NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION, HOME WORK SHEET-1

1. In the figure, the position–time graph of a particle of 6

mass 0·1 kg is shown. The impulse at t=2 second is 4

X(m)
(A) 0·2 kgms–1 (B) –0·2 kgms–1 2

(C) 0·1 kgms–1 (D) –0·4 kgms–1 2 4 6

t(sec)

2. Two forces are simultaneously applied on an object. What third force would make the net force becomes
zero?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

3. A block of weight W is suspended by a string of fixed length. The ends of the string are held at various
positions as shown in the figures below. In which case, if any, is the magnitude of the tension along the string
largest?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

4. The breaking strength of the string connecting wall and block B is 175 N, find the maximum magnitude
of weight of block A for which the system willbe stationary. The block B weight 700 N (neglect friction)
(g = 10 m/s2)

175 175 3
(A) N (B) N (C) 175 3N (D) None of these
3 2
5. A cylinder of weight w is resting on a fixed V-groove as shown in figure. Calculate normal reactions
between the cylinder and two inclined walls.

(A) w, w (B) w/2, w/2 (C) w, w/2 (D) w/2, w

6. In the figure the tension in the string between 1 and 2 is 60 N. Find the magnitude of the horizontal
 
force F1 and F2 that must be ap plied to hold the system in the position shown.

   
(A) | F1 | | F2 | 40 2 N (B) | F1 | | F2 | 30 2 N
 
(C) | F1 | | F2 | 10 2 N (D) | F | | F | 20 2 N
1 2

7. A 'block' of mass 10 kg is suspended with massless string as shown in figure. Find tension in the string.
(g = 10 m/s2)

8. The system shown in figure is in equilibrium. Find the magnitude of tension in each string ; T1, T2, T3
and T4. (g = 10 m/s–2)

(A) 10 sec. (B) 15 sec. (C) 20 sec (D) 20 3 sec

9. The system shown in figure is in equilibrium, find the tension in each string ; T 1, T2, T3, T4 and T5.

10. Two blocks are kept in contact as shown in figure. Find

(a) forces exerted by floor on 20 kg.
(b) contact force between two blocks.

11. Find magnitude of force exerted by string on pulley.

ANSWERS
HOME WORK SHEET-1
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. A

100 200 200

6. B 7. T = 100 N 8. T1 N .T2 , T3 , T4 200 N
3 3 3

200 200
9. T1 T2 N , T4 T5 200 N , T3 N. 10. (a) 243.30N, (b) 100N
3 3

11. 100 2N
 NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION, HOME WORK SHEET-2
1. A monkey is descending from the branch of a tree with constant acceleration. If the breaking strength of
branch is 75% of the weight of the monkey, the minimum acceleration with which the monkey can slide
down without breaking the branch is
3g g g
(A) g (B) (C) (D)
4 4 2
A B
2. A trolley of mass 5 kg on a horizontal smooth surface is pulled 5kg

by a load of mass 2 kg by means of uniform rope ABC of

C
length 2 m and mass 1 kg. As the load falls from BC=0 2kg
2
to BC=2m. its acceleration in m/s changes–
20 20 20 30 20 30
(A) to (B) to (C) to (D) None of the above
6 5 8 8 5 6
3. In the figure, the blocks A, B and C of mass m, each have
accelerations a1, a2 and a3 respectively. F1 and F2 are external forces
of magnitudes 2mg and mg respectively.

(A) a1 = a2 = a3
m m m
(B) a1>a3>a2 A B C
m
F1=2mg
(C) a1=a2, a2>a3 2m
F2=mg
(D) a1>a2, a2=a3

4. Three forces F , F and F act on an object simultaneously. These force vectors are shown in the following
1 2 3
free-body diagram. In which direction does the object accelerate?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

5. Two blocks 'A' and 'B' of same mass 'm' attached with a light string are suspended by a
spring as shown in figure find the acceleration of block 'A' just after string is cut :
(A) g/2 (upwards)
(B) g(upwards)
(C) g/2 (downwards)
(D) g (downwards)

6. A monkey is sitting on the pan of a spring balance which is placed on an elevator. The maximum reading
of the spring balance will be when :
(A) the elevator is stationary
(B) the string of the elevator breaks and it drops freely towards the earth
(C) the elevator is accelerated downwards
(D) the elevator is accelerated upwards.
7. A frictionles pulley of negligible weight is suspended from a spring balance.
Masses of 1 kg and 5 kg are tied to the two ends of a string which
passes over the pulley. The masses move due to gravity. During motion,
the reading of the spring balance will be :
5 10
(A) kg wt (B) kg wt
3 3
(C) 6 kg wt (D) 3 kg wt

8. A person of mass M is placed on a weighing scale at the top of the wedge as shown in the fig. The
weighing scale is on a frictionless inclined plane which makes an angle with the horizontal. The reading
in the weighing scale is :

(A) Mg cos θ (B) Mg cos2 θ (C) Mg (D) insufficient information

9. Figure shows a 5 kg ladder hanging from a string that is connected with a celling and is having a spring
balance connected in between. A boy of mass 25 kg is climbing up the ladder at acceleration 1 m/
s2. Assuming the spring balance and the string to be massless and the spring to show a constant reading,
the reading of the spring balance is : (Take g = 10 m/s2)

(A) 30 kg (B) 32.5 kg (C) 35 kg (D) 37.5 kg

10. In the arrangement shown in figure, what should be the mass of block A so that the system remains
at rest. Also find force excrted by string on the pulley Q (g = 10 m/s 2)
11. A 5 kg block has a uniform rope of mass 2 kg atached to its underside and a 3 kg block is suspended
from the other end of the rope. The whole system is accelerated upward at 2 m/s2 by an external force
F0 .
(a) What is F0?
(b) What is the net force on rope ?
(c) What is the tension at middle point of the rope ? (g = 10 m/s 2)

12. Two blocks m1 and m2 are placed on a smooth inclined plane as shown in figure. If they are released
from rest. Find :
(i) tension in the string
(ii) net force on pulley exerted by string

13. A 10 kg block kept on an inclined plane is pulled by a string applying 200 N force. A 10 N force
is also applied on 10 kg block as shown in figure. Find :
(a) tension in the string.
(b) acclerationof 10 kg block.
(c) net force on pulley exerted by string.
14. Two block 'A' and 'B' of same mass 'm' attached with a light spring are suspended by a string as shown
in figure. Find the acceleration of block 'A' and 'B' just after the string is cut.

ANSWERS
HOME WORK SHEET-2
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B
6. D 7. B 8. A 9. D

3g 3
10. m 3 kg , 30 3 N . 11. (a) 120 N. (b) 4 N (c) 48 N 12. (i ) (ii) g
2 2

13. (a) 200 N, (b) 14 m/s2, (c) 200 2N 14. Acceleration of A = 2g, Acceleration of B = 0
NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION, HOME WORK SHEET-3
 ANSWERS
HOME WORK SHEET-3
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C
6. A 7. D 8. D 9. B 10.B
11. A 12. g/3 up the plane 13. 2 m/s 14. 6 kgf

2h
15. 16. 75 N
g sin 2
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EXERCISE–01 MCQ (SINGLE CHOICE CORRECT)
EXERCISE–03 MISCELLANEOUS TYPE QUESTIONS
EXERCISE–04 [B] SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE LEVEL - II
 ANSWERS
EXERCISE-4(B)

3 25 2g
1. 1 mg 2. 3.
2 24 23

3g g
4. (i ) a A aB , aC 0 (ii) a A 2 g , aB 2 g , aC 0 (iii ) a A aB , aC g
2 2

1 1 g 4 4
5. tan 6. 1 3 ms 1
towards left 7. 8. aB m / s 2 , aA 2 m / s2.
3 3 5 3 3

30 3 u2 5 3 5 3
9. a m / s2. 10. tan 3 11. ( a ) tan , (b) M tan R sec 12. 2
23 b 2 2
EXERCISE–05 [A] RECAP OF AIEEE/JEE (MAIN)
 R E C A P O F A IE E E / J E E (M A IN ) ANSW ER K E Y E XE R C ISE – 5( A)

1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (D)

8. (D) 9. (A) 10. (D) 11. (D) 12. (C) 13. (C) 14. (A)
15. (D)
EXERCISE–05 [B] RECAP OF IIT-JEE/JEE (ADVANCED)

R E C A P O F I IT - JE E / J E E ( A D VAN C E D ) ANSW ER K E Y EXE RCISE –5(B)

1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (B)

EXERCISE–04 [A] SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE LEVEL - I