KINEMATICS

02. A ball is released from the top of a tower of height h meters. It takes T seconds to reach the ground. What
T
is the position of the ball at second
3
17h 7h
(A) meter from the ground (B) meter from the ground
18 9

8h h
(C) meter from the ground (D) meter from the ground
9 9
03. The relation between time t and distance x is t = ax2 + bx where a and b are constants. The acceleration
is
(A) 2av 3 (B) 2av2 (C) 2abv 2 (D) 2bv3
05. A particle is moving eastwards with a velocity of 5 ms1. In 10 seconds the velocity changes to
5 ms1 northwards. The average acceleration in this time is
1
(A) zero (B) ms 2 towards north-west
2

1 1
(C) ms 2 towards north-east (D) ms 2 towards-north
2 2
06. A bullet fired into a fixed target loses half of its velocity after penentarting 3 cm. How much further it will
penetrate before coming to rest assuming that if faces constant resistance to motion
(A) 1.5 cm (B) 1.0 cm (C) 3.0 cm (D) 2.0 cm
07. A parachutist after bailing out falls 50 m without friction. When parachute opens, it decelerates at 2m/
s2. He reaches the ground with a speed of 3m/s. At what height, did he bail out
(A) 293 m (B) 111 m (C) 91 m (D) 182 m
08. 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 = a x . The displacement of the particle varies with time as
(A) t (B) t1/2 (C) t3 (D) t2
09. The velocity of a particle is v = v 0 + gt + ft2. If its position is x = 0 at t = 0, then its displacement after unit
time (t = 1) is
(A) v 0 + g + f (B) v 0 + g/2 + f (C) v 0 + 2g + 3f (D) v 0 + g/2 + f/ 3

13. A ball is dropped vertically from a height d above the ground. It hits the ground and bounces up vertically
to a height d/2. Neglecting subsequent motion and air resistance, its velocity v varies with the height h
above the ground as

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

14. A block is moving down a smooth inclined plane starting from rest at time t = 0. Let Sn be the distance
Sn
travelled by the block in the interval t = n 1 to t = n. The ratio is
Sn 1

2n 1 2n 1 2n 1 2n
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2n 2n 1 2n 1 2n 1

15. A particle is initially at rest, It is subjected to a linear acceleration a, as

shown in the figure. The maximum speed attained by the particle is

(A) 605 m/s (B) 110 m/s

(C) 55 m/s (D) 550 m/s

16. The velocity displacement graph of a particle moving along a straight line is shown. The most suitable
acceleration-displacement graph will be

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

19.
A projectile is given an initial velocity of i 2j m/s, where j is along the ground and j is along the

vertical. If g = 10 m/s2, the equation of its trajectory is :

(A) y = x 5x2 (B) y = 2x 5x2 (C) 4y = 2x 5x2 (D) 4y = 2x 25x2
19. A stone is dropped into a well in which the level of water is h below the top of the well. If v is velocity of
sound, the time T after which the splash is heard is given by

2h h 2h h h 2h
(A) T = 2h/v (B) T g

v (C) T
g 2v (D) T 2g

v
20. A body is released from the top of a tower of height h metre. It takes T seconds to reach the ground.
Where is the ball at the time T/2 seconds ?
(A) at h/4 metre from the ground (B) at h/2 metre from the ground
(C) at 3h/4 metre from the ground (D) depend upon the mass of the ball
21. A stone is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity u from the top of a tower, reaches the ground
with a velocity 3u. The height of the tower is :

3u2 4u2 6u2 9u2

(A) (B) (C) (D)
g g g g
26. Two projectiles are thrown with the same initial velocity at angles and (90 ) with the horizontal. The
h1
maximum heights attained by them are h1 and h2 respectively. Then is equal to
h2
 (A) sin2 (B) cos2 (C) tan2 (D) 1
32. A particle move along the parabolic path x = y2 + 2y + 2 in such a way that the y-component of velocity
vector remain 5m/s during the motion. The magnitude of the accleration of the particle is :
(A) 50 m/s2 (B) 100 m/s2 (C) 10 2 m/s2 (D) 0.1 m/s2
33. A particle is projected from a horizontal plane with 8 2 m/s at an angle. At highest point its velocity is
found to be 8 m/s. Its range will be :
(A) 64 m (B) 12.8 m (C) 128 m (D) 64.4 m
5. Two inclined planes OA and OB having inclination with
horizontal ) 300 and 600 respectively , intersect each A B
other at O as in figure. A particle is projected from
u
P
point P with velocity u = 10 3 m/s. Along a direction Q
perpendicular to plane OA. If the particle strikes plane
OB perpendicularly at Q, calculate h
(a) Velocity with which particle strikes the plane OB, 300 ( ) 600
(b) Time of flight,
(c) Vertical height h of P from O,
(d) Maximum height from O, attained by the particle and
(e) distance PQ. [g = 10m /s2]
VA
6. Two small stones A and B are projected simultaneously at time
t = 0. The stone A is projected horizontally with speed v A from
the top of a tower that is y meter high and the stone B is pro-
jected from the ground at a distance x from the foot of the tower y
with speed v B= 90m/s at an angle of 370 with the horizontal as VB=90m/s
shown in the figure. At time t = 6 sec after projection they
collide in air and at that moment their velocity are mutually per- 370(
pendicular . Find x
(a) the value of x and y.
(b) the value of v A.

7. A balloon starts rising from the surface of the Earth. The ascent rate is constant and equal to v0. Due to
the wind the balloon gathers the horizontal velocity component v x = ay, where a is a constant and y is the
height of ascent .
(a) The horizontal drift of the balloon x (y);
(b) The total, tangential and normal accelerations of the balloon.
Problem 4 : A body falling freely from a given heigh H hits an inclined plane is its path at a height h
. As a result of this impact, the velocity of the body becomes horizontal. For what vaue of (h/
H), will the body take maximum time to reah the ground ?
o
Solution : After rebound the body has only horizontal velocity and hence A
------------

no vertical velocity. OA = H-h . t1= time to fall freely from O to H

h
2( H h)
A1 vertically g
B B1
2h
t2 = time to fall freely from A to B vertically (i.e. from A to B1) = g

t = total time from C to B = t1+ t2

2( H h )
g

2h
g

2
g
e Hh h j
If t depends on h (H and g are constants)
 for maximum value of t,
b g 0
d t
dh

i.e.
d
dh
b
Hh g 1/ 2
h1/ 2 0 h / H = 1/ 2

roblem 6: A stone is projected from a point on the ground in such a direction so as to hit a bird on the top
of a telegraph post of height h, and then attains a maximum height 2h above the ground. If, at
the instant of projection, the bird were to fly away horizontally with a uniform speed, find the
ratio of the horizontal velocities of the bird and the stone if the stone still hits the bird.
v 20 sin 2
Solution: Maximum height of the projectile is given by the expression =
2g

v 20 sin 2 2 gh
2h v0 (1)
2g sin
1 2 v0
Y v 0 sin . t gt
2
2h
................................
2 gh 1
h sin . t gt 2 h
sin 2 O )
gt 2 - 4 ght + 2h 0

4 gh 2 2gh
t
2g

t1
h
g
e2 2 j and t2
h
g
e
2 2 j
at these two times the projectile is at the same height as the bird.
Let v be the speed of the bird, fo bird to be hit.
vt 2 v 0 cos t 2 t1b g
v t t 2
2 1
v 0 cos t2 2 1
Problem 8 : A particle projected with velocity v0, strikes at right angles a
plane through the point of projection and of inclination with
the horizontal as shown in the figure. Find the height of the point
struck, from horizontal plane through the point of projection.
Solution: Let be the angle between the velocity of projection and the inclined plane.
v ox' = v 0 cos , v oy' = v 0 sin

a x' = gsin, a y' = gcos v0

v 0 cos
t ......(1) )
gsin
Also y at the point of impact is zero.
1 2 v sin
v 0 sin t g cos t 2 0 t 0 ...(2)
2 gcos
cot
From (1) and (2) tan = ...(3)
2
 x = v0 cos + t b g
b
x = v0 cos + t g
v 20
= cos2 cot sin cos
g
x
y
LMF I 2 OP
MMGGH J
v 20 2 cot 2
= g JK
cot .
P
P y
N 4 cot 2 4 cot 2 4 cot 2
Q v0

v 2 2 cot )
0 )
g 4 cot 2

v 20 2 cot
= y x tan . tan
g 4 cot 2

2 v 20
y
e
g 4 cot 2 j
Problem 13 : Two particles A and B move with constant velocities v1 and v2 along two mutually
perpendicular straight lines towards the intersection point O. A moment t =0, the particles wee
located at distances l1 and l2 from O, respectively. Find the time, when they are nearest and also
this shortest distance.
Solution : v AB v A v B v1i v 2 j

Minimum distance is the length of the perpendicular to v AB from B.
If is the angle between the x-axis and Y
v2 v2 A v1
O X
v AB , then tan = v = v )
1 1

v2 D
In AOD , OD= OA tan = v l1 v2 C
1
)

B VAB
v1l 2 v 2 l1
There fore BD = l2 - OD = v1

BC
In BCD , cos
BD

v1 2 v 2 1 v1
= BC = BD cos v1 x v12 v 22

v1 2 v 2 1
BC
v12 v 22

AC AD DC
The required time t = v
v AB
AB

1 v v 2 1 v 2
v12 v 22 1 2 x
1 sec BC tan v1 v12 v 22 v1 v11 v 2 2
= v12 v 22
v12 v 22 v12 v 22
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After time t , the position of the point A and B h
are (l1-v1t) and (l2-v2t), respectively. A
O
The distance L between the points A and B are v1 A
b
L2 = 1 v1t 2 2 v 2 t 2g b
.......(1) g
Differentiating with respect to time, L
B l2
2L
dL
dt
b gb g b gb g
2 l1 v1 t v1 2 l 2 v 2 t v 2 For minimum value of L,
dL
dt
0
B V2
1 1 2 2 l v l v
( v12 v 22 )t = l1v1 + l2v2 or t v 2 v 2
1 2

l1 v 2 l 2 v 1
Putting the value of t in equation (1) Lmin =
v12 v 22
Problem-4: If velocity of a particle moving along a straight line changes withtim as V (m/s) = 4
b g
sin / 2 t , its average velocity over time interval t = 0 to t = 2(2n-1)sec, (n being any +ve
integer) is,
8 4
(a) (2 n 1) m / s (b) (2 n 1) m / s

16(2 n 1)
(c) zero (d) m/ s

Solution:Displacement over the interval t = 0 to t = 2 (2n-1) seconds

b g
z FG tIJdt FG 8 IJ cosFG tIJ b g
2 2 n 1 2 2 n 1
4
0
sin
H 2 K H K H 2 K 0

FG 8 IJ cos b2n 1g cos 0 16 m

H K
16 8
b g b
average velocity = 2 2 n 1 2 n 1 m / s, Hence (A) is correct. g

5. (a) 10 m/s (b) 2sec (c) 5 m (d) 16.25 m, (e) 20 m

6 VA= 5 m/s , X = 462 m Y= 324 m

F I a 2 v0 y av 20
7.
a
(a) x 2v y
0
2
GH JK (b) av 0 , t
v 20 a 2 y 2
, n
v 20 a 2 y 2
2. Velocity-time graph for a particle is shown in 32. The horizont al and vertical distances
figure. Starting from t = 0, at what instant t,
average acceleration is zero between 0 to t?
travelled by a particle in time t are given by
x = 6t and
v
y = 8t 5t2 . If g = 10 m/sec2 , then the
(m/s) initial velocity of the particle is-
(A) 8 m/sec (B) 10 m/sec
(C) 5 m/sec (D) zero
0 1 2 3 4 5 67 8
t (second) 33. The height y and the distance x along
(1) 1 s (2) 3.5 s
the horizontal plane of projection on a
certain planet (with no surrounding at-
(3) 6.3 s (4) 7.3 s
mosphere) are given by y = (8t 5t 2 )
16. The velocity of a particle moving along positive metre and x = 6t metre where t is in
X-axis varies as v x where is a constant. seconds. The velocity with which the projectile
If particle is at x = 0 at t = 0, what will be the average is projected is-
velocity of particle during the time it move a distance
(A)8 m/sec (B) 6 m/sec
S?
(C) 10 m/sec

S
2
S
(D)not obtainable from the data.
(1) (2)
2 36. The equation of a projectile is y = 3 x
S gx 2
(3) S (4) . The angle of projection is-
2
21. Velocity of a particle changes with position (A) 30 (B) 60 (C) 45 (D) None
according to following curve. Acceleration of the
5x 2
particle at x = 1 m 37. The equation of projectile is y = 16x .
4
30 The horizontal range is-
(A) 16 m (B) 8 m (C) 3.2 m (D) 12.8 m
v 39. A shell is fired from a gun from the bottom
(m/s) of a hill along its slope. The slope of the hill
10
is = 30, and the angle of the barrel to
s (m) 10
the horizontal =60.The initial velocity v
(1) 24 m/s2 (2) 2 m/s2
of the shell is 21 m/sec. Then distance of
(3) 20 m/s2 (4) 3 m/s2
point from the gun at which shell will fall
25. If acceleration of a particle is varying with x
according to curve. Velocity of particle at A is
-
2 m/s. What is the velocity of particle at point B? (A) 10 m (B) 20 m (C) 30 m (D) 40 m
40. Find time of flight of projectile thrown
B
horizontally with speed 10 ms1 from a long
10
2 inclined plane which makes an angle of =
a (m/s )
A 45 from horizontal.
5
(A) 2 sec (B) 2 2 sec
(C) 2 sec (D) none
6 8
x (m) 41. A projectile is fired with a velocity at right
angle to the slope which is inclined at an angle
(1) 4 m/s (2) 34 m/s with the horizontal. The expression for the
range R along the incline is
(3) 28 m/s (4) 7 m/s
2v 2 2v 2
(A) sec (B) tan
g g
 2v 2 v2
(C) tan sec (D) tan 2 (A) R = 4 ( hh ' ) (B) R =
4h
g g h'
42. If time taken by the projectile to reach Q is T, (C) R = 4 h h' (D) R = hh '
than PQ =
19. A stone projected at an angle of 60 from the
(A) Tv sin ground level strikes at an angle of 30 on the
(B) Tv cos roof of a building of height h. Then the speed
(C) Tv sec of projection of the stone is :
(D) Tv tan (A) 2gh
17. A ball is projected on smooth inclined plane
in direction perpendicular to line of greatest (B) 6gh
slope with velocity of 8m/s. Find its speed (C) 3gh
after 1 sec.
(D) gh
22. From the ground level, a ball is to be shot
with a certain speed. Graph shows the range
R it will have versus the launch angle .
20. A man is travelling on a flat car which
The least speed the ball will have during its
is moving up a plane inclined at cos = 4/5
flight if q is chosen such that the flight time
to the horizontal with a speed 5 m/s. He is half of its maximum possible value, is
throws a ball towards a stationary hoop equal to (take g = 10 m/s2)
located perpendicular to the incline in such
a way that the ball moves parallel to the
slope of the incline while going through the (A)250 m/s
centre of the hoop. The centre of the hoop (B) 50 3 m/s
is 4 m high from the man's hand calculate
the time taken by the ball to reach the hoop. (C) 50 m/s
(D)25 3 m/s

17. 75 m
20. 20 2 3 m/s

21 = 3 i + 4 j + 3 k , r = i + j + k , r = 9 i
v

21. In the figure shown, the two projectiles are + 18 j + 9 k

fired simultaneously. What should be the
initial speed of the left side projectile for the
two projectiles to hit in mid-air?

11. A cannon ball has a range R on a horizontal

plane. If h and h' are the greatest heights in
the two paths for which this is possible,
then-