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Question 13 Marks
Given a + b + c + d = 0, which of the following statements are correct:
a, b, c, and d must each be a null vector.
Answer
Incorrect.

Explanation:

In order to make vectors a + b + c + d = 0, it is not necessary to have all the four given vectors to be null vectors. There are many other combinations which can give the sum zero.

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Question 23 Marks
Three girls skating on a circular ice ground of radius 200m start from a point P on the edge of the ground and reach a point Q diametrically opposite to P following different paths as shown in Fig. What is the magnitude of the displacement vector for each? For which girl is this equal to the actual length of path skate?

Answer
Displacement is given by the minimum distance between the initial and final positions of a particle. In the given case, all the girls start from point P and reach point Q. The magnitudes of their displacements will be equal to the diameter of the ground.
Radius of the ground = 200m
Diameter of the ground = 2 × 200 = 400m
Hence, the magnitude of the displacement for each girl is 400m. This is equal to the actual length of the path skated by girl B.
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Question 33 Marks
Given a + b + c + d = 0, which of the following statements are correct:
The magnitude of (a + c) equals the magnitude of ( b + d).
Answer
Correct.

Explanation:

a + b + c + d = 0

a + c = – (b + d)

Taking modulus on both the sides, we get,

|a + c| = |–(b + d)| = |b + d|

Hence, the magnitude of (a + c) is the same as the magnitude of (b + d).

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Question 43 Marks
Shows that the projection angle $\theta_0$ for a projectile launched from the origin is given by,
$\theta_0=\tan^{-1}\Big(\frac{4\text{h}_\text{m}}{\text{R}}\Big)$
where the symbols have their usual meaning.
Answer
Maximum vertical height, $\text{h}_\text{m}=\frac{\text{u}_0^2\sin^2\theta}{2\text{g}}\ ...(\text{i})$
Horizontal range, $\text{R}=\frac{\text{u}_0^2\sin^22\theta}{\text{g}}\ ...(\text{ii})$
$\frac{\text{h}_\text{m}}{\text{R}}=\frac{\sin^2\theta}{2\sin^22\theta}$
$=\frac{\sin\theta\times\sin\theta}{2\times\sin\theta\cos\theta}$
$=\frac{\sin\theta}{4\cos\theta}=\frac{\tan\theta}{4}$
$\tan\theta=\frac{4\text{h}_\text{m}}{\text{R}}$
$\theta=\tan^{-1}\frac{4\text{h}_\text{m}}{\text{R}}$
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Question 53 Marks
Given a + b + c + d = 0, which of the following statements are correct:
The magnitude of a can never be greater than the sum of the magnitudes of b, c, and d.
Answer
Correct.

Explanation:

a + b + c + d = 0

a = -(b + c + d)

Taking modulus both sides, we get,

|a| = |b + c + d|

|a| ≤ |a| + |b| + |c| .....(i)

Equation (i) shows that the magnitude of a is equal to or less than the sum of the magnitudes of b, c, and d.

Hence, the magnitude of vector a can never be greater than the sum of the magnitudes of b, c, and d.

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Question 63 Marks
A stone tied to the end of a string 80cm long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant speed. If the stone makes 14 revolutions in 25s, what is the magnitude and direction of acceleration of the stone?
Answer
Length of the string, l = 80cm = 0.8m
Number of revolutions = 14
Time taken = 25s
Frequency, v $=\frac{\text{= Number of revolutions}}{\text{Time taken}}$
$=\frac{14}{25}\text{hz}$
Angular frequency, $\omega=2\pi\text{v}$
$=2\times\frac{22}{7}\times\frac{14}{25}=\frac{88}{25}\text{ rad s}^{-1}$
Centripetal acceleration, $\text{a}_\text{c}=\omega^2\text{r}$
$=\Big(\frac{88}{25}\Big)^2\times0.8$
$=9.91\text{ms}^{-2}$
The direction of centripetal acceleration is always directed along the string, toward the centre, at all points.
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Question 73 Marks
Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 30m s-1. A woman rides a bicycle with a speed of 10ms-1 in the north to south direction. What is the direction in which she should hold her umbrella?
Answer
The described situation is shown in the given figure.

Here,
vc = Velocity of the cyclist
vr = Velocity of falling rain

In order to protect herself from the rain, the woman must hold her umbrella in the direction of the relative velocity (v) of the rain with respect to the woman.
v = vr + (-vc
= 30 + (-10) = 20m/s
$\tan\theta=\frac{\text{v}_\text{c}}{\text{v}_\text{r}}=\frac{10}{30}$
$\theta=\tan^{-1}\big(\frac{1}{3}\big)$
$=\tan^{-1}(0.333)\approx10^\circ$
Hence, the woman must hold the umbrella toward the south, at an angle of nearly 18° with the vertical.
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Question 83 Marks
A man can swim with a speed of 4.0km/h in still water. How long does he take to cross a river 1.0km wide if the river flows steadily at 3.0km/h and he makes his strokes normal to the river current? How far down the river does he go when he reaches the other bank?
Answer
Speed of the man, vm = 4 km/h
Width of the river = 1km
$\text{Time taken to cross the river}=\frac{\text{Width of the river}}{\text{Speed of the river}}$
$=\frac{1}{4}\text{h}=1\times\frac{60}{4}=15\text{min}$
Speed of the river, vr = 3km/h
Distance covered with flow of the river = vr × t
$=3\times\frac{1}{4}=\frac{3}{4}\text{km}$
$=3\times\frac{1000}{4}$
= 750m.
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Question 93 Marks
Can you associate vectors with (a) the length of a wire bent into a loop, (b) a plane area, (c) a sphere? Explain
Answer
  1. No, one cannot associate a vector with the length of a wire bent into a loop.
  2. Yes, one can associate an area vector with a plane area. The direction of this vector is normal, inward or outward to the plane area.
  3. No, one cannot associate a vector with the volume of a sphere. However, an area vector can be associated with the area of a sphere.
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Question 103 Marks
Pick out the two scalar quantities in the following list:
force, angular momentum, work, current, linear momentum, electric field, average velocity, magnetic moment, relative velocity.
Answer
Both Work and current are scalar quantities.

Work done is given by the dot product of force and displacement.

W = (F.S)

Since the dot product of two quantities is always a scalar, therefore work is a scalar physical quantity.

Current is described only by its magnitude. Its direction is not taken into account. Hence, it is a scalar quantity.

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Question 113 Marks
A hiker stands on the edge of a cliff $490 m$ above the ground and throws a stone horizontally with an initial speed of $15 m s ^{-1}$. Neglecting air resistance, find the time taken by the stone to reach the ground, and the speed with which it hits the ground. (Take $g=9.8 m s ^{-2}$ ).
Answer
We choose the origin of the $x^{-}$, and $y^{-}$ axis at the edge of the cliff and $t=0 s$ at the instant the stone is thrown. Choose the positive direction of $x$-axis to be along the initial velocity and the positive direction of $y$-axis to be the vertically upward direction. The $x^{-}$, and $y^{-}$ components of the motion can be treated independently. The equations of motion are :
$
x(t)=x_o+v_{a x} t
$
Here,
$
\begin{array}{l}
y(t)=y_o+v_{o y} t+(1 / 2) a_y t^2 \\
x_o=y_o=0, v_{o y}=0, a_y=-g=-9.8 m s ^{-2}, \\
v_{ ox }=15 m s ^{-1} .
\end{array}
$
The stone hits the ground when $y(t)=-490 m$.
$
-490 m =-(1 / 2)(9.8) t^2 \text {. }
$
This gives $t=10 s$.
The velocity components are $v_x=v_{o x}$ and
$
v_y=v_{o y}-g t
$
so that when the stone hits the ground:
$
\begin{array}{l}
v_{a x}=15 m s ^{-1} \\
v_{o y}=0-9.8 \quad 10=-98 m s ^{-1}
\end{array}
$
Therefore, the speed of the stone is
$
\sqrt{v_x^2+v_y^2}=\sqrt{15^2+98^2}=99 m s ^{-1}
$
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Question 123 Marks
A particle starts from origin at $t=0$ with a velocity $5.0 \hat{i} m / s$ and moves in $x-y$ plane under action of a force which produces a constant acceleration of $(3.0 \hat{ i }+2.0 \hat{ j }) m / s ^2$. (a) What is the $y$-coordinate of the particle at the instant its $x$-coordinate is $84 m$ ? (b) What is the speed of the particle at this time?
Answer
From Eq. (3.34a) for $r _0=0$, the position of the particle is given by
$
\begin{array}{l}
r (t)= v _{ 0 } t+\frac{1}{2} a t^2 \\
=5.0 \hat{ i } t+(1 / 2)(3.0 \hat{ i }+2.0 \hat{ j }) t^2
\end{array}
$
$
=\left(5.0 t+1.5 t^2\right) \hat{ i }+1.0 t^2 \hat{ j }
$
Therefore,
$
\begin{array}{l}
x(t)=5.0 t+1.5 t^2 \\
y(t)=+1.0 t^2
\end{array}
$
Given
$
x(t)=84 m , t=\text { ? }
$
$
5.0 t+1.5 t^2=84 \Rightarrow t=6 s
$
At $t=6 s , y=1.0(6)^2=36.0 m$
Now, the velocity $v =\frac{ d r }{ d t}=(5.0+3.0 t) \hat{ i }+2.0 t \hat{ j }$
At $t=6 s , v =23.0 \hat{ i }+12.0 \hat{ j }$
$
\text { speed }=| v |=\sqrt{23^2+12^2} \cong 26 m s ^{-1} \text {. }
$
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Question 133 Marks
A motorboat is racing towards north at $25 km / h$ and the water current in that region is $10 km / h$ in the direction of $60^{\circ}$ east of south. Find the resultant velocity of the boat.
Answer
The vector $v _{ b }$ representing the velocity of the motorboat and the vector $v _{ c }$ representing the water current are shown in Fig. 3.11 in directions specified by the problem. Using the parallelogram method of addition, the resultant $R$ is obtained in the direction shown in the figure.
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We can obtain the magnitude of $R$ using the Law of cosine :
$
\begin{aligned}
& R=\sqrt{v_{ b }^2+v_{ c }^2+2 v_{ b } v_{ c } \cos 120^{\circ}} \\
= & \sqrt{25^2+10^2+2 \times 25 \times 10(-1 / 2)} \cong 22 km / h
\end{aligned}
$
To obtain the direction, we apply the Law of sines
$
\begin{array}{l}
\frac{R}{\sin \theta}=\frac{v_c}{\sin \phi} \text { or, } \sin \phi=\frac{v_c}{R} \sin \theta \\
=\frac{10 \times \sin 120^{\circ}}{21.8}=\frac{10 \sqrt{3}}{2 \times 21.8} \cong 0.397 \\
\phi \cong 23.4^{\circ}
\end{array}
$
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Question 143 Marks
If the horizontal range of projectile be a and the maximum height attained by it is b, then prove that the velocity of projectile is $\Big[2\text{g}\Big(\text{b}+\frac{\text{a}^2}{16\text{b}}\Big)\Big]^\frac{1}{2}.$
Answer
Maximum height $=\text{b}=\frac{\text{b}^2\sin^2\theta}{2\text{g}}$

$\sin^2\theta=\frac{2\text{bg}}{\text{u}^2}$

Horizontal range, $\text{a}=\frac{\text{u}^2\sin2\theta}{\text{g}}=\frac{2\text{u}^2\sin\theta\cos\theta}{\text{g}}$

$\Rightarrow\ 2\sin\theta\cos\theta=\frac{\text{ag}}{\text{u}^2}$

$\Rightarrow\ 4\sin^2\theta\cos^2\theta=\frac{\text{a}^2\text{g}^2}{\text{u}^4}$

$\Rightarrow\ 4\sin^2\theta(1-\sin^2\theta)=\frac{\text{a}^2\text{g}^2}{\text{u}^4}$

$4\Big(\frac{2\text{bg}}{\text{u}^2}\Big)\Big[1-\frac{2\text{bg}}{\text{u}^2}\Big]=\frac{\text{a}^2\text{g}^2}{\text{u}^4}$

$\frac{8\text{bg}}{\text{u}^2}-\frac{16\text{b}^2\text{g}^2}{\text{u}^4}=\frac{\text{a}^2\text{g}^2}{\text{u}^4}$

$\text{a}^2\text{g}^2+16\text{b}^2\text{g}^2=\text{u}^28\text{bg}$

$\text{u}^2=\frac{\text{a}^2\text{g}^2+16\text{b}^2\text{g}^2}{8\text{bg}}$

$\text{u}=\Big[2\text{g}\Big(\text{b}+\frac{\text{a}^2}{16\text{b}}\Big)\Big]^\frac{1}{2}.$

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Question 153 Marks
State polygon law of vectors and show that it can be deduced from triangle law of vectors.
Answer
According to polygon law of vectors, the sum of all vectors representing the sides of a regular polygon is zero.

According to triangle law, if $\vec{\text{A}}$ and $\vec{\text{B}}$ are two vectors on the two sides of a triangle, their sum is represented by AC, i.e., $\vec{\text{R}}.$

i.e., $\vec{\text{A}}+\vec{\text{B}}=\vec{\text{R}}$

$\vec{\text{AB}}+\vec{\text{BC}}=\vec{\text{AC}}$

If $\vec{\text{CA}}$ is a vector, then

$\vec{\text{AB}}+\vec{\text{BC}}+\vec{\text{CA}}=​​\vec{\text{AC}}+\vec{\text{CA}}=0$

Therefore the sum of three vectors representing the three sides of a triangle is also zero.

So the polygon law is proved.

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Question 163 Marks
  1. What can be the maximum and minimum values of $(\vec{\text{A}}+\vec{\text{B}})$ and $(\vec{\text{A}}-\vec{\text{B}})?$
  2. If two vectors of equal magnitude added to each other gives magnitude of one of them. What is the angle between them?
Answer
Minimum value $=(\vec{\text{A}}-\vec{\text{B}})$
Maximum value $=(\vec{\text{A}}+\vec{\text{B}})$
Let vector is A, then
It is given that two vectors of equal magnitude added to each other gives magnitude of one of them, i.e.
$\sqrt{\text{A}^2+\text{A}^2+2\text{A}.\text{A}\cos\theta}=\text{A}$
Squaring on both sides, we get
$\text{A}^2(1+2\cos\theta)=\text{A}^2$
$\Rightarrow\ \cos\theta=\frac{-1}{2}$
$\Rightarrow\ \theta=120^\circ$
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Question 173 Marks
Derive a relation for the time taken by a projectile to reach the highest point and the maximum height attained?
Answer
Consider a projectile projected at an angle $\theta$ to the horizontal with velocity u. The horizontal and vertical components initially with velocity are $\text{u}\cos\theta$ and $\text{u}\sin\theta$ respectively. Vertical velocity at highest point is zero, due to acceleration due to gravity acting vertically downwards.
Using v = u + at we have,
$0=\text{u}\sin\theta-\text{gt}$
$\Rightarrow\ \text{t}=\frac{\text{u}\sin\theta}{\text{g}}$
The time to reach topmost point $\text{t}=\frac{\text{u}\sin\theta}{\text{g}}$
Using, v2 = u2 + 2as, we have
$0=\text{u}^2\sin^2\theta-2\text{gh}_\text{max}$
$\text{h}_\text{max}=\frac{\text{u}^2\sin^2\theta}{2\text{g}}$
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Question 183 Marks
State law of parallelogram of vector addition. Show that the magnitude of resultant $\vec{\text{R}}$ of two vectors $\vec{\text{P}}$ and $\vec{\text{Q}}$ inclined at an angle $\theta$ is $|\vec{\text{R}}|=\sqrt{\text{P}^2+\text{Q}^2+2\text{PQ}\cos\theta}.$

OR

For what value of m, the vector $\vec{\text{A}}=2\hat{\text{i}}+3\hat{\text{j}}-6\hat{\text{k}}$ is perpendicular to $\vec{\text{B}}=3\hat{\text{i}}-\text{m}\hat{\text{j}}+6\hat{\text{k}}.$

Answer
Parallelogram law of vector addition: If two vectors $\vec{\text{P}}$ and $\vec{\text{Q}}$ represent two adjacent sides of a parallelogram, the sum of the vectors is represented by the diagonal of the parallelogram.

Let $\vec{\text{P}}$ and $\vec{\text{Q}}$ be two vectors at an angle $\theta$ between them. According to the law of parallelogram of vectors, the diagonal of the parallelogram indicates the sum of the other two vectors $\vec{\text{P}}$ and $\vec{\text{Q}}.$

$|\vec{\text{OQ}}|=|\vec{\text{P}}+\vec{\text{Q}}|=\sqrt{\text{OT}^2+\text{TQ}^2}$

$|\vec{\text{R}}|=\sqrt{(\text{P}+\text{Q}\cos\theta)^2+(\text{Q}\sin\theta)^2}$

$\text{R}=\sqrt{\text{P}^2+\text{Q}^2+2\text{PQ}\cos\theta}$

The resultant R is inclined at an angle $\alpha$ to $\vec{\text{P}}$ and is given by

$\alpha=\tan^{-1}\Big(\frac{\text{Q}\sin\theta}{\text{P}+\text{Q}\cos\theta}\Big)$

Given: $\vec{\text{A}}=2\hat{\text{i}}+3\hat{\text{j}}-6\hat{\text{k}};$ $\vec{\text{B}}=3\hat{\text{i}}-\text{m}\hat{\text{j}}+6\hat{\text{k}};$

$\therefore\ \vec{\text{A}}.\vec{\text{B}}=\text{AB}\cos90^\circ=0$

Hence, $(2\hat{\text{i}}+3\hat{\text{j}}-6\hat{\text{k}}).(3\hat{\text{i}}-\text{m}\hat{\text{j}}+6\hat{\text{k}})=0$

$\Rightarrow\ 2\times3+3\times(-\text{m})+(-6)\times6=0$

$\Rightarrow\ 6-3\text{m}-36=0$

$\Rightarrow\ \text{m}=-10$

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Question 193 Marks
Define dot product of two vectors and give its geometrical interpretation.
Answer
Dot product of two vectors $\vec{\text{a}}$ and $\vec{\text{b}}$ is defined as, $\vec{\text{a}}.\vec{\text{b}}$

$=|\vec{\text{a}}||\vec{\text{b}}|\cos\theta$ where $\theta$ is the angle between $\vec{\text{a}}$ and $\vec{\text{b}}.$

Let $\vec{\text{OA}}=\vec{\text{a}},\ \vec{\text{OB}}=\vec{\text{b}}$

and $\angle\text{AOB}=\theta$

Then, $\text{OT}=|\vec{\text{b}}|\cos\theta$

$\vec{\text{a}}.\vec{\text{b}}=|\vec{\text{a}}||\vec{\text{b}}|\cos\theta$

$=\text{OA}\times\text{OT}$

$\vec{\text{a}}.\vec{\text{b}}=\text{OA}.$ Projection of $\vec{\text{b}}$ on $\vec{\text{a}}.$

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Question 203 Marks
A person aims a gun at a bird from a point at a horizontal distance of 100m. If the gun can impart a speed of 500ms-1 to the bullet, at what height above the bird must he aim his gun in order to hit it?
Answer
Horizontal distance, x = 100m

velocity, v = 500ms-1

Time taken to travel this distance, $\text{t}=\frac{\text{x}}{\text{v}}=\frac{100}{500}=\frac{1}{5}\text{s}$

Vertical distance travelled by the bullet in time $\frac{1}{5}\text{s}$ is

$\text{y}=\text{u}_\text{oy}\text{t}+\frac{1}{2}\text{gt}^2$

$=0+\frac{1}{2}\times10\times\frac{1}{25}=\frac{1}{5}\text{m}=20\text{cm}.$

If he directly aims at the bird, the bullet will hit 20cm below the bird.

Therefore, the gun must be aimed at 20cm above the position of the bird.

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Question 213 Marks
Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 30m s-1. A woman rides a bicycle with a speed of 10ms-1 in the north to south direction. What is the direction in which she should hold her umbrella?
Answer
The described situation is shown in the given figure.

Here,
vc = Velocity of the cyclist
vr = Velocity of falling rain

In order to protect herself from the rain, the woman must hold her umbrella in the direction of the relative velocity (v) of the rain with respect to the woman.
v = vr + (-vc
= 30 + (-10) = 20m/s
$\tan\theta=\frac{\text{v}_\text{c}}{\text{v}_\text{r}}=\frac{10}{30}$
$\theta=\tan^{-1}\big(\frac{1}{3}\big)$
$=\tan^{-1}(0.333)\approx10^\circ$
Hence, the woman must hold the umbrella toward the south, at an angle of nearly 18° with the vertical.
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Question 223 Marks
There are two displacement vectors, one of magnitude 3 metres and the other of 4 metres. How would the two vectors be added so that the magnitude of the resultant vector be (a) 7 metres (b) 1 metre and (c) 5 metres?
Answer
The magnitude of resultant $\vec{\text{R}}$ of two vectors $\vec{\text{A}}$ and $\vec{\text{B}}$ is given by
$\text{R}=\sqrt{\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2+2\text{AB}\cos\theta};$
where A = 3m and B = 4m.
Now, $\text{R}=\sqrt{3^2+4^2+2\times3\times4\cos\theta}$
  1. R will be 7m if $\theta=0^\circ$
  2. R will be 1 metre if $\theta=180^\circ$
  3. R will be 5m if $\theta=90^\circ$
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Question 233 Marks
Prove that the vectors $\vec{\text{A}}=2\hat{\text{i}}-3\hat{\text{j}}+\hat{\text{k}}$ and $\vec{\text{B}}=\hat{\text{i}}+\hat{\text{j}}+\hat{\text{k}}$ are mutuallly perpendicular.
Answer
$\vec{\text{A}}.\vec{\text{B}}=(2\hat{\text{i}}-3\hat{\text{j}}+\hat{\text{k}}).(\hat{\text{i}}+\hat{\text{j}}+\hat{\text{k}})$

$\text{AB}\cos\theta=(2)(1)+(-3)(1)+(1)(1)=0$

$\text{AB}\cos\theta=0\ (\text{as A}\neq0,\text{ B}\neq0)$

$\therefore\ \theta=90^\circ$

or, the vectors $\vec{\text{A}}$ and $\vec{\text{B}}$ are mutually perpendicular.

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Question 243 Marks
A clever strategy in a snowball fight is to throw two snowballs at your opponent in quick succession. The first one with a high trajectory and the second one with a lower trajectory and shorter time of flight, so that they both reach the target at the same instant. Suppose your opponent is 20.0m away.
You throw both snowballs with the same initial speed vo but θ0 is 60.0° for the first snowball and 30.0° for the second. If they are both to reach their target at the same instant, how much time must elapse between the release of the two snowballs?
Answer
We need to find the time of flight for each snowball. The time tR is determined by vy0, the vertical component of initial velocity, then

$\text{t}_\text{R}=\frac{2\text{v}_{\text{y0}}}{\text{g}}=\frac{2\text{v}_0\sin\theta_0}{\text{g}}$

To find tR we need to know, in addition to the initial angle $\theta_0$ (as given), the initial speed v0, which is not given. We can find v0 by applying the range equation

$\text{R}=\frac{\text{v}_0^2\sin2\theta_0}{\text{g}}$

Solving for v0, we obtain $\text{v}_0=\sqrt{\frac{\text{Rg}}{\sin2\theta_0}}$

We obtain the same value for v0 whether we use,

$\theta_0=30.0^\circ$ or $\theta_0=60.0^\circ$

Since, $\sin2(30.0^\circ)=\sin2(60.0^\circ)$

$\text{v}_0=\sqrt{\frac{(20.0\text{m})(9.80\text{m/s}^2)}{\sin60.0^\circ}}=15.0\text{m/ s}$

Now, we can find tp for each snowball

$\text{t}_\text{g}=\frac{2\text{v}_{\text{y0}}}{\text{g}}\Rightarrow\ \text{t}_\text{g}=\frac{2\text{v}_0\sin\theta_0}{\text{g}}$

For the first snowball,

$\text{t}_\text{R}=\frac{2(15.0\text{m/s})(\sin60.0^\circ)}{9.80\text{m/s}^2}=2.65\text{s}$

For the second snowball,

$\text{t}_\text{R}'=\frac{2(15.0\text{m/s})(\sin30.0^\circ)}{9.80\text{m/s}^2}=1.53\text{s}$

Thus, you should wait a time $\Delta\text{t}$ before making your second throw, where $\Delta\text{t}$ is the difference in the times of flight,

$\Delta\text{t}=\text{t}_\text{R}-\text{t}_\text{R}'=2.65\text{s}-1.53\text{s}=1.12\text{s}$

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Question 253 Marks
A boy throws a ball in air at 60° to the horizontal along a road with a speed of 10m/ s (36km/ h). Another boy sitting in a passing by car observes the ball. Sketch the motion of the ball as observed by the boy in the car, if car has a speed of (18km/ h). Give explanation to support your diagram.
Answer
The situation is shown in the below diagram.

According to the problem the boy standing on ground throws the ball at an angle of 60° with horizontal at a speed of 10m/ s.
$\therefore$ Horizontal component of velocity, $\text{u}_\text{x}=10\cos\theta$
$\text{u}_\text{x}=(10\text{m/s})\cos60^\circ=10\times\frac{1}2=5\text{m/s}$
Vertical component of velocity, $\text{u}_\text{y}=10\sin\theta$
$\text{u}_\text{y}=(10\text{m/s})\sin60^\circ=10\times\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=5\sqrt3\text{m/s}$
Speed of the car = 18km/ h = 5m/ s
As horizontal speed of ball and car is same, hence relative velocity of ball w.r.t car in the horizontal direction will be zero.
Only vertical motion of the ball will be observed by the boy in the car, as shown in above diagram.
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Question 263 Marks
Establish a relation between angular velocity and time period.
Answer
We know that angular velocity $\omega=\frac{\Delta\theta}{\Delta\text{t}}$
For motion with uniform angular velocity, in one complete revolution $\Delta\theta=2\pi$ radian and $\Delta\text{t}=\text{T s},$ hence
$\omega=\frac{2\pi}{\text{T}}$ or $\text{T}=\frac{2\pi}{\omega}.$
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Question 273 Marks
An aeroplane is flying in a horizontal direction with a velocity of 600km/ hr and at a height of 1960m. When it is vertically above the point A on the ground, a body is dropped from it. The body strikes the ground at point B. Calculate the distance AB.
Answer
Velocity of aeroplane in horizontal direction is,
$\text{v}_\text{ox}=600\text{km/ hr}=600\times\frac{5}{18}\text{ms}^{-1}$
$=\frac{500}{3}\text{ms}^{-1}$
This velocity remains constant throughout the flight of the body.
$\text{v}_\text{oy}=0$ and $\text{y}=\text{h}=1960\text{m}$
Let t = the time taken by the body to reach the ground
Now, $\text{y}=\text{v}_\text{oy}\text{t}+\frac{1}{2}\text{gt}^2$
Here, $\text{y}=\text{h}=1960\text{m};\ \text{v}_{\text{oy}}=0$ (initial vertical velocity)
$\therefore\ 1960=\frac{1}{2}\times9.8\text{t}^2$
$\therefore\ \text{t}=\sqrt{\frac{1960}{4.9}}\text{s}=\sqrt{400}\text{s}=20\text{s}$
Distance travelled by the body in the horizontal direction
$=\text{v}_\text{ox}\text{t}=\frac{500}{3}\times20=\frac{10,000}{3}$
$=3333\text{m}=3.333\text{km}$
$\therefore\ \text{AB}=3.333\text{km.}$
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Question 283 Marks
Find an expression for the maximum speed of circular motion of a car in a circular horizontal track of radius 'R'. The coefficient of static friction between the car tyres and the road along the surfaces is $\mu\text{s}.$
Answer
Let a car of mass m move in a circular orbit of radius R as shown. The centrifugal force trying to take it away from the circular path is overcome by the force of friction.

$\therefore\ \frac{\text{mv}^2}{\text{R}}=\mu_\text{s}\text{mg}$

$\text{v}^2=\mu_\text{s}\text{gR}$

$\therefore$ Maximum speed $\text{v}=\sqrt{\text{Rg}\mu_\text{s}}$

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Question 293 Marks
A boy stands at 78.4m from a building and throws a ball which just enters a window 39.2m above the ground. Calculate the velocity of projection of the ball.
Answer
Consider a boy standing at P throw a ball with a velocity u at an angle with the horizontal which just enters window W.
As the boy is at 78.4m from the building and the ball just enters the window 39.2m above the ground.

$\therefore$ Maximum height, $\text{H}=\frac{\text{u}^2\sin^2\theta}{2\text{g}}$
$\Rightarrow\ 39.2=\frac{\text{u}^2\sin^2\theta}{2\text{g}}\dots(\text{i})$
and horizontal range, $\text{R}=\frac{\text{u}^2\sin2\theta}{\text{g}}$
$\Rightarrow\ 2\times78.4=\frac{\text{u}^2\sin2\theta}{\text{g}}\dots(\text{ii})$
Dividing eq. (i) by eq. (ii), we get
$\frac{\text{u}^2\sin^2\theta}{2\text{g}}\times\frac{\text{g}}{\text{u}^22\sin\theta\cos\theta}=\frac{39.2}{2\times78.4}$
$\Rightarrow\ \frac{1}{4}\tan\theta=\frac{1}{4}$
$\Rightarrow\ \theta=45^\circ$
Substituting $\theta=45^\circ$ in eq. (ii), we get
$\frac{\text{u}^2\sin90^\circ}{9.8}=2\times78.4$
$\Rightarrow\ \text{u}=\sqrt{2\times78.4\times9.8}=39.2\text{m/ s}$
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Question 303 Marks
Two bodies are thrown with the same initial velocity at angles $\alpha$ and $(90^\circ-\alpha)$ with and is of horizontal. What will be the ratio of (i) maximum heights attained by them and (ii) of horizontal ranges?
Answer
Horizontal range, $\text{R}=\frac{\text{u}^2}{\text{g}}\sin2\theta$
and Max. height, $\text{H}=\frac{\text{u}^2\sin^2\theta}{2\text{g}}$
Case (i): When $\theta=\alpha;$
$\text{R}_1=\frac{\text{u}^2}{\text{g}}\sin2\alpha$
and $\text{H}_1=\frac{\text{u}^2\sin^2\alpha}{2\text{g}}$
Case (ii): When $\theta=(90^\circ-\alpha);$
$\text{R}_2=\frac{\text{u}^2\sin2(90^\circ-\alpha)}{\text{g}}=\frac{\text{u}^2\sin2\alpha}{\text{g}}$
and $\text{H}_2=\frac{\text{u}^2\sin^2(90^\circ-\alpha)}{\text{g}}=\frac{\text{u}^2\cos^2\alpha}{\text{g}}$
$\therefore\ \frac{\text{H}_1}{\text{H}_2}=\frac{\sin^2\alpha}{\cos^2\alpha}=\tan^2\alpha$ and $\frac{\text{R}_1}{\text{R}_2}=1.$
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Question 313 Marks
A man can swim with a speed of 4.0km/h in still water. How long does he take to cross a river 1.0km wide if the river flows steadily at 3.0km/h and he makes his strokes normal to the river current? How far down the river does he go when he reaches the other bank?
Answer
Speed of the man, vm = 4 km/h
Width of the river = 1km
$\text{Time taken to cross the river}=\frac{\text{Width of the river}}{\text{Speed of the river}}$
$=\frac{1}{4}\text{h}=1\times\frac{60}{4}=15\text{min}$
Speed of the river, vr = 3km/h
Distance covered with flow of the river = vr × t
$=3\times\frac{1}{4}=\frac{3}{4}\text{km}$
$=3\times\frac{1000}{4}$
= 750m.
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Question 323 Marks
Two particles are moving with common speed v such that they are always at a constant distance ‘d' apart and their velocities are always equal and opposite. After what time, they turn to their initial positions?
Answer
The two particles should be moving in a circular path of radius $\frac{\text{d}}{2}$ with same speed. Since tangent at any point gives the direction of velocity, they will always be opposite. They will turn to their initial position after completing one circular path i.e.,
$\text{T}=\frac{2\pi\text{d}}{2\text{v}}=\frac{\pi\text{d}}{\text{v}}.$
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Question 333 Marks
A particle is projected with a velocity of 40m s-1. After 2s it just crosses a vertical pole of height 20m. Calculate the angle of projection and the horizontal range.
Answer
It is given that u = 40m s-1, vertical distance travelled in 2s is 20m.
Using the relation, $\text{y}=\text{ut}\sin\theta-\frac{1}{2}\text{gt}^2,$
we have $20=40\sin\theta\times2-\frac{1}{2}\times10\times(2)^2$
$=80\sin\theta-20$
$\Rightarrow\ 80\sin\theta=20+20=40$
$\Rightarrow\ \sin\theta=\frac{40}{80}=\frac{1}{2}$
$\therefore\ \theta=\sin^{-1}\Big(\frac{1}{2}\Big)=30^\circ$
$\therefore$ Horizontal range of projectile, $\text{R}=\frac{\text{u}^2\sin2\theta}{\text{g}}$
$=\frac{(40)^2\times\sin(2\times30^\circ)}{10}=\frac{1600\times\sin60^\circ}{10}$
$=160\times\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=138.6\text{m}$
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Question 343 Marks
The sum of the magnitude of two forces acting at a point is 18N and the magnitude of their resultant is 12N. If the resultant is at 90° with the force of smaller magnitude, what are the magnitude of forces?
Answer
Let A and B be the two forces acting at a point and $\theta$ be the angle between them. Then

$\text{A}+\text{B}=18\dots(\text{i})$

And $\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2+2\text{AB}\cos\theta=12^2=144\dots(\text{ii})$

If A is the smaller force, then as per question

$\tan90^\circ=\frac{\text{B}\sin\theta}{\text{A}+\text{B}\cos\theta}$

$\infty=\frac{\text{B}\sin\theta}{\text{A}+\text{B}\cos\theta}$

$\text{A}+\text{B}\cos\theta=0$

$\cos\theta=-\frac{\text{A}}{\text{B}}$

From (ii), $\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2+2\text{AB}\Big(-\frac{\text{A}}{\text{B}}\Big)=144$

$\text{B}^2-\text{A}^2=144$

$(\text{B}-\text{A})(\text{B}+\text{A})=144$

$(\text{B}-\text{A})=\frac{144}{(\text{B}+\text{A})}=\frac{144}{18}=8\dots(\text{iii})$

Solving (i) and (ii)

A = 5N and B = 13N

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Question 353 Marks
When two vectors $\vec{\text{A}}$ and $\vec{\text{B}}$ inclined at angle $\theta$ act on a body, the resultant is $(2\text{k}+1)\sqrt{\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2}.$ When the vectors are inclined at an angle $(90^\circ-\theta),$ the resultant is $(2\text{k}-1)\sqrt{\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2},$ prove that $\tan\theta=\frac{\text{k}-1}{\text{k}+1}.$
Answer
As $\text{R}^2=\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2+2\text{AB}\cos\theta$

In first case, $(2\text{k}+1)^2(\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2)=\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2+2\text{AB}\cos\theta$

$2\text{AB}\cos\theta=(\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2)[(2\text{k}+1)^2-1]$

$=(\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2)[2\text{k}(2\text{k}+2)]\dots(\text{i})$

In second case, $(2\text{k}-1)^2(\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2)=\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2+2\text{AB}\cos(90^\circ-\theta)$

$=\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2+2\text{AB}\sin\theta$

$2\text{AB}\sin\theta=(\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2)[(2\text{k}-1)^2-1]$

$=(\text{A}^2+\text{B}^2)[2\text{k}(2\text{k}-2)]\dots(\text{ii})$

Dividing (ii) by (i), we have

$\tan\theta=\frac{2\text{k}-2}{2\text{k}+2}=\frac{\text{k}-1}{\text{k}+1}$

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Question 363 Marks
Derive a relation for the time taken by a projectile to reach the highest point and the maximum height attained.
Answer
Consider a projectile projected at an angle $\theta$ to the horizontal with velocity u, the horizontal and vertical components initially with velocity $\text{u}\cos\theta$ and $\text{u}\sin\theta$ respectively. Vertical velocity at highest point is zero, due to gravity acting vertically downwards.

Using, $\text{v}=\text{u}+\text{at}$

We have, $0=\text{u}\sin\theta-\text{gt}\Rightarrow\ \text{t}=\frac{\text{u}\sin\theta}{\text{g}}$

The time to reach topmost point, $\text{t}=\frac{\text{u}\sin\theta}{\text{g}}$

Using, $\text{v}^2=\text{u}^2+2\text{as}$

We have, $0=\text{u}^2\sin^2\theta-2\text{gh}_\text{max}$

$\Rightarrow\ \text{h}_\text{max}=\frac{\text{u}^2\sin^2\theta}{2\text{g}}.$

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Question 373 Marks
A mass is projected horizontally with a velocity u from a tower. Find the horizontal length it will cover from the foot of the tower?
Answer
If h is the height of the tower, the time taken to reach the ground is $\text{t}=\sqrt{\frac{2\text{h}}{\text{g}}}.$ Since the horizontal velocity u is same everywhere, the distance covered is $\text{ut}=\text{u}\sqrt{\frac{2\text{h}}{\text{g}}}.$
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Question 383 Marks
A stone tied to the end of a string 80cm long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant speed. If the stone makes 14 revolutions in 25s, what is the magnitude and direction of acceleration of the stone?
Answer
Length of the string, l = 80cm = 0.8m
Number of revolutions = 14
Time taken = 25s
Frequency, v $=\frac{\text{= Number of revolutions}}{\text{Time taken}}$
$=\frac{14}{25}\text{hz}$
Angular frequency, $\omega=2\pi\text{v}$
$=2\times\frac{22}{7}\times\frac{14}{25}=\frac{88}{25}\text{ rad s}^{-1}$
Centripetal acceleration, $\text{a}_\text{c}=\omega^2\text{r}$
$=\Big(\frac{88}{25}\Big)^2\times0.8$
$=9.91\text{ms}^{-2}$
The direction of centripetal acceleration is always directed along the string, toward the centre, at all points.
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Question 393 Marks
Can any of the rectangular components of a given vector have magnitude greater than the vector itself? Explain.
Answer
No; The rectangular components of a vector $\vec{\text{A}}$ has values $\text{A}\cos\theta$ and $\text{A}\sin\theta.$ Since the values of $\cos\theta$ and $\sin\theta$ can never be greater than one, hence the value of any rectangular components of a vector can never be greater than the given vector.
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Question 403 Marks
The acceleration associated with a mass 'm' moving in a circular path is to be found. It is given that the velocity at any instant is v = krt, where k is a constant. Classify the motion and find acceleration.
Answer
Given, v = krt
Since velocity changes with time, the motion in circular path involves tangential acceleration.
So it is a non-uniform circular motion.
$\text{a}_\text{r}=\frac{\text{v}^2}{\text{r}}=\text{k}^2\text{rt}^2$ or $\text{a}_\text{k}=\frac{\text{dv}}{\text{dt}}=\text{kr}$
Net acceleration $=\text{a}_\text{n}=\sqrt{\text{a}^2_\text{r}+\text{a}^2_\text{t}}$
$=\sqrt{(\text{k}^2\text{rt}^2)^2+(\text{kr}^2)}=\text{kr}\sqrt{1+\text{k}^2\text{t}^4}.$
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Question 413 Marks
Given a + b + c + d = 0, which of the following statements are correct:
a, b, c, and d must each be a null vector.
Answer
Incorrect.

Explanation:

In order to make vectors a + b + c + d = 0, it is not necessary to have all the four given vectors to be null vectors. There are many other combinations which can give the sum zero.

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Question 423 Marks
Show that the horizontal range of a projectile is same for angles of projection $(45+\alpha)^\circ$ and $(45-\alpha)^\circ.$
Answer
For angle of projection $(45+\alpha)^\circ,$ the horizontal range is
$\text{R}_1=\frac{\text{u}^2}{\text{g}}\sin2(45+\alpha)^\circ$
$=\frac{\text{u}^2}{\text{g}}\sin(90+2\alpha)^\circ=\frac{\text{u}^2}{\text{g}}\cos2\alpha\dots(\text{i})$
and for an angle of projection $(45-\alpha)^\circ,$ the horizontal range is
$\text{R}_1=\frac{\text{u}^2}{\text{g}}\sin2(45-\alpha)^\circ$
$=\frac{\text{u}^2}{\text{g}}\sin(90-2\alpha)^\circ=\frac{\text{u}^2}{\text{g}}\cos2\alpha\dots(\text{ii})$
By comparing eqn. (i) and (ii), we find
R= R2
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Question 433 Marks
Two balls of different masses m1 and m2 (m1 > m2) are thrown vertically upwards with the same initial speed v0 simultaneously.
  1. Which one of the two balls, will rise to the greater height?
  2. Which of the two balls, will come back with greater speed to the point of projection?
  3. Which of the two balls, will come back first to the point of projection?
Answer
Two balls of different masses m1 and m2 (m1 > m2) are thrown vertically upward with the same initial speed vo simultaneously.

  1. Both balls will rise to the same height.

$\because\ \text{v}^2-\text{v}_0^2=-2\text{gh},$ here at highest point, v = 0

$\therefore\ \text{h}=\frac{\text{v}_0^2}{2\text{g}}$

  1. Both balls will come back with the same speed vo to the point of projection.
  2. Both balls will come back at the same time to the point of projection.

$\because\ \text{t}=2\frac{\text{v}_0}{\text{g}}$​​​​​​​

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Question 443 Marks
A body is projected in horizontal direction with a uniform velocity from top of tower. Show that the path is parabola.
Answer
Let the body be projected horizontally with a velocity u, from the top of a tower of height h.

Time taken to reach the ground, $\text{t}=\sqrt{\frac{2\text{h}}{\text{g}}}.$

Since the initial vertical velocity is zero and there is no acceleration in the horizontal.

Thus, x = ut

$\text{x}=\text{u}\sqrt{\frac{2\text{h}}{\text{g}}}$

i.e., $\text{h}=\text{x}^2.\frac{\text{g}}{2\text{u}^2}$

As $\text{h}\propto\text{x}^2,$ the path is a parabola.

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Question 453 Marks
Define a uniform circular motion. For uniform circular motion, prove that:
Linear velocity $\text{v}=\text{r}\omega.$
Answer
If the speed of the particle in circular path remains constant, the motion is uniform circular motion. We know, the arc length x covered with an angular displacement $\theta$ is $\text{x}=\text{r}\theta.$

Differentiating,

$\frac{\text{dx}}{\text{dt}}=\text{r}\frac{\text{d}\theta}{\text{dt}}$

$\because$ r is constant,

$\therefore\ \text{v}=\text{r}\omega.$

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Question 463 Marks
Three girls skating on a circular ice ground of radius 200m start from a point P on the edge of the ground and reach a point Q diametrically opposite to P following different paths as shown in Fig. What is the magnitude of the displacement vector for each? For which girl is this equal to the actual length of path skate?

Answer
Displacement is given by the minimum distance between the initial and final positions of a particle. In the given case, all the girls start from point P and reach point Q. The magnitudes of their displacements will be equal to the diameter of the ground.
Radius of the ground = 200m
Diameter of the ground = 2 × 200 = 400m
Hence, the magnitude of the displacement for each girl is 400m. This is equal to the actual length of the path skated by girl B.
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Question 473 Marks
Show that there are two values of time for a projectile when it is at same height. Also show that the sum of these two times is equal to the time of flight.

OR

Prove the following relations by calculus method:

  1. $\text{s}=\text{ut}+\frac{1}{2}\text{at}^2$
  2. $\text{v}^2-\text{u}^2=2\text{as}$
Answer
For projectile motion equation for y-coordinates

$\text{y}=\text{u}\sin(\theta)\text{t}-\frac{1}{2}\text{gt}^2$

Solving this for t (using quadratic formula)

$\text{t}=\frac{\text{u}\sin\theta\pm\sqrt{\text{u}^2\sin^2\theta-2\text{gy}}}{\text{g}}$

Without loss of generalityl, let

$\text{t}_1=\frac{\text{u}\sin\theta}{\text{g}}+\frac{\sqrt{\text{u}^2\sin^2\theta-2\text{gy}}}{\text{g}}$

$\text{t}_2=\frac{\text{u}\sin\theta}{\text{g}}-\frac{\sqrt{\text{u}^2\sin^2\theta-2\text{gy}}}{\text{g}}$

for $\text{t}_1+\text{t}_2=\frac{2\text{u}\sin\theta}{\text{g}}$

which is equation of time of flight.

OR

  1. Consider an object moving in a straight line with uniform acceleration 'a', let at any instant of time 't', dx be the displacement of the objects.

$\therefore$ instantaneous velocity, $\text{v}=\frac{\text{dx}}{\text{dt}}$ or dx = vdt.

dx = (u + at)dt $(\because$ v = u + at)

let x0 and x be the displacements of the obhect at time 'zero' and 't'.

$\int\limits^{\text{x}}_{\text{x}_0}\text{dx}=\int\limits^{\text{t}}_0(\text{u}+\text{at})\text{dt}$

$=\text{u}\int\limits^{\text{t}}_0\text{dt}+\text{a}\int\limits^{\text{t}}_0\text{t dt}$

$(\text{x})^{\text{x}}_{\text{x}_0}=\text{u}(\text{t})^\text{t}_0+\text{a}\Big(\frac{\text{t}^2}{2}\Big)^\text{t}_0$

$\text{x}-\text{x}_0=\text{ut}+\frac{1}{2}\text{at}^2$

If x = x0 = s (distance) covered by the object.

$\text{s}=\text{ut}+\frac{1}{2}\text{at}^2$

  1. Consider a particle moving in a straight line with initial velocity 'v' and acceleration 'a'.

Then, $\text{a}=\frac{\text{dv}}{\text{dt}}=\frac{\text{dv}}{\text{dx}}\times\frac{\text{dx}}{\text{dt}}=\frac{\text{dv}}{\text{dx}}\times\text{v}$

$\text{a dx}=\text{v dv}$

Integrating,

$\int\limits^{\text{x}}_{\text{x}_0}\text{a dx}=\int\limits^{\text{V}}_\text{u}\text{v dv}$

$\Rightarrow\ \text{a}|\text{x}|^{\text{x}}_{\text{x}_0}=\Big[\frac{\text{v}^2}{2}\Big]^\text{V}_\text{u}$

$\text{a}(\text{x}-\text{x}_0)=\frac{\text{v}^2}{2}-\frac{\text{u}^2}{2}$

$\text{v}^2-\text{u}^2=2\text{a}(\text{x}-\text{x}_0)$

$\text{v}^2-\text{u}^2=2\text{a}\text{s.}$

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Question 483 Marks
Which is greater; the angular velocity of the hour hand of a watch or angular velocity of earth around its own axis?
Answer
Time period for hour hand of watch, Th = 12h
and for earth, Te = 24h
Now, Angular velocity, $\omega=\frac{2\pi}{\text{T}}$
$\therefore\ \frac{\omega_\text{h}}{\omega_\text{e}}=\frac{\text{T}_\text{e}}{\text{T}_\text{h}}=\frac{24}{12}=2$
$\text{or }\omega_\text{h}=2\omega_\text{e}.$
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Question 493 Marks
Define the terms resultant or equivalent of two forces. Two forces F1 and F2 acting at an angle $\theta$ on a body simultaneously have a resultant F. Show that $\theta=\cos^{-1}\Big[\frac{(\text{F}_1^2+\text{F}_2^2+2\text{F}_1\text{F}_2\cos\theta)}{2\text{F}_1\text{F}_2}\Big]$
Answer
The resultant vector of two or more vectors is defined as that single vector which produces the same effect as is produced by individual vectors together. If F1 and F2 are the two forces the magnitude of the resultant F is given by, $\text{F}=\sqrt{\text{F}_1^2+\text{F}_2^2+2\text{F}_1\text{F}_2\cos\theta}$
The angle $\theta$ between them is,
$\theta=\cos^{-1}\Big(\frac{\text{F}^2-\text{F}_1^2-\text{F}_2^2}{2\text{F}_1\text{F}_2}\Big)$
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Question 503 Marks
A ball is thrown from a point with a speed v0 at an angle of projection $\theta.$ From the same point and at the same instant, a person starts running with a constant speed $\frac{\text{v}_0}{2}$ to catch the ball. Will the person be able to catch the ball? If yes, what should be the angle of projection?
Answer
Yes. The person will be able to catch the ball if the horizontal component of the velocity of the ball is equal to the speed of the person.
$\therefore\ \text{u}_0\cos\theta=\frac{\text{v}_0}{2}$
$\Rightarrow\ \cos\theta=\frac{1}{2}\Rightarrow\ \theta=60^\circ.$
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