velocity
v and catches the other boy in a time t. Then t is
1) a / v 2  v12 2) a /  v  v1  3) a /  v  v1  4) a 2 /  v 2  v12 
Sol :

 vt 
2 2
 2

 a 2   v1t  ; v 2  v1 t 2  a 2

a2 a2
t2  2
; t  2
v 2  v1 v 2  v1
Key : 4
19. The wind is blowing from south at 10 ms 1 but to a cyclist it appears blowing from the east at 10 ms 1 , the
velocity of cyclist is
1) 10 2 ms 1 towards S  W
2) 10 2 ms 1 towards N  W
3) 10 2 ms 1 towards S  E
4) 10 2 ms 1 towards N  E
 
Sol : V w  10 ˆj;V wM  10 ˆj
Key : 2
20. A boat is moving in direction of vector 4iˆ  3 ˆj with a speed of 10 m/sec. Velocity vector of boat can be
expressed as :-

V  10
 4iˆ  3iˆ 
Sol : 5
Key : 2
21. A man can swim in still water at a speed of 4 kmph. He desires to cross a river flowing at a speed of
3 kmph in the shortest time interval. If the width of the river is 3 km time taken to cross the river (in
hours) and the horizontal distance travelled (in km) are respectively.
3 9 3 1 15 3
1. , 2. , 3 3. , 4. ,7
4 4 5 4 4 7
d 3  3 9
Sol : t   ; x  Vwt  3   
Vp 4  4 4
Key : 1
22. A person swims at 1350 to current of river, to meet target on reaching opposite point. The ratio of person’s
velocity to river water velocity is
1) 3 :1 2) 2 :1 3) 1: 2 4) 1: 3
Vw
Sol : sin  
Vb
Key : 2
23. A man can swim at a speed of 3km/hr in still water. He wants to cross a 500m wide river flowing at
2km/hr. He keeps himself always at an angle of 1200 with the river flow while swimming. At what point
on the opposite bank will he arrive?
1 1 1 1
1) km 2) km 3) km 4) km
3 6 3 2 3 4 3
d
Sol : X  VR VB sin q  ?
VB cos q
Key : 2
24. A person in a boat crosses a river of width d flowing at velocity VR. While crossing the heads himself
d
always at an angle of 1200 with the river flow and on reaching the other end he finds a drift of in the
2
direction of flow of river. The speed of the boat VB is:
1) (2  3)VR 2) 2(2  3)VR 3) 4(2  3)VR 4) 41VR
Key : 3
Sol:

 

d 2d
Time taken to cross the river t  V cos 30 
B 3VB
Now, drift x  (VR  VB sin  )t
d  VB   2d 
= VR  2   3V 
2    B 

3VB  4VR  2VB
 4 
VB    VR  4(2  3)VR
2  3 
25. A swimmer can swim in still water with speed v and the river flowing with speedv/2. To cross the river in
shortest distance, he should swim making angle  with the upstream. What is the ratio of the time taken
to swim across in the shortest time to that in swimming across over shortest distance?
1) cos  2) sin  3) ta n  4) cot 
Key : 2
Sol:

90


d
Shortest time t  ...............1
v
d d
Time of shortest distance = t '   ..................  2 
v cos(90   ) v sin 
Ratio of time in two cases
d
t v
  sin  .
t' d
v sin 
26. A man wishes to cross a river in a boat. If he crosses the river in minimum time he takes 10min with a
drift of 120m. If he crosses the river taking shortest route, he takes 12.5min. Find the velocity of the boat
with respect to water.
1) 10ms 1 2) 20ms 1 3) 5ms 1 4) 15ms 1
Key : 2
Sol:
Case I :If the man crosses the river in minimum time he should move perpendicular to bank or normal to
the direction of water flow.
  
Let vm , w  v and vw  u

d
Time to cross river, t1  10   d  10v ,
v
x  ut1  120  u 10  u  12m min 1
Case – 2 :If the man crosses river taking the shortest route, the drift should be zero. Time to cross river.
d
t2  12.5 
v2  u2

From case 1 , d  10v and u  12ms 1

10v
12.5   v  20ms 1
2 2
v 12
27. On a calm day a boat can go across a lake and return in time T0 at a speed V. On a rough day there is
uniform current at speed v to help the onward journey and impede the return journey. If the time taken to
go across and return on the rough day be T, then T/T0 is
v2 1 v2 1
1) 1  2 2) 2 3) 1  4)
V v V 2
v2
1 2 1 2
V V
Key : 2
Sol:
2SV
2S S S 2SV T V 2  v2 V2 1
T0  and T    2 2   2 2
V V v V v V v T0 2S V v v2
1 2
V V
RU
28. Rain, pouring down at an angle  with the vertical has a speed of 10ms 1 . A girl runs against the rain
with a speed of 8ms 1 and sees that the rain makes an angle  with the vertical, then relation between 
and  is
8  10sin  8  10 sin 
1) tan   2) tan  
10cos  10 cos 
3) tan   tan  4) tan   cot 
x
Sol : sin   x  vr sin 
vr
 y
cos   y  vr cos 
vr
x  vg 8  10sin 
tan   
y 10cos 
Key : 2
29. When it is raining vertically down, to a man walking on road the velocity of rain appears to be 1.25 times
his velocity. To protect himself from rain he hold the umbrella at an angle  to vertical. Then tan  =
4 5 4 3
1) 2) 3) 4)
5 4 3 4
25 2
Sol : Vrm2  Vm2  Vr2 ; Vm  Vm2  Vr2
16
9 3 V 4
 Vr  Vm  Vm ; tan   m 
16 4 Vr 3
Key : 3
30. A man starts from rest with an acceleration 1 ms 2 at t = O. At t = 3 3 s, it appears to him that rain falls
with the velocity 3 ms 1 vertically downwards. The velocity of actual rain fall is
1) 3 3 ms1 2) 3 ms 1 3) 6 ms 1 4) 6 3 ms 1
Sol : Vm  u  at  0  3 3
   
Vrm  Vr  Vm  Vr  36  6
Key : 3
31. When a man is standing, rain drop appear to him falling at 600 from the horizontal from his front side.
When he is travelling at 5km per hour on a horizontal road they appear to him falling at 300 from the
horizontal from his front side. The actual speed of the rain is ( in km per hour)
1) 3 2) 4 3) 5 4) 6
Vm  VR sin
Sol : Tan 
VR cos
Key : 3
32. Rain is falling vertically with speed of 35 m/s. A boy rides a bicycle with a speed of 15 m/s in East to
West direction. What is the direction in which he should hold umbrella?
3 4
1) tan 1   with the vertical towards west 2) tan 1   with the vertical towards east
7 7
5
3) tan 1   with the vertical towards east 4) Towards north downward
7
Key : 1
Sol:



B Vb C East
West 
Vb  15
 
Vrb
A

Vr  35
 
Vr  35m / s

Vb  15m / s
Direction of umbrella should be along relative velocity of rain w.r.t person
AD V 15 3
tan    tan   b  
OA Vr 35 7 towards west
OP
x2 t2
33. A particle moves along positive branch of curve y  , where x  x and y are measured in meters
2 2
and t in seconds. Velocity of the particle at t = 2s is :-

dx dy
Vx  ; Vy 
Sol : V  Vx iˆ  V y ˆj ; dt dt
Key :2
34. A particle moves along the parabola y = x2suchthat the x-component of velocity is always2m/s. The
acceleration of the particle is
 
(1) 4 ˆj m / s 2  
(2) 2 ˆj m / s 2

(3)  8 ˆj  m / s 2
(4) 8 ˆj m / s 2
g
a
Sol : y  ax ; 2 2u 2
Key : 4
35. When a projectile is fired at an angle  w.r.t horizontal with velocity u, then its vertical component:
1) remains same
2) goes on increasing with height
3) goes on decreasing with height
4) first increases then decreases with height
Sol : Conceptual
Key : 3
36. A cricket ball is hit for a six leaving the bat at an angle of 600 to the horizontal with kinetic energy ‘k’. At
the top, K.E. of the ball is
k k
1) Zero 2) k 3) 4)
4 2
1
K '  mu 2 cos 2 
Sol : 2
Key : 3
37. A person can throw a stone to a maximum distance of h metre. The greatest height to which he can throw
the stone is :
1) h 2) h/2 3) 2h 4) 3h
Sol : H=R/2
Key : 2
38. If R is the maximum horizontal range of a particle, then the greatest height attained by it is:
R R
1) R 2) 2R 3) 4)
2 4
 H Tan 

Sol : R 4
Key : 4
39. A body is projected with a velocity u such that its horizontal range and maximum vertical heights are
same. The maximum height is
u2 3u 2 16u 2 8u 2
1) 2) 3) 4)
2g 4g 17 g 17 g
4H u 2 sin 2 
Sol : tan   ; tan   4 ; H 
R 2g
u 2 x16 8u 2
H 
2 g17 17 g
Key : 4
40. A stone is just released from the window of a train moving along a horizontal straight track. The stone will
hit the ground following (with respect to observer on the ground)
1) Straight path 2) Circular path
3) Parabolic path 4) Hyperbolic path
Sol : Conceptual
Key : 3
41. A body of mass m is projected at an angle of 45 o with the horizontal. If air resistance is negligible, then
total change in momentum when it strikes the ground is
1) 2mv 2) 2 mv 3) mv 4) mv / 2
Sol :  p  2mu sin 
Key : 2
42. A stone is projected from the ground with velocity 50 m/s at an angle of 30 o . It crosses a wall after 3 sec.
How far beyond the wall the stone will strike the ground (g  10 m / sec 2 )
1) 90.2 m 2) 89.6 m 3) 86.6 m 4) 70.2 m
2
u sin 2
Sol : X  u cos  .t ; R 
g
Key : 3
43. The horizontal and vertical displacements of a projectile are given as x = at & y  bt  ct 2 . Then velocity
of projection is
1) a 2  b2 2) b2  c 2 3) a2  c2 4) a2  c 2
Sol : a  u cos  ; b  u sin  ; u  a 2  b 2
Key : 1
44. For a given velocity, a projectile has the same range R for two angles of projection if t1 and t2 are the
times of flight in the two cases then
1 1
1) t1t2  R 2 2) t1t2  R 3) t1t 2  4) t1t2  2
R R
Sol : For same range angle of projection should be  90  
2u sin  90   
So t 1  2u sin   t2  
2u cos 
g g g
2
4u sin  cos  2 R 1
t 1t 2   ; t t2  R
g2 g
Key : 2
45. For a projectile, the ratio of maximum height reached to the square of flight time is  g  10ms 2 
 1) 5 : 4 2) 5: 2 3) 5 : 1 4) 10 : 1
2 2
u sin  2u sin 
Sol : H T 
2g g
H g 5
 
So T2 8 4
Key :1
46. At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the acceleration is
1) Maximum 2) Minimum
3) Zero 4) g
Sol : Conceptual
Key :4
47. A gun is aimed at a target in a line of its barrel. The target is released and allowed to fall under gravity at
the same instant the gun is fired. The bullet will
1) Pass above the target
2) Pass below the target
3) Hit the target
4) Certainly miss the target
Sol : Conceptual
Key :3
48. A ball thrown by a boy is caught by another after 2 sec. some distance away in the same level. If the angle
of projection is 30o, the velocity of projection is
1) 19.6 m/s 2) 9.8 m/s
3) 14.7 m/s 4) 4.9 m/s
2u sin 
Sol :T
g
Key :1
49. A stone projected with a velocity u at an angle  with the horizontal reaches maximum height H1. When it
 
is projected with velocity u at an angle    with the horizontal, it reaches maximum height H2. The
2 
relation between the horizontal range R of the projectile, H1 and H2 is
1) R  4 H1 H 2 2) R  4 (H 1  H 2 )
H12
3) R  4 (H 1  H 2 ) 4) R
H22
Sol : Conceptual
Key : 1
50. At what point of a projectile motion acceleration and velocity are perpendicular to each other
1) At the point of projection
2) At the point of drop
3) At the topmost point
4) Any where in between the point of projection and topmost point
Sol : Conceptual
Key : 3
51. Figure shows four paths for a kicked football. Ignoring the effects of air on the flight, rank the paths
according to initial horizontal velocity component, highest first
 y

1 2 3 4
x
0
1) 1, 2, 3, 4 2) 2, 3, 4, 1
3) 3, 4, 1, 2 4) 4, 3, 2, 1
Sol : R  (u cos  )T
Key : 4
52. The path of a projectile in the absence of air drag is shown in the figure by dotted line. If the air resistance
is not ignored then which one of the path shown in the figure is appropriate for the projectile
y

x
A B C D

1) B 2) A 3) D 4) C
Sol : Conceptual
Key : 1
53. A ball is thrown with a velocity of u making an angle  with the horizontal. Its velocity vector normal to
initial vector (u) after a time interval of
u sin  u u u cos 
1) 2) 3) 4)
g g cos  g sin  g
Sol : Conceptual
Key : 3
54. A particle is fired with velocity u making angle  with the horizontal. What is the change in velocity
when it is at the highest point?
1) u cos  2) u
3) u sin  4)  u cos   u 
Sol : u  u cos  i  u sin  j ( at point of projection)
V  u cos  i  at max height 
Charge in velocity ; V  u  v ;  v  u sin 
Key : 3
55. The maximum height attained by a projectile is increased by 5%. Keeping the angle of projection
constant. The percentage increase in horizontal range is
1) 5% 2) 10 % 3) 15 % 4) 20 %
4H
tan     cons tan t 
Sol : R
R H
  100   100
 RH R H = 5%
Key : 1
56. A body is projected with a velocity of (3i+4j+5k) m/s from the ground. Taking XY-plane as ground and
Z-axis as vertical, its range is (g=10 m/s2)
1) 5 m 2) 1.25 m 3) 1 m 4) 20 m
 2U xy .U z
Sol : U xy  32  4 2  5 R
g
Key : 1
2
57. The velocity of a projectile when it is at greatest height is of it’s velocity when at half of its greatest
5
height, then the angle of projection is …
1. 45o 2. 30o 3. 60o 4. 75o
2  1  Cos 2 
Sol : U Cos   U 
5  2 
Key : 3
58. A particle is projected at angle of 600 with horizontal. After 3 seconds, the angle made by the velocity
vector is 300 with the horizontal. If g= 10m/s2 , the velocity of projection is
1) 10 m/s 2) 20 m/s
3) 30 m/s 4) 40 m/s
U sin 60  gt
Sol : Tan30 
U Cos 60
Key : 3
59. A projectile has initially the same horizontal velocity as it would acquire if it has moved from rest with
uniform acceleration of 3m/s2 for 0.5 minutes. If the maximum height reached by it is 80m then the angle
of projection is (g = 10 m/s2)
1) tan-1 (3) 2) tan-1 (3/2)
-1
3) tan (4/9) 4) sin-1 (4/9)
u 2 sin 2 
Sol : U = O+at = 0 + 3 (0.5 X 60) = 90 m/s H 
2g
Key : 4
60. There are two values of time for which a projectile is to the same height. If time of flight is T. Then the
sum of these two times is equal to :

3T 4T 3T
1) 2) 3) 4) T
2 3 4
Sol : tOA  tBC ; tOA  tOB  tBC  tBO  T
Key : 4
61. A stone is thrown at an angle  to the horizontal reaches a maximum height H. Then the time of flight of
stone will be:
2H 2H 2 2 H sin  2 H sin 
1) 2) 2 3) 4)
g g g g
Key : 2

Sol:
u 2 sin 2  2u sin  4u 2 sin 2 
We know that H  and T  Or T 2 
2g g g2
 T 2  4u 2 sin 2   2g 8 2 8H 2H
To eliminate u term let us take    2 2  or T  T 2
H  g2  u sin  g g g
62. A ball is thrown from a point with a speed v0 at an angle of projection  . From the same point and at the
same instant, a person starts running with a constant speed v0 / 2 to catch the ball. Will the person be
able to catch the ball? If yes, what should be the angle of projection?
1) yes, 60 0 2) Yes, 30 0 3) No 4) Yes, 450
Key : 1
Sol:
For the person to be able to catch that ball, the horizontal component of velocity of the ball should be
same as the speed of the person i.e.,
v 1
v0 cos  0 or cos  or   600
2 2
63. At what angle with the horizontal should a ball be thrown so that the range R is related to the time of flight
as R  5T 2 ? (Take g = 10ms-2)
1) 30 0 2) 450 3) 600 4) 90 0
Key : 2
Sol:
R sin 2 g
2
g 2
 cot   5cot 
T 4sin  2
R
Given 2  5 ; Hence, 5  5cot  or   450
T
64. The P.E of the projectile at its maximum height is equal to K.E there. If the velocity of projectile is
1
20ms 1 . Its time of flight is [ g  10 ms ]
1
1) 2 S 2) 2 2S 3) 0.5 S 4) S
2
1 2u sin 
Sol : mgh  m(u cos  ) 2 ; T 
2 2
Key : 2
65. A projectile is projected at an angle of 450 to the horizontal. The slope of trajectory of the body varies
with time t as

1) 2) 3) 4)
Sol : Conceptual
Key : 3
66. A projectile of mass m projected with initial speed u and at angle of projection  . Then the average torque
on a projectile about the point of projection between initial and final positions is
mu 2 sin 2
1) 2) mu 2 cos 
2
mu 2 cos 
3) mu 2 sin  4)
2
 
Sol :   r  f
Key : 1
 
67. At a height 0.4 m from the ground, the velocity of a projectile in vector form is: v  (6i  2 j ) m / s . The
angle of projection is : ( g  10 m / s 2 )
1) 450 2) 600 3) 300 4) tan 1 (3 / 4)
Sol : V  u 2 cos2   (u 2 sin 2   2 gh)
Key : 3
68. Four particles are fired with same velocities at angles 200 , 400 , 550 and 70 0 with the horizontal. The
range of the projectile will be largest for the one projected at angle
1) 200 2) 400 3) 50 0 4) 70 0
Sol : R  sin 2
Key : 2
69. A boy is standing on a truck moving with a constant velocity of 15 m/s on the horizontal road. The boy
throws a ball in such a way that it returns to the truck after the truck has moved 60 m. Find the speed and
the angle of projection as seen by a person on the truck
1) 20 m/sec, 90o 2) 15 m/sec, 90o 3) 25 m/sec, 53o 4) 20 m/sec, 53o
Sol :

If the ball returns of the truck, i.e the ball should be thrown vertically upward
For the observer on the road, path of the ball will be parabola.
For the ball, u cos   15 m / s (velocity of truck)
x  60  u cos  t  15 t  t  4 s
1 2
y  u sin  t  gt
2
1 2
0  u sin   4   10  4 
2  u sin   20 m / s
Path of the ball will be vertical straight line. Speed of projection = u sin = 20 m/s,
Angle of projection = 90o
Key : 1
70. A body is projected with velocity v1 from the point A as shown in the fig. At the same time another body
is projected vertically upwards from B with velocity v2 . The point B lies vertically below the highest
point. For both the bodies to collide, v2 / v1 should be

3 7
1) 2 2) 3) 0.5 4)
2 10
v 1 0.707 v 7
Sol : sin 45o  2   ; 2 
v1 2 1 v1 10
Key : 4
71. A particle is projected with an initial velocity of 200m/s in a direction making an angle of 30 0 with the
vertical. The horizontal distance covered by the particle in 3s is
1) 300 m 2) 150 m 3) 175 m 4) 125m
1
x  u cos t  200  cos600  3  600   300m
Sol : 2
Key : 1
72. A projectile is thrown with a velocity of 10 2ms1 at an angle of 450 with horizontal. The time interval
between the two moments when its speed is 125ms1 is  g  10ms 2 
1) 1.0s 2) 0.6s 3) 1.2s 4) 0.8s
Sol : Let  is the angle which the projectiles velocity is making with the horizontal at the moment when its
speed is 125ms 1
U cos  v cos 
1
10 2   125 cos 
2
1
10 2   125 cos 
2
2
cos  
5
1
2v sin 

2 5 5  5  1S
T 
g 10
Key : 1
73. The trajectory of a particle is given by Y= 9X2 and the X- component of its velocity is( 1/3) m/s always.
Then the acceleration,
1) 1 2) 2 3) 1/2 4) 1/3
g
2
.x 2
Sol : Y = 2U
Key : 2
1
74. A particle is projected horizontally with speed 20ms from the top of a tower. After what time velocity
of particle will be at 450 angle from initial direction of projection.
1) 1 s 2) 2 s 3) 3 s 4) 4 s
Sol :

Let horizontal is x downwards is y- After time t , vx  ux  20 ms 1

direction. Velocity in y –direction
vx v y  u y  a yt  0  gt  gt
 vy gt
tan    if   450
vx 20
v vy 10  t
1 t2
Then, 20 s

Key : 2
75. Two particles p1 and p2 are separated by a horizontal distance d. They are projected at the same instant
towards each other with speeds u 3 and u at angles of projections 300 and 600 respectively as shown in
the figure. The time after which the horizontal distance between them becomes zero is

d 2d d 4d
1) 2) 3) 4)
u u 2u u
d d
Sol : t  ; t
Vrel u 3 cos 300  u cos 600
d

3 1
u 3 u
2 2
Key : 3
76. Time taken by the projectile to reach from A to B is t , then the distance AB is equal to :

ut 3ut
1. 2.
3 2
3. 3ut 4. 2ut
ut
AC  u cos 60t 
Sol : From the diagram 2
AC ut ut
AB   
cos 30
2  3  3
 2 
Key : 1
77. During projectile motion, at which position the angular momentum is minimum?
1) At the starting point 2) At the landing point
3) Highest point of projectile 4) As no such position exist
Key : 1
Sol:
Angular momentum = mvr
At starting point r = 0 so mvr = 0
78. A projectile is projected at an angle  (  450 ) with an initial velocity u. The time t, at which its magnitude
of horizontal velocity will become equal to the magnitude of vertical velocity is:
u u u u
1) t  (cos   sin  ) 2) t  (cos   sin  ) 3) t  (sin   cos  ) 4) t  (sin 2   cos 2  )
g g g g
Key : 3
Sol:
Let the angle made by the projectile after time t with horizontal be  ,
 vyu sin   gt
we know that tan    1 ( vx  vy )
vx u cos 
u
u sin   gt  u cos   t   sin   cos  
g
79. A jet of water is projected with velocity 10 m / s at an angle   450 with horizontal from point A which
1
is situated at a distance x  OA  a  m . Water strikes a wall at a point P(x,y) then( x,y) = (Take
2
g=10ms-2)

1 1  1 1  1 1  1 1 
1)  m, m  2)  m, m  3)  m, m  4)  m, m 
4 2  2 4  4 4  2 2 
Key : 2
Sol:
Point P lies at the trajectory of jet of water, Hence, the coordinate of point P  x, y  should satisfy the
trajectory equation.
 x
y  x tan   1  
 R
2

R
u 2 sin 2

 
10 .sin 2  450
 1m
g 10
1  1/ 2  1 1 1
If x  1/ 2m , y  tan 450  1     m
2  1  2 2 4
1 1 
Hence, the coordinate of P   m, m 
2 4 
80. The horizontal range and maximum height attained by a projectile are R and H, respectively. If a constant
horizontal acceleration a = g/4 is imparted to the projectile due to wind, then its horizontal range and
maximum height will be
H  H
1)  R  H  , 2)  R   , 2 H 3)  R  2 H  , H 4)  R  H  , H
2  2 
Key : 4
Sol:
u 2 sin 2  u 2 sin 2
Under only acceleration due to gravity i.e. acceleration g along y axis H  ,R 
2g g
Under acceleration of wind along horizontal a=g/4 apart from g, maximum height will be same
2
1 1 g  2u sin  
l
H =H, R '  u cos  T  aT 2  R     RH
2 2 4 g 
81. A particle is thrown with velocity u at an angle  from the horizontal. Another particle is thrown with the
same velocity at an angle  from the vertical. What will be the ratio of times of flight of the two
particles?
 1) cos  2) sec  3) tan  4) sin 
Key : 3
Sol:
2u sin 
For first particles angle of projection from the horizontal is  . So T1 
g
For second particle, angle of projection from the vertical is  , it mean from the horizontal is    
2u sin  90    2u cos 
T2  
g g
T
So, ratio of the time of flight 1  tan 
T2
82. A bullet with muzzle velocity100ms 1 is to be shot at a target 30m away in the same horizontal line. How
high above the target must the rifle be aimed so that the bullet will hit the target?

1) 45 m 2) 25 m 3) 55 m 4) 35 m
Key : 1
Sol:
Horizontal range of bullet is 30m.
u 2 sin 2
Using range formula, R   30
g
30 10
Or sin 2  2
or sin 2  0.03
100 
For small  , sin     tan  , i.e., 2  0.03
Therefore,   0.015 rad
AP
In OAP, tan    AP  OP tan 
OP
The rifle must be aimed at an angle   0.015 above horizontal. Height to be aimed
 30 tan   30    30  0.015  45m
83. The below figure shows two positions A and B at the same height h above the ground. If the maximum
height of the projectile is H, then determine the time t elapsed between the positions A and B in terms of
H.

8 8 8
1) t  8  g  H  2) t   g  h 3) t   H  h 4) t   H  h
H g g
Key : 3
Sol:
 2u sin 
Let T be the time of flight. We can now write T 
g
4u 2 sin 2  8  u 2 sin 2   8H
T2    
g2 g  2g  g
2 8 H  h
Hence, from A to B we can write in similar way, t 
g
8
Thus, t   H  h
g
v
84. Two projectiles A and B are thrown from the same point with velocities v and respectively. If B is
2
thrown at an angle 450 with horizontal, what is the inclination of A when their ranges are the same?
1 1 1  1  1 1 1  1 
1) sin 1   2) sin   3) 2 sin 1   4) sin  
4 2 4 4 2 8
Key : 2
Sol:
RA  RB
2 0
v 2 sin 2  v / 2  sin 90

g g
1 1 1
sin 2  or   sin 1  
4 2 4
1 1
  sin 1  
2 4
85. A projectile is thrown upward with a velocity v0 at an angle  to the horizontal. The change in velocity of
the projectile when it strikes the same horizontal plane is
1) v0 sin  vertically downward 2) 2v0 sin vertically downward
3) 2v0 sin vertically upward 4) Zero
Key : 2
Sol:
 
v  at (as a = constant)
 2v sin  
 
  gjˆ  0
g
   2v0 sin   ˆj
 
i.e., change in velocity is 2v0 sin  , vertically downwards.
86. Two paper screens A and B are separated by a distance of 100m. A bullet pierces A and then B. The hole
in B is 10 cm below the hole in A. If the bullet is travelling horizontally at the time of hitting A, then the
velocity of the bullet at A is nearly
1) 100 m/s 2) 200 m/s 3) 600 m/s 4) 700 m/s
Key : 4
Sol:
1
h  gt 2
2
2h 2  0.1
t    0.141s
g 10
Now in horizontal direction
 Sx 100
vx    700 m / s
t 0.141
87. The height y and distance c along the horizontal for a body projected in the xy plane are given by
y=8t - 5t2 and x = 6t. The initial speed of projection is
1) 8 m/s 2) 9 m/s 3) 10 m/s 4) (10/3)m/s
Key : 3
Sol:
1
Equations for oblique projectile are x  u cos  t , y  u sin  t  gt 2
2
2 2
u cos   6  u cos   36.... 1
Comparing with given equations from (1),(2) u= 10
u sin   8  u 2 sin 2   64.....  2 
88. A stone is projected with a velocity 20 2 m/s at an angle of 450to the horizontal. The average velocity of
stone during its motion from starting point to its maximum height is (take g = 10m/s2)
1) 20 m/s 2) 20 5 m/s 3) 5 5 m/s 4) 10 5 m/s
Key : 4
Sol:
t = (u sin/g) = 2s, R = u2 sin2/g = 80m

s 20
40
u 2 sin 2 
And H  20m
2g
2
R
H2  
Displacement 2
Now average velocity = 
Time t
2 2
 20    40 

2
 10 5 m / s
1
89. An object of mass m is projected with a momentum p at such an angle that its maximum height is th of
4
its horizontal range. Its minimum kinetic energy in its path will be
p2 p2 3 p2 p2
1) 2) 3) 4)
8m 4m 4m m
Key : 2
Sol:
R R tan  R R tan 
H  , we knowthat H     tan   1    45
4 4 4 4
P
Initial momentum P =mu ,momentum at highest point P1=mu cos45 
2
2

 K min 
 P '
2


 p / 2
p2

2m 2m 4m
90. A projectile is fired from level ground at an angle  above the horizontal. The elevation angle  of the
highest point as seen from the launch point is related to  by the relation
 1 1
1) tan = tan  2) tan  = tan  3) tan  = tan  4) tan  = 2 tan
4 2
Key : 3
Sol:

2 H  u sin  / g 
2 2
H
tan     2
R/2 R u sin 2 / g
sin 2  tan 
 
2sin cos  2
91. A ball rolls from the top of a stair way with a horizontal velocity u m/s. If the steps are a high and b wide,
the ball will hit the edge of the nth step if
2au 2au 2 2au 2 au 2
1) n  2 2) n  3) n  4) n 
gb gb2 gb gb 2
Key : 2
Sol:
1 2 1
h gt  na  gt 2     1 and
2 2
R  ut  nb  ut     2 
2au 2
From these two equation we get, n 
gb2
92. Two stones are projected so as to reach the same distance from the point of projection on a horizontal
surface. The maximum height reached by one exceeds the other by an amount equal to half the sum of
the height attained by them. Then angle of projection of the stone which attains smaller height is
1) 450 2) 600 3) 300 4) tan 1  3 / 4 
Key : 3
Sol:
H  H2
H1  H 2  1 or H1  3H 2
2
u 2 sin 2   u 2 sin 2  900    
  3 
2g  2g 
tan 2   3
 tan   3
Or   600
Therefore the other angle is 900   or 300
93. A projectile A is thrown with velocity v1 at an angle 300 to the horizontal from point P. At the same time
another projectile B is thrown with velocity v2 upwards from the point Q vertically below the highest
v2
point A would reach. For B to collide with A the ratio should be
v1
3 1 2
1) 2) 2 3) 4)
2 2 3
Key : 3
Sol:
Vertical component of velocity of A should be equal to vertical velocity B.
Or v1 sin 30 0  v 2
v1
Or  v2
2
v2 1
 
v1 2
94. The trajectory of a projectile in a vertical plane is y  ax  bx 2 , where a and b are constants and x and y
are, horizontal and vertical distances of the projectile respectively from the point of projection. The
maximum height attained by the particle and the angle of projection from the horizontal are
b2 a2 a2 2a 2
1) , tan 1  b  2) , tan 1  2b  3) , tan 1  a  4) , tan 1  a 
2a b 4b b
Key : 3
Sol:
y  ax  bx 2 ; for height or y to be maximum:
dy a
 0 or a  2bx  0 or x 
dx 2b
2
 a   a  a2
i. ymax  a    b   
 2b   2b  4b
 dy 
ii.    a  tan 0 , where 0 = angle of projection
 dx  x0
 0  tan 1  a 
95.  
The initial velocity of a particle of mass 2kg is 4iˆ  4 ˆj m/s. A constant force of  20 ˆj N is applied on the
particle. Initially the particle was at (0, 0). Find the x-coordinate of the point where its y-coordinate is
again zero.
1) 3.2 m 2) 6 m 3) 4.98 m 4) 1.2 m
Key : 1
Sol:
Comparing with projectile motion we can see that it is like a projectile motion, with u x  4m / s ,
Fy 20
u y  4 m / s and a y    10m / s 2
m 2
Apart from initial point, at range y-coordinate is again zero
2uxu y
X – coordinate = range =
g
2 4 4
  3.2m
10
96. Which of the following is the graph between the height (h) of a projectile and time (t), when it is projected
from the ground?
h h h h

t t t t
1) O 2) O 3) O 4) O
Key : 3
Sol:
1 2
Height of the projectile h  ut  gt which is a parabola.
2
When a projectile is projected at some angle from the horizontal, the projectile attains a maximum height after
some time and after that it starts to fall down and finally comes to the ground. So correct graph is option 3.
97. A cannon and a target are 5.10 km apart and located at the same level. How soon will the shell launched
with the initial velocity 240 m/s reach the target in the absence of air drag ?
Sol : Here, u0 =240 ms 1 , R =5.10 km =5100m,
2 u02 sin 2
g  9.8ms ,   ?, R 
g
Rg
sin 2  2    30 0 or 60 0
u0
2u sin 
using, T  0
g
2  240  0.5
When   300 , T1   24.5 s
9.8
2  240  0.867
When   600 , T2   42.46 s
9.8
98. The ceiling of a long hall is 20 m high. What is the maximum horizontal distance that a ball thrown with a
speed of 40 ms 1 can go without hitting the ceiling of the hall  g  10ms 2  ?
Sol. : Here, H =20 m, u  40ms 1.
Suppose the ball is thrown at an angle with the horizontal.
2
u 2 sin 2   40  sin 2 
Now H   20 
2g 2  10
or , sin   0.5    300
2
u 2 sin 2  40   sin 60
0

Now R  
g 10
2


 40   0.866
 138.56m
10
99. A ball projected with a velocity of 10m/s at angle of 300 with horizontal just clears two vertical poles each
of height 1m. Find separation between the poles.

1 2 1
Sol. h  u y t  gt  10 sin 300  t   10  t 2
2 2
1  5t  5t 2  t  0.72 s, 2.76 s are the instants at which projectile crosses the poles.
 separation between poles = OS - OQ  u cos   t 2  t1  = 10 cos 30 0  2.76  0.72   17.7m
100. A body is projected with velocity u at an angle of projection  with the horizontal. The body makes 300
with horizontal at t = 2 second and then after 1 second it reaches the maximum height. Then find
a) angle of projection
b) speed of projection.
Sol. During the projectile motion, angle at any instant t is such that
usinθ-gt
tanα=
ucosθ
For t = 2 seconds,   30 0
1 usinθ-2g
= --------- (1)
3 ucosθ
For t = 3 seconds, at the highest point   0o
usinθ-3g
0= ; usinθ=3g ------------(2)
ucosθ
using eq. (1) and eq. (2)
ucosθ= 3g......................(3)
eq. (2)  eq.(3) give   600 squaring and adding equation (2) and (3)
u  20 3 m / s.
2
101. The velocity of a projectile at its greatest height is times its velocity, at half of its greatest height, find
5
the angle of projection.
2 1  cos 2 
Sol: u cos   u
5 2
Squaring on both sides
2  1  cos 2  
u 2 cos 2   u 2  
5  2 
1
10 cos 2   2  2 cos 2   8 cos 2   2  cos 2      600
4
102. A foot ball is kicked off with an initial speed of 19.6 m/s to have maximum range. Goal keeper standing on the goal line 67.4
m away in the direction of the kick starts running opposite to the direction of kick to meet the ball at that instant. What must his
speed be if he is to catch the ball before it hits the ground?
2
u 2 sin 2 19.6   sin 90
Sol: R  
g 9.8
or R= 39.2 metre.
Man must run 67.4 m -39.2m=28.2m in the time taken by the ball to come to ground Time taken by the
ball.
2u sin  2 19.6  sin 450 4
t  
g 9.8 2
t  2 2  2 1.41  2.82sec.
28.2m
Velocity of man   10m / sec.
2.82 sec
103. A body projected from a point `0’ at an angle , just crosses a wall `y’ m high at a distance `x’ m from the
point of projection and strikes the ground at `Q’ beyond the wall as shown, then find height of the wall
 Y

y

O x R-x Q X
R=range
Sol. We know that the equation of the trajectory is
gx 2
y  x tan   2 can be written as
2u cos 2 
 gx 2  sin 
y  x tan    2 2 
 2u cos   sin 
gx 2 tan  x 2 tan 
y  x tan    y  x tan  
u 2 (2sin  cos  ) u 2 sin 2
g
 x u 2 sin 2
 y  x tan  1   [ R  ]
 R g
104. A projectile of 2 kg has velocities 3 m/s and 4 m/s at two points during its flight in the uniform
gravitational field of the earth. If these two velocities  are to each other then the minimum KE of the
particle during its flight is
Sol: v1 cos   v2 cos (90   )
3cos   4sin 
3
tan  
4
1
KEmin  mv12 cos 2 
2
Y
-1
3 ms


0
90 - -1
4 ms
x
2
1 4
  9  16
  2  32      5.76 J
2 5 25
105. A particle is projected from the ground with an initial speed u at an angle  with horizontal. The average
velocity of the particle between its point of projection and highest point of trajectory is [EAM 2013]
Sol:
Y

H
 X
R/2
  
 v + u ucosθiˆ + (ucosθiˆ + usinθj)
ˆ
v avg = =
2 2
u
v av = 1+ 3cos 2θ
2
HP
106. Two tall buildings are 30 m apart. The speed with which a ball must be thrown horizontally from a
window 150 m above the ground in one building so that it enters a window 27.5 m from the ground in the
other building is:
1) 2 ms 1 2) 6 ms 1 3) 4 ms 1 4) 8 ms 1
2  h2  h1 
Sol : R  U
g
2 150  27.5
30  U U=6m/s
9.8
Key : 2
107. From the top of a tower 39.2 m high, a ball is thrown horizontally. If line joining the point of projection to
the point where it hits the ground makes an angle of 45 0 with the horizontal, then the initial velocity of
the ball is:
1) 9.8 ms 1 2) 4.9 ms 1 3) 9.8 2 ms 1 4) 19.6 ms 1
H
Tan     45o 2H
Sol : R ; H V 
g
gH g  4g
V  g 2
2 2
Key : 3
108. An aeroplane is flying horizontally at a height of 490 m with a velocity of 50 ms 1 . A bag containing food
is to be dropped to the jawans on the ground. How far from them should the bag be dropped so that it
directly reaches them?
1) 1000 m 2) 500 m 3) 750 m 4) 2000 m
2H  490
Sol : R  V   50   500m
g 9.8
Key : 2
109. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity of 600 km/h at a height of 1960 m. When it is vertically
at a point A on the ground, a bomb is released from it. The bomb strikes the ground at point B. The
distance AB is
1) 1200m 2) 0.33 km 3) 3.33 km 4) 33 km
2h 5 2 1960
Sol : AB  u  600   3.33km
g 18 9.8
Key : 3
110. From the top of a tower of height `h ` a body is projected horizontally with velocity `u `. On reaching the
ground, magnitude of change in its velocity is
1) u2  2gh 2) 2gh 3) u  2 gh 4) u  2 gh
Sol : U y  V f  Vi  2 gh  0  2 gh
Key : 2
111. From the top of a tower a ball is projected horizontally with a velocity u. If the magnitudes of the
horizontal and vertical displacements of the ball are to be equal during the motion of the ball, what should
be the minimum height of the tower (g is acceleration due to gravity)
u2 u2 2u 2 u2
1) 2) 3) 4)
2g g g 4g
g
y 2
.x 2
Sol : 2U put y = x & find y
Key : 2
112. A stone is projected horizontally with a velocity 9.8 ms–1 from the tower of height 100m.Its velocity
one second after projection is
1) 9.8 ms–1 2) 9.8 2ms 1 3) 4.9 ms–1 4) 4.9 2ms 1
2
2
Sol : V  Vx  Vy  u 2  ( gt ) 2
Key : 2
113. A particle is projected from a tower as shown in fig, then the distance from the foot of the tower where it
strike the ground is ……...
3
( g  10 m / sec 2 , tan 37  )
4

400 2000 4000 4000

1) 2) 3) 4)
3 3 3 3
1
1500  u sin 37t  10t 2  t  10sec
Sol : 2
500 4 4000
4 cos   T   10  m
Horizontal distance = 3 5 3
Key : 3
114. A ball is projected horizontally with a speed u from the top of incline plane of inclination  with
horizontal. At what distance along the plane, the ball will strike the plane?
2u 2 2u 2 u2 u2
1) tan  sec  2) cot  sin  3) sin  cos  4) tan 
g g g g
Key : 1
Sol:
Let the ball strikes the plane at the point A.
OA = d = ?
Using the equation of trajectory, we get
 gx 2
y
2u 2
y gx

x 2u 2
g
tan   (d cos  )
2u 2
2u 2
d tan  sec 
g
115. From the top of a tower of height 40m, a ball is projected upwards with a speed of 20 ms 1 at an angle of
elevation of 300 . Then the ratio of the total time taken by the ball to hit the ground to the time taken by
ball come at same level as top of tower.
1) 2 : 1 2) 3 : 1 3) 3 : 2 4) 4 : 1
Key : 1
Sol:
1
Let ‘t’ is the total time taken, then h  u sin t  gt 2
2
1
40  20sin 300 t  10  t 2
2
Or 40  10t  5t 2
or 5t 2  10t  40  0
or t 2  2t  8  0
or t 2  4t  2t  8  0
or t (t  4)  2(t  4)  0
or (t  2)(t  4)  0
t = 4 s [Negative time is not allowed]
2 v sin  2  20sin 30 0
T  s  2s
g g
t 4 2
  
T 2 1
116. From the top of a tower, two balls are thrown horizontally with velocities u1 and u2 in opposite directions.
If their velocities are perpendicular to each other just before they strike the ground, find the height of
tower.
2h
Sol: Time taken to reach ground t 
g
 u2 900
u1

v2 v1

 
at time of reaching ground respective velocities are v1 = u1i + gt j, v 2 = -u 2 i + gt j
  uu
Given , v1 .v 2 = 0 , t  1 2
g
2h uu uu
  1 2 h 1 2
g g 2g
is the height of the tower.
CM
117. The position vector of a particle R as a function of time is given by:

R  4sin  2 t  iˆ  4 cos  2 t  ˆj
Where R is in meters, t is in seconds and iˆ and ĵ denote unit vectors along x-and y- directions,
respectively. Which one of the following statements is wrong for the motion of particle?
(1) Path of the particle is a circle of radius 4 meter
(2) Acceleration vectors is along R
v2
(3) Magnitude of acceleration vector is where v is the velocity of particle.
R
(4) Magnitude of the velocity of particle is 8 meter/second
Sol :

Key : 4
118. A wheel is rotating at 900 rpm about its axis. When the power is cut off it comes to rest in 1min. The
angular retardation in rad / s 2 is
   
1) 2) 3) 4)
2 4 6 8
900  2
w1   30 rod / sec
Sol : 60
t = 60 sec
W1 30 
   rad / s 2
2 60 2
( - means retardation)
Key : 1
119. A particle moves on a circle of radius r with centripetal acceleration as function of time as ac  k 2 rt 2
where k is a positive constant. Find the resultant acceleration.
 1) kt 2 2) kr 3) kr k 2t 4  1 4) kr k 2t 2  1
Sol : ac  k 2t 2 r  w2r  w  kt
dw
 k 2
dt at  r ; at  kr ; a  at  ac2
 k 4t 4 r 2  k 2 r 2  kr k 2t 4  1
Key : 3
120. A particle ‘P’ is moving in a circle of radius ‘r’ with uniform speed v. AB is the diameter of circle and ‘C’
is the centre. The angular velocity of P about A and C are in the ratio
1) 1 : 1 2) 1 : 2 3) 2 : 1 4) 4 : 1
Sol :

2
Wc 
t ; W A   / t ; Wc  2 wA ; WA  1
WC 2
Key : 2
121. Starting from rest a wheel rotates with uniform angular acceleration 2 rad / s 2 . After 4 seconds if the
angular acceleration ceases to act its angular displacement in the next 4s is
1) 8 rad 2) 16 rad 3) 24 rad 4) 32 rad
Sol : WF  Wi   t ; WF   t  2  4  8 rad / sec
After 4 sec;   0 ;   WF t  8  4  32 rad
Key : 4
122. The angular acceleration of a particle moving along a circular path with uniform speed is
1) Uniform but no zero 2) zero 3) variable
4) such as cannot be predicted from the given information
Sol : Conceptual
Key : 2
123. In the given figure, a  15 m / s 2 represents the total acceleration of a particle moving in the clockwise
direction in a circle of radius R=2.5m at a given instant of time. The speed of the particle is:

1) 6.2m/s 2) 4.5m/s 3) 5.0m/s 4) 5.7 m/s

Sol : Given that total acceleration at any moment, a  15m / s 2 .
We know that centripetal acceleration at any moment,
2

ac v
R
According to figure, ac  a cos 30 0  15 cos 30 0
2

15cos 30 0
v
 2.5
  R  2.5m 
2
v  32.475 or v  5.7m / s
Key : 4
124. When ceiling fan is switched off its angular velocity reduces to 50% while it makes 36 rotations. How
many more rotations will it make before coming to rest (assume uniform angular retardation)
1) 18 2) 12 3) 36 4) 48
2 2
Sol : 2  1  2
2
 
 2     2 36  2    1
2
2
  2
   0  2 n  2     2 
2
 
Solve (1) & (2) find ‘n’
Key : 2
125. An object moves at a constant speed along a circular path in a horizontal x-y plane, with the centre at the
origin when the object is at x= –2m, its velocity is 4 ˆjms 1 . The acceleration of object in ms 2 when it is
at y=2m is
ˆ ˆ
1) 8 j 2) 8iˆ 3) 4 j 4) 4iˆ
Sol :
Y
2


-2 a
X

v

V 2 16 
a   8ms 2 ; a  8 ˆj ms 2
r 2
Key : 1
126. Which of the following statements is not correct in uniform circular motion?
1) The speed of the particle remains constant
2) The linear velocity, linear momentum , acceleration remains constant
3) The acceleration always points towards the centre
4) The angular speed remains constant
Key : 2
Sol:
In uniform circular motion speed and angular speed remains constant. Centripetal acceleration acts
towards the centre (centre seeking) because centripetal force acts towards the centre but velocity does not
remains constant because direction in continuously changing.
127. A body is moving in a circle with a speed of 1ms 1 . This speed increases at a constant rate of 2ms 1 every
second. Assume that the radius of the circle described is 25m. The total acceleration of the body after 2s is
1) 2ms 2 2) 25ms 2 3) 5ms 2 4) 7ms 2
Key : 3
Sol :
at  2ms 2 , v  u  at t  1  2  2  5ms 1
v 2 52
ac    1ms 2
r 25
 Net acceleration = ac2  at2  12  2 2  5ms 2
128. A particle is moving along a circular path with uniform speed. Through what angle does its angular
velocity change when it completes half of the circular path?
1) 00 2) 450 3) 1800 4) 3600
Key : 1
Sol:
Angular velocity is always directed perpendicular to the plane of the circular pathi.e always along axis of
rotation. Hence, required change in angle is 00 .
129. When a motor cyclist takes a U-turn in 4s what is the average angular velocity of the motor cyclist.
Sol: When the motor cyclist takes a U-turn, angular displacement,    rad and t = 4 s.
 
The average angular velocity,     0.7855rad s 1
t 4

130. What is the linear velocity of a person at equator of the earth due to its spinning motion? ( Radius of the
earth = 6400km).
Sol: The earth completes one rotation in 24 hour. Its angular velocity.
2 N 2 1 
   rad s 1
t 24  60  60 43, 200
The linear velocity ,

v  R  6.4 106   465.5m / s
43, 200
 
dv dv
131. (a) What does and represent
dt dt
(b) Can these be equal ?
 
dv dv
(c) Is  0 possible if 0
dt dt
 
dv dv
(d) Is 0 possible if 0
dt dt
Sol:
 
dv dv
(a) is the magnitude of total acceleration. While represents the time rate of change of speed i.e.
dt dt
magnitude of tangential acceleration.
(b) These two are equal only in case of one dimensional motion without change in direction.
(c) In case of uniform circular motion speed remains constant while velocity changes.
 
dv dv
Hence,  0 is possible while 0
dt dt
 
dv dv
(d)  0 implies that speed of the particle is not constant.  0 means acceleration has zero
dt dt
magnitude. This is not possible.
132. A particle revolving in a circular path completes first one third of circumference in 2s, while next one third
in 1 s. Calculate the average angular velocity of particle.
2 2
Sol : 1  and 2 
3 3
total time T = 2 + 1 = 3s
2 2 4
1  2 
 av   3 3  3  4 rad /s
T 3 3 9
1
133. The angular displacement of a particle is given by   0 t  t2 , where 0 and  are constant and
2
0  1 rad / s,   1.5 rad/s2. Find the angular velocity at time t = 2s.
d
Sol:    0  t  4rad /s
dt

134. A disc starts from rest, it gains an angular acceleration given by   3t  t2 . Calculate the angular velocity
after 2s.
t
d
Sol :  3t  t 2  d   (3t  t2 )dt
dt 0

3t2 t3 10
    at t  2s,   rad /s .
2 3 3