BATCH

Lec -03
BASIC MATHS
KINEMATICS
 Today’s Goal
Rain Man Problems
River – Swimmer
Problems
Distance of Closest
Approach
Q1) A particle (A) moves due north at 3 km/h another
particle (B) due west at 4 km/h. The relative velocity of A
with respect to B is (tan 37o=3/4)

a) 5 km/h, 37o north of east

b) 5 km/h, 37o east of north
c) 5√2 km/h, 53o east of north
d) 5 √2 km/h, 53o north of east
Q2) Rain is falling vertically downward at the rate of 3 km/h.
A man walking due west at 4 km/h opens up his umbrella to
protect himself from rain. At what angle should he point his
umbrella

a) 37o west of vertical

b) 53o west of vertical
c) 37o east of vertical
d) 53o east of vertical
Q3) A standing man observes rain falling with the velocity of
20 m/s at an angle of 30o with the vertical. Find the velocity
with which the man should move so that rain appears to fall
vertically to him.

a) 20 m/s
b) 10√3 m/s
c) 10 m/s
d) 10√2 m/s.
Q4) A man can swim at 4 km/h in still water. He is crossing a 8 km
wide river flowing at the rate of 3 km/h. If he swims
perpendicular to river flow. Calculate:
a) speed of swimmer as seen by an observer on the ground
b) time taken to cross river
c) drift
Crossing River along Shortest Path
Q5) The speed of swimmer in still water is 20 m/s. The speed
of river water is 10 m/s and is flowing due east. If he is
standing on the south bank and wishes to cross the river
along the shortest path, the angle at which he should make
his strokes w.r.t north is given by:
[NEET 2019]
a) 60o west
b) 45o west
c) 30o west
d) 0o
Q6) The speed of a boat is 5 km/h in still water. It crosses a
river of width 1.0 km along the shortest possible path in 15
min. The velocity of the river water is(in km/h)
[CBSE AIPMT 1998]

a) 5
b) 1
c) 3
d) 4
Note : To Cross river in shortest time , Swimmer
must swim perpendicular to direction of river
flow
Distance of Closest Approach
B

A
Time taken to reach distance of Closest
Approach
Q7) A ship A is moving Westwards with a speed of 10 km/h and
a ship B 100 km South of A, is moving Northwards with a speed
of 10 km/h. The time after which the distance between them
becomes shortest is [CBSE AIPMT 2015]

a) 0h
b) 5h
c) 5 𝟐h
d) 10 𝟐 h