Subject: Physics 1st paper Subject Code: 174

Full Marks: 30 Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Creative Questions

1. The velocity of a rowing boat along the direction of river current in a river is 18
km/hr and against the current it is 6 km/hr.
a. What is a zero vector? 01
b. Describe the scalar product of two vectors. 02
c. Find the velocity of the boat and the river current. 03
d. In which direction with respect to the river current the boat is to be rowed in order to
reach the other side of the river perpendicularly. 04

2. A man while running at velocity 4 ms-1 comes across rain falling vertically with velocity 6
ms-1.
a. What are Like vectors? 01
b. Show that the resultant vector of 2 equal vectors bisect the angle between them. 02
c. Find the resultant velocity of the rain. 03
d. At what angle should an umbrella be held in order to be protected from rain? 04

3. Given that two vectors are:

A = 2i + 2j + 3k
B = 3i - j + 4k
a. State the triangle’s law of addition. 01
b. State and explain the polygon’s law of addition. 02
c. Find the scalar and cross product of the two vectors. 03
d. Find out whether the two vectors are irrotational or solenoidal. 04