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PHYSICS : APPLICATION OF INTEGRATION -1

1. A particle moves on a straight line as such its product of acceleration and velocity is constant. The distance
moved by particle in time t is proportional to :
(a) t (b) t (c) t3/2 (d) t2

2. A particle moves on a straight line under declaration of bv 2 , initial is v 0 . The distance covered in time t is :
1 In bv 0 t
(a) bv 0t (b) [In ( 1 + bv 0 t )] (c) (d) b in bv 0t
b b

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3. A particle staring from rest. Its acceleration at an instant t is a = ms −2 , where v is instantaneous velocity.
v +1
The distance travelled after which the particle attain a velocity of 15 ms −1 is :
(a) 123.75 m (b) 1237.5 m (c) 200 m (d) 375 m

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4. An object moving with a speed of 6.25 ms −1, is decelerated at a rate given by = −2.5 v , where v is the
dt
instantaneous speed. The time taken by the object to come to rest, would be :
(a) 2s (b) 4 s (c) 8s (d) 1s

5. A particle located at x = 0 at time t = 0, starts moving along the positive X-direction with a velocity v that varies
as v =  x . The displacement of the particle varies with time as :
(a) t2 (b) t (c) t 1/ 2 (d) t3

6. A particle moves on a straight line whose velocity and displacement relation is v 2 = 400 − 4x. Which of the
following statements is/are correct?
(a) The time in which particle stops is 10 s
(b) The distance travelled by particle in last 2 s before coming to rest is 4 m
(c) This is an example of non-uniformly accelerated motion
(d) This is an example of uniformly accelerated motion

7. A particle stars from rest to move along X-axis. The acceleration of the particle is a = (t − x ) ms −2 . During
motion, maximum acceleration of the particle is a0 = 2 ms −2 . Find the velocity (in ms −1 ) of the particle at

t= s.
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8. A block of mass m moves on a horizontal circle against the wall of a cylindrical room of radius R. The floor of
the room on which the block moves is smooth but the friction coefficient between the wall and the block is g. The
block is given an initial speed v0. As a function of the speed v write (a) the normal force by the wall on the block, (b)
the frictional force by the wall and (c) the tangential acceleration of the block. (d) Integrate the tangential

acceleration to obtain the speed of the block after one revolution.

Ans.

9. A car of mass m starts from rest and is moving on a circular path of radius R . Such that its angular velocity

 varies with angular displacement  of car as  = b ' where b is constant. The friction acting on the car
R
b4
as function of  is b 4 n + . Find the value of n .
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Ans. 2

10. When a rubber band is stretched by a distance x , it exerts a restoring force of magnitude F = ax + bx 2 , where
a and b are constants. The work done in stretching the unscratched rubber band by L is :
1 2 aL3 bL3 1  aL3 bL3 
(a) aL2 + bL3 (b) (aL + bL3 ) (c) + (d)  + 
2 2 3 2 2 3 

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11. A force F = ( x iˆ + y jˆ + z kˆ ) N is acting on a particle. The particle displaces from (0, 0, 0) to (1m, 1m, 1m). Find
2 2 2

the work done by the force.

1 2
(a) J (b) J (c) 1J (d) 2J
3 3

12. Tow blocks each of mass m are placed on a smooth horizontal surface. They attract each other with a force
k
F = , where r is the separation between them. Calculate work required to increase the separation between
r
the blocks slowly from a to 2a.
(a) k In 2 (b) 2k In 2 (c) k 2 In 2 (d) None of these

13. Situation : Power applied to a particle of mass m is P = 3t 2 − 2t + 1, where t is in second.

Mark the correct option(s) for the following questions.
The mean power from t = 0 to t = 2 s is :
(a) 11 W (b) 3 W (c) 10 W (d) None of these

14. A body is moved along a straight line by a machine delivering a constant power.
The distance moved by the body in time t is proportional to :
(a) t3/ 4 (b) t3/2 (c) t 1/ 4 (d) t 1/ 2

15. A chain of length 1 and mass m lies on the surface of a smooth sphere of radius R >1 with one end tied to the
top of the sphere.
(a) Find the gravitational potential energy of the chain with reference level at the centre of the sphere.
(b) Suppose the chain is released and slides down the sphere. Find the kinetic energy of the chain, when it has
slid through an angle .
(c) Find the tangential acceleration of the chain when the chain starts sliding down.
Ans.

16. A uniform chain of mass m and length l is placed on a smooth table so that one-third length hangs freely as shown in
the figure. Now the chain is released, with what velocity chain slips off the table?

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17. A chain of total length L, and mass per unit length rho, is released from rest with an overhanging length b as shown. The
coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the links and the horizontal surface is have essentially the same value mu.
Assume that the corner is smooth. (a) What is the minimum overhang length b so that it is just sufficient to initiate motion?
(b) Apply Newton's Law of motion to determine the velocity V of the chain when the last link leaves the edge.

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Ans. (a) b/a (b)

18. A chain (AB) of length L loaded in a smooth horizontal table so that its fraction of length h hangs freely and touches the surface of
the table with its end B. At a certain moment ,the end A of the chain is set free. (a) Find initial acceleration (b) With what velocity will

end A slip out of the table ?

Note: This is an interesting question where the pulling force remains constant,the part of chain collected on ground doesn't apply
any pulling force on hanging part)
gh L
Ans. (a) (b) 2gh.log  
x+h h

x
19. For a rod of length l whole linear density varies with distance x from left end as  = 0 , find
(a) Mass of rod
(b) distance of COM of rod from left end
(c) Moment of inertia about left end
 2  2
Ans. (a) 0 (b) (c) 0
2 3 4

20. For a half ring of radius R, whose mass density varies with angle theta as  = 0 , find


(a) Mass of rod
(b) Gravitational potential energy (using base at datum)
(c) Distance of COM from base
(d) Moment of inertia about diameter

0 2 R 2R  2R 3
Ans. (a) (b) 0 gR 2 (c) (d)
2  4

21. The current through a 100 ohm resistor increases by 5 mA/s. How much energy is dissipated by the resistor in
the first 30s?
Ans. 67.5J

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22. What is the impulse imparted to an object subject to a force F = as it moves during the first 10s?
t+4
Assume that, in this formula, the time t is in seconds and F is in newtwons. (The impulse I imparted to an
tf

object is given by the expression I =  F dt , where F is the force applied to the object between times t i and t f .
ti

Ans. 3.76 kgm/s

23. An ball bearing fired into a viscous substance with an initial velocity of  0 = 1m / s descends with a velocity
 =  0 e − bt where b = .4s–1. (a) Find an expression for the distance travelled as a function of time. (b) How far
has the bearing fallen after 3 s? (c) after 10s?

Ans. (a) x = 0 (1 − e − bt ); (b) 1.74 m; (c) 2.45 m
b

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24. (a) Find the energy U, in joules, stored in a capacitor C, initially uncharged, as it is charged to a charge q,
q

using the expression W = Vdq and the relationship q = CV . (b) Find the energy stored in a 10pF capacitor
0
that is charged to 10–6C. (1pF = 10–12F (farads), where farads are the SI units of capacitance.)
q2
Ans. (a) U = (b) 0.05J
2C
V2

25. (a) Find an expression for the work W =  p dV

V1
done by an ideal gas as it expands in volume from V1 to V2 at

constant temperature T. Use the ideal gas law pV = nRT , where n is the number of moles, R is the universal
gas constant and T is the temperature in Kelvin. (b) Find the work done by one mole of an ideal gas as it
doubles in volume at a constant temperature of 300K.
V 
Ans. (a) W = nRT ln  2  ; (b) W = 17 / 05Nm
 V1 
26. A certain radioactive material is known to decay at a rate proportional to the amount present. If initially there is
50 mg of the material present and after two hours it is observed that the material has lost 10% of its original
mass, find (a) and expression for the mass of the material remaining at any time t, (b) the mass of the material
after four hours, and (c) the time at which the material has decayed to one half of its initial mass.

27. Five mice in a stable population of 500 are intentionally infected with a contagious disease to test a theory of
epidemic spread that postulates the rate of change in the infected population is proportional to the product to
the number of mice who the disease with the number that are disease free. Assuming the theory is correct,
how long will it take half the population to contract the disease?

28. According to Newton’s law, the rate of cooling is proportional to the difference between the temperature of the
body and the temperature of the air. If the temperature of the air is 20°C and body cools for 20 min from
100°C to 60°C, then the time it will take for it temperature to drop to 30°C, is
(a) 30 min (b) 40 min (c) 60 min (d) 80 min

29. Spherical rain drop evaporates at a rate proportional to its surface area. The differential equation
corresponding to the rate change of the radius of the rain drop, if the constant of proportionality is K > 0, is
dr dr dr
(a) +K = 0 (b) −K = 0 (c) = Kr (d) None of these
dt dt dt

30. A wet porous substance in the open air loses its moisture at a rate proportional to the moisture content. If a
sheet hung in the wind loses half its moisture during the first hour, then the time when it would have lost
99.9% of its moisture is (weather conditions remaining same)
(a) More than 100h (b) More than 10 h (c) Approximately 10 h (d) Approximately 9h

31. Find the time required for cylindrical tank of radius r and height H to empty through a round hole of area ‘a’ at
the bottom. The flow through a hole is according to the law U(t ) = u 2gh(t ) where (t ) and h(t ) are
respectively the velocity of flow through the hole and the height of the water level above the hole at time t and
g is the acceleration due to gravity
 r 2 2H
Ans. t=
a g

32. An inverted cone of height H and radius R is pointed at bottom. It is filled with a volatile liquid completely. If
the rate of evaporation is directly proportional to the surface area of liquid in contact with air. Find the time in
which whole liquid evaporates?
H
Ans. T =
k

33. A radioactive substance disintegrates at a rate proportional to its mass. When its mass is 10 gm, the rate of
disintegration is 0.051 gm per day. How long will it take for the mass to be reduced from 10 gm to 5 gm.
[loge 2 = 0.6931]

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