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Laws Of Motion

Class 11th Physics NCERT Exemplar Solution
Mcq I
  1. A ball is travelling with uniform translatory motion. This means that…
  2. A metre scale is moving with uniform velocity. This implies
  3. A cricket ball of mass 150 g has an initial velocity u = (3î + 4ĵ) m s-1 and a final…
  4. In the previous problem (5.3), the magnitude of the momentum transferred during the hit is…
  5. Conservation of momentum in a collision between particles can be understood from…
  6. A hockey player is moving northward and suddenly turns westward with the same speed to…
  7. A body of mass 2kg travels according to the law x(t) = pt + qt2 + rt3Where p = 3 m s-1, q…
  8. A body with mass 5 kg is acted upon by a force F = (-3î+ 4ĵ) N. If its initial velocity at…
  9. A car of mass m starts from rest and acquires a velocity along east v = vî (v 0) in…
Mcq Ii
  1. The motion of a particle of mass m is given by x = 0 for t 0 s, x(t) = A sin4π t for…
  2. In Fig. 5.1, the co-efficient of friction between the floor and the body B is 0.1. The…
  3. Mass m1 moves on a slope making an angle θ with the horizontal and is attached to mass m2…
  4. In Fig. 5.3, a body A of mass m slides on plane inclined at angle θ1 to the horizontal and…
  5. Two billiard balls A and B, each of mass 50g and moving in opposite directions with speed…
  6. A body of mass 10kg is acted upon by two perpendicular forces, 6N and 8N. The resultant…
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  1. A girl riding a bicycle along a straight road with a speed of 5 m s-1 throws a stone of…
  2. A person of mass 50 kg stands on a weighing scale on a lift. If the lift is descending…
  3. The position time graph of a body of mass 2 kg is as given in Fig. 5.4. What is the…
  4. A person driving a car suddenly applies the brakes on seeing a child on the road ahead. If…
  5. The velocity of a body of mass 2 kg as a function of t is given by v(t) = 2t î + t2 j.…
  6. A block placed on a rough horizontal surface is pulled by a horizontal force F. Let f be…
  7. Why are porcelain objects wrapped in paper or straw before packing for transportation?…
  8. Why does a child feel more pain when she falls down on a hard cement floor, than when she…
  9. A woman throws an object of mass 500 g with a speed of 25 m s1.(a) What is the impulse…
  10. Why are mountain roads generally made winding upwards rather than going straight up?…
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  1. A mass of 2kg is suspended with thread AB (Fig. 5.5). Thread CD of the same type is…
  2. In the above given problem if the lower thread is pulled with a jerk, what happens?…
  3. Two masses of 5 kg and 3 kg are suspended with help of massless inextensible strings as…
  4. Block A of weight 100 N rests on a frictionless inclined plane of slope angle 30° (Fig.…
  5. A block of mass M is held against a rough vertical wall by pressing it with a finger. If…
  6. A 100 kg gun fires a ball of 1kg horizontally from a cliff of height 500m. It falls on the…
  7. Figure 5.8 shows (x, t), (y, t ) diagram of a particle moving in 2-dimensions.If the…
  8. A person in an elevator accelerating upwards with an acceleration of 2 m s-2, tosses a…
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  1. There are three forces F1, F2 and F3 acting on a body, all acting on a point P on the…
  2. When a body slides down from rest along a smooth inclined plane making an angle of 45°…
  3. Figure 5.9 shows (vx ,t ),and( (vy ,t) diagrams for a body of unit mass. Find the force as…
  4. A racing car travels on a track (without banking) ABCDEFA (Fig. 5.10). ABC is a circular…
  5. The displacement vector of a particle of mass m is given by r (t) = î A cos ωt + ĵ B sin…
  6. A cricket bowler releases the ball in two different ways(a) giving it only horizontal…
  7. There are four forces acting at a point P produced by strings as shown in Fig. 5.11, which…
  8. A rectangular box lies on a rough inclined surface. The co-efficient of friction between…
  9. A helicopter of mass 2000kg rises with a vertical acceleration of 15 m s-2. The total mass…

Mcq I
Question 1.

A ball is travelling with uniform translatory motion. This means that
A. it is at rest.

B. the path can be a straight line or circular and the ball travels with uniform speed.

C. all parts of the ball have the same velocity (magnitude and direction) and the velocity is constant.

D. the centre of the ball moves with constant velocity and the ball spins about its centre uniformly.


Answer:

As we know, uniform translatory motion is defined as if all the particles of body moves in same straight line i.e. direction will be constant and with the same velocity.

So from above definition we can say that option (a) is totally wrong, option (b) is also wrong because option talking about circular path & option (d) is obviously wrong.


Therefore, option (a) is correct.


Question 2.

A metre scale is moving with uniform velocity. This implies
A. the force acting on the scale is zero, but a torque about the centre of mass can act on the scale.

B. the force acting on the scale is zero and the torque acting about centre of mass of the scale is also zero.

C. the total force acting on it need not be zero but the torque on it is zero.

D. neither the force nor the torque need to be zero.


Answer:

question, a metre scale is moving with uniform velocity that means velocity of meter scale is constant also we know change in constant quantity is zero so rate of change of velocity (i.e. acceleration) will also be zero.

Now from Newton’s 2nd law i.e. net but we have a(acceleration) is zero i.e. , so . net


∴ Net force on metre scale must be zero so from our options (c) & (d) are absolutely wrong.


Now torque is the cross product of position vector and force vector also we have force vector in this case is zero i.e. net


And torque is so putting force vector value


hence from here it is obvious that options (a) is wrong.


Therefore, option (b) is correct.


Question 3.

A cricket ball of mass 150 g has an initial velocity u = (3î + 4ĵ) m s-1 and a final velocity V = -(3î + 4ĵ) m s-1 after being hit. The change in momentum (final momentum-initial momentum) is (in kg m s1)
A. zero

B. – (0.45î + 0.6ĵ)

C. – (0.9î + 1.2ĵ)

D. –5 (î + ĵ).


Answer:

We know that change in momentum =final momentum – initial momentum 0r now we have given mass 150g i.e. m1=m2=m=0.15kg also and so





So


Therefore, option (c) is correct.


Question 4.

In the previous problem (5.3), the magnitude of the momentum transferred during the hit is
A. Zero

B. 0.75 kg m s–1

C. 1.5 kg m s–1

D. 14 kg m s–1.


Answer:

We have derived from above question that

Also we know that magnitude of any vector can be obtained by so



Therefore, option (c) is correct.


Question 5.

Conservation of momentum in a collision between particles can be understood from
A. conservation of energy.

B. Newton’s first law only.

C. Newton’s second law only.

D. both Newton’s second and third law.


Answer:

As we know newton 2nd law state that rate of change of momentum is equal to external force applied on anybody or mathematically ext now conservation of momentum mean ext or so

Hence we can understand conservation of momentum by 2nd law so options (a) & (b) are wrongs.


Now let’s look to 3rd law which state that every action has equal and opposite reaction or in another word action force is equal to reaction force in magnitude but opposite in direction.


i.e. we can also write this as




From here the law of conservation of momentum also proved.


Therefore, option (d) is correct.


Question 6.

A hockey player is moving northward and suddenly turns westward with the same speed to avoid an opponent. The force that acts on the player is
A. frictional force along westward.

B. muscle force along southward.

C. frictional force along south-west.

D. muscle force along south-west.


Answer:

As we know rate of change of momentum is force . So in this case direction of force acting on player will be the same as the direction of change in momentum. Now to understand this in better let’s look the image below


& shows player’s northward and westward directions respectively. Now shows south direction so is towards south-west which means force on player will act on this direction.


Therefore, option (c) is correct.


Question 7.

A body of mass 2kg travels according to the law x(t) = pt + qt2 + rt3

Where p = 3 m s-1, q = 4 m s-2 and r = 5 m s-3.

The force acting on the body at t = 2 seconds is

A. 136 N

B. 134 N

C. 158 N

D. 68 N


Answer:

We have given in question x(t) = pt + qt2 + rt3 so to find the force we will differentiate above position equation two times i.e.

We have where


So


Now first derivative of above equation




t=2


Hence


Therefore, option (a) is correct.


Question 8.

A body with mass 5 kg is acted upon by a force F = (-3î+ 4ĵ) N. If its initial velocity at t = 0 is v = (6î - 12ĵ) m s-1, the time at which it will just have a velocity along the y-axis is
A. never

B. 10 s

C. 2 s

D. 15 s


Answer:

We have to find the time at which the final velocity along the y axis which means x-component will be zero. We have

x now X-component



Therefore, option (b) is correct


Question 9.

A car of mass m starts from rest and acquires a velocity along east v = vî (v > 0) in two seconds. Assuming the car moves with uniform acceleration, the force exerted on the car is
A. eastward and is exerted by the car engine.

B. eastward and is due to the friction on the tyres exerted by the road.

C. more than eastward exerted due to the engine and overcomes the friction of the road.

D. exerted by the engine.


Answer:

Car start from rest mean initial velocity u=0, also and t=2s mass is given as m.

As we know so


Now force exerted on the car i.e. here this force is due to engine of car so whatever this force is actually internal force in another words due to friction force the car moves in eastward direction.


Therefore, option (b) is correct.



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Question 1.

The motion of a particle of mass m is given by x = 0 for t < 0 s, x(t) = A sin4π t for 0 < t s, x(t) = A sin 4π t for 0 < t < (1/4) s (A > 0), and x = 0 for t > (1/4) s. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The force at t = (1/8) s on the particle is –16π2 A m.

B. The particle is acted upon by on impulse of magnitude 4π2 A m at t = 0 s and t = (1/4) s.

C. The particle is not acted upon by any force.

D. The particle is not acted upon by a constant force.

(e) There is no impulse acting on the particle.


Answer:

We have given mass=m, for t<0



Now let’s look for time interval



Also we know,


1st derivative of x(t) w.r.t. time will give velocity



2nd derivative of x(t) w.r.t. time will give velocity



Then,



Here, this force is obviously time dependent so force is not constant hence option (d) is correct.


Now let’s look to option (a) i.e. At t then




So from this we can say option (a) also correct.


Now for option (b) i.e. between t = 0 s and t = (1/4) s, as we know impulse is change in momentum or so at t = (1/4) s impulse will be


here we have to keep in mind that F(t) varies from t=0 to maximum 1/8 s, so F (1/4) will be replaced by F (1/8) also from above we have found



so option(b) is also correct.


Option (c) is absolutely wrong as we have above found that force is acting.


Option (e) is also wrong because we have already calculated the impulse.


Question 2.

In Fig. 5.1, the co-efficient of friction between the floor and the body B is 0.1. The co-efficient of friction between the bodies B and A is 0.2. A force F is applied as shown on B. The mass of A is m/2 and of B is m. Which of the following statements are true?



A. The bodies will move together if F = 0.25 mg.

B. The body A will slip with respect to B if F = 0.5 mg.

C. The bodies will move together if F = 0.5 mg.

D. The bodies will be at rest if F = 0.1 mg.

(e) The maximum value of F for which the two bodies will move together is 0.45 mg.


Answer:

We have given Let acceleration in body A and B is ‘a’.

Body A will move along with body B by force F till the force of friction between surface of A and B is larger or equal to zero.



Now taking system A+B then acceleration will be





So force on A


⇒ FAB


⇒FAB


⇒FAB


If FABis equal or smaller than f2 then body A will move along with body B.


So f2=FAB or


…(i)


N=Reaction force by B on A



[N₂=Normal reaction on B along with A by surface]


…. (ii)


From (i)


so adding this with equation (ii) we can say F …(iii)


F = 0.45mg Newton is the maximum force on B. so that A and B can move together. So option (e) is correct.


Both bodies can move together if F is less than or equal to 0.45mg Newton.


So options (a) and (b) are also correct and rejects the option (c) as 0.5mg>0.45mg.


For option (d): Minimum force which can move A and B together


⇒Fmin


⇒Fmin


⇒Fmin


Given force in option (d) 0.1mg Newton <0.25mg Newton. So body A and B will not move i.e.


Bodies A and B will remain in rest hence option (d) is also correct.


Question 3.

Mass m1 moves on a slope making an angle θ with the horizontal and is attached to mass m2 by a string passing over a frictionless pulley as shown in Fig. 5.2. The co-efficient of friction between m1 and the sloping surface is μ. Which of the following statements are true?



A. If m2 > m2 sin θ, the body will move up the plane.

B. If m2 > m1 (sinθ + μ cos θ), the body will move up the plane.

C. If m2 > m1 (sinθ + μ cos θ), the body will move up the plane.

D. If m2 > m1 (sinθ + μ cos θ), the body will move down the plane.


Answer:

Let’s consider a case in which normal reaction i.e.

N from figure also we know friction



Now from figure taking whole as a system then


when m1 will up and m2 will down.


Putting f in this equation



or in simply


from this option (a) is totally wrong while option (b) is correct.


Now if body m1 moves down and m2 moves up then, direction of friction force (f) becomes upward (opp. to motion).





Hence option (d) is correct but option (c) is wrong.


Question 4.

In Fig. 5.3, a body A of mass m slides on plane inclined at angle θ1 to the horizontal and μ1 is the coefficient of friction between A and the plane. A is connected by a light string passing over a frictionless pulley to another body B, also of mass m, sliding on a frictionless plane inclined at angle θ2 to the horizontal. Which of the following statements are true?



A. A will never move up the plane.

B. A will just start moving up the plane when

μ =

C. For A to move up the plane, θ2 must always be greater than θ1.

D. B will always slide down with constant speed.


Answer:

In question it is mention that plane below block A has μ co-efficient of friction also block B lying on frictionless surface.


Let’s consider two cases


Case 1: When A just start i.e.



Body A moves up and B down the plane



mg will cancel out



Or so option (b) is correct.


Case 2: When A moves upward and B downward





from this we can say option (a) is wrong and option (c) is correct.


Now if B moves upward and A downward then






So from here we can say that as θ₁ increases also increases but decreases also sum of θ1 and θ2 is 90° so θ1> θ2 and also right.


Hence from here body B can move up that means option (d) is wrong.


Question 5.

Two billiard balls A and B, each of mass 50g and moving in opposite directions with speed of 5m s-1 each, collide and rebound with the same speed. If the collision lasts for 10-3 s, which of the following statements are true?
A. The impulse imparted to each ball is 0.25 kg m s-1 and the force on each ball is 250 N.

B. The impulse imparted to each ball is 0.25 kg m s-1 and the force exerted on each ball is 25 × 10-5 N.

C. The impulse imparted to each ball is 0.5 Ns.

D. The impulse and the force on each ball are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.


Answer:

Given that speed of each ball v=5 m/s and mass of each ball m=0.005 kg.

So initial momentum of each ball






The direction of the velocity of each ball is reversed after the collision so final momentum of each ball






So from above result it is obvious that option (d) is correct.


As we know change in momentum of each ball is equal to impulse imparted to each ball






So from here we can say options (a) and (b) are wrong and option (d) is correct.


Question 6.

A body of mass 10kg is acted upon by two perpendicular forces, 6N and 8N. The resultant acceleration of the body is
A. 1 m s-2 at an angle of tan-1 w.r.t. 6N force.

B. 0.2 m s-2 at an angle of 1 4 tan-1 w.r.t. 6N force.

C. 1 m s-2 at an angle of 1 3 tan-1 w.r.t.8N force.

D. 0.2 m s-2 at an angle of 1 3 tan-1 w.r.t.8N force.


Answer:

We have given mass m=10 kg, F2=8N, F1=6N

Let’s look this figure to understand better here R is resultant force




Now we know F …(1)


So …(2)


…(3)


Hence from equations (1) & (2) option (a) is correct and from equations (1) & (3) option (c) also our acceleration is different hence options (b) & (d) are wrong.



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Question 1.

A girl riding a bicycle along a straight road with a speed of 5 m s-1 throws a stone of mass 0.5 kg which has a speed of 15 m s-1 with respect to the ground along her direction of motion. The mass of the girl and bicycle is 50 kg. Does the speed of the bicycle change after the stone is thrown? What is the change in speed, if so?


Answer:

Let m1 and m2 be the mass of girl with bicycle and stone respectively i.e. m1=50kg & m2=0.5kg

Also we have given u1=5m/s, u2=5m/s and v2=15 m/s and we have to find v1


As we know by law of conservation of momentum


initial momentum (girl, bicycle, stone) =final momentum (cycle and girl) + stone


i.e.






Therefore, the speed of cycle and girl decreased by




Question 2.

A person of mass 50 kg stands on a weighing scale on a lift. If the lift is descending with a downward acceleration of 9 m s-2, what would be the reading of the weighing scale? (g = 10 m s-2)


Answer:

Let the acceleration be ‘a’ when the lift is descending, then the apparent weight decreases on weighing scale


So




Apparent weight due to reaction force by the lift on weighing scale will be





Reading of weighing scale



Question 3.

The position time graph of a body of mass 2 kg is as given in Fig. 5.4. What is the impulse on the body at t = 0 s and t = 4 s.


Answer:

As we know impulse is change in momentum which can be written in terms of force

We have given mass of body m=2 kg, initial velocity (v1) at t=0 is zero. Now in the interval x-t graph is straight line that mean velocity of body will remain constant.


So v2


And when the slope of graph is zero so velocity will also be zero i.e. v3=0


Now or Impulse=change in momentum


Impulse at



Impulse at



So from above observation impulse at increased by and at it is decreased by .



Question 4.

A person driving a car suddenly applies the brakes on seeing a child on the road ahead. If he is not wearing seat belt, he falls forward and hits his head against the steering wheel. Why?


Answer:

On seeing a child on the road when a person applies breaks suddenly, the lower part of person slows rapidly with the car, but the upper part of driver continues to move with same speed in the same direction due to the inertia of motion his head car hit with steering.



Question 5.

The velocity of a body of mass 2 kg as a function of t is given by v(t) = 2t î + t2 j. Find the momentum and the force acting on it, at time t= 2s.


Answer:

we have mass m=2kg and

V at 2 sec,


So momentum at 2 sec p (2) =mv (2)



Now



So force then



Hence momentum and force at 2 sec will be and respectively.



Question 6.

A block placed on a rough horizontal surface is pulled by a horizontal force F. Let f be the force applied by the rough surface on the block. Plot a graph of f versus F.


Answer:

Let f (frictional force) at y-axis and F at x-axis


Now when a small force F1 is applied on a heavier box, this box does not move, at this state, force of friction f1 is equal to F1. Increasing force on box does not move till F = fs (the maximum static frictional or limiting force).


After force fs, the frictional force decrease i.e. less kinetic force Fk<fs is applied on body and it starts to move with less friction


In diagram A is equivalent to limiting frictional force and a B is equivalent to kinetic frictional force.



Question 7.

Why are porcelain objects wrapped in paper or straw before packing for transportation?


Answer:

Packing of fragile materials in paper, straw or bubble wrap is a common practice to avoid damage via transportation. During transportation, a vehicle can experience sudden turns, bumps or halts. As the body continues to be in its state of motion as by the law of inertia, such incidents can cause the objects to move and fall. Large forces offered by the point of contact such as walls or floors can easily break them. If we wrap the objects in paper or straw, the materials can effectively absorb impact and the object can move within the straw for a distance before coming to a complete stop. The force is thereby reduced and the damage can be avoided.


Question 8.

Why does a child feel more pain when she falls down on a hard cement floor, than when she falls on the soft muddy ground in the garden?


Answer:

Tough cement floor is robust and tough whereas a muddy ground is soft and cushiony. When a child falls on a cement floor, the force acts on the child instantly and thus the impact is more. To reduce the impact of force, we increase the time of action of the force or we could increase the distance travelled by the object. This is what happens in a muddy ground. As the momentum is gradually changed over a due course of time in a muddy ground, the impact is less and the child suffers less pain.



Question 9.

A woman throws an object of mass 500 g with a speed of 25 m s1.

(a) What is the impulse imparted to the object?

(b) If the object hits a wall and rebounds with half the original speed, what is the change in momentum of the object?


Answer:

(a)To solve this question, we look into the theory of Impulse. Impulse is defined as the change in momentum and is written as:


where, I is the impulse, F is the force applied on the object, Δt is the time of application of force, m is the mass of the object and v is the velocity of the object.


Here, m=500gm=0.5kg


vinitial = 0 m s-1


vfinal = 25 m s-1


Therefore,



I= mΔv = m(vfinal - vinitial)= 0.5 ( 25 - 0) = 12.5 N s. (ANS)


(b) Here, m=500gm=0.5kg


vinitial = -25 m s-1


vfinal = 12.5 m s-1


There, change in momentum is:


Δp = mΔv = 0.5 [ 12.5 - (-25)]


= 18.75 kg m s-1 (ANS)



Question 10.

Why are mountain roads generally made winding upwards rather than going straight up?


Answer:

The mountain roads are generally constructed in a winding fashion so as to increase friction and thereby reduce skidding of vehicles. This comes from the definition of friction for an object placed at a slope of angle θ .

Here, f is the frictional force, μ is the coefficient of friction, m is the mass of the object, g is the acceleration due to gravity and θ is the angle made by the object with the surface.


Now, winding the road means decreasing the θ with respect to ground. This will increase friction as cosine will increase. Hence the frictional force increases. Going straight up means going at a larger angle so the friction will decrease.


Here, θ’ is the angle made by the slope of the mountain with the ground whereas, θ is the angle made by each turn with the ground. As it is clear that θ ’> θ.


.




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Question 1.

A mass of 2kg is suspended with thread AB (Fig. 5.5). Thread CD of the same type is attached to the other end of 2 kg mass. Lower thread is pulled gradually, harder and harder in the downward direction so as to apply force on AB. Which of the threads will break and why?




Answer:

To solve such questions, we first draw the free body diagram to see what forces are acting on the system. Here, we can see that the weight of the body is acting downwards and given by “mg”. The corresponding tension on the string AB is given by “T”. In addition to these forces, we apply a third force via string CD in the downward direction given by “F”. So,

T = F + mg


As the tension is the greatest force, given by the sum of the weight and the additional force applied, string AB will break.



Question 2.

In the above given problem if the lower thread is pulled with a jerk, what happens?


Answer:

In case of a jerk, we are applying a large amount of force for a really small duration of time. This instantaneous force is not transmitted through the block to the string AB. So, in this situation, string CD will break.



Question 3.

Two masses of 5 kg and 3 kg are suspended with help of massless inextensible strings as shown in Fig. 5.6. Calculate T1 and T2 when whole system is going upwards with acceleration = 2 m s2 (use g = 9.8 m s-2).




Answer:

In such questions, we first draw the free body diagrams. From the above diagram, we write the Newton’s equation for each mass.
Here, M = 5 kg
m = 3 kg

a = 2 m s-2


Therefore, the equations are:



Substituting the values of m, M, a and g and solving the above equations gives us:


T1 = 94.4 N


T2 = 35.4 N



Question 4.

Block A of weight 100 N rests on a frictionless inclined plane of slope angle 30° (Fig. 5.7). A flexible cord attached to A passes over a frictionless pulley and is connected to block B of weight W. Find the weight W for which the system is in equilibrium.




Answer:

For system to be in equilibrium, the forces should balance out.

For block B, the equation is:


—————(1)


For block A the equation is:


—————(2)


Substituting value of F from




So the weight of the block should be 50N.



Question 5.

A block of mass M is held against a rough vertical wall by pressing it with a finger. If the coefficient of friction between the block and the wall is μ and the acceleration due to gravity is g, calculate the minimum force required to be applied by the finger to hold the block against the wall?




Answer:

Here, the force by the finger is given by “F”, the normal force is “N”, the frictional force is “f” and the weight of the body is acting downwards given by “Mg”.

We first balance the horizontal forces:



Now we balance the horizontal forces. Here, we have to stop the block from falling. So the acceleration should be zero.
—————(1)


The frictional force is given by:


—————(2)


Substituting (2) in (1)






Question 6.

A 100 kg gun fires a ball of 1kg horizontally from a cliff of height 500m. It falls on the ground at a distance of 400m from the bottom of the cliff. Find the recoil velocity of the gun. (acceleration due to gravity = 10 m s-2)


Answer:

Given, the height of the cliff is,

Height of the cliff, h=500 m


Mass of the ball, m= 1 kg


Mass of the gun, M=100 kg


Range of the ball, R= 400 m


Acceleration due to gravity, g= 10 m s-2


Let the final velocity of the ball be u and the of the gun be v.


Now we know, time of flight is




And range is given by:



So, u=400/10 = 40 m s-2


Therefore, the velocity is:





The recoil velocity of the gun is 0.4 m s-1.



Question 7.

Figure 5.8 shows (x, t), (y, t ) diagram of a particle moving in 2-dimensions.



If the particle has a mass of 500 g, find the force (direction and magnitude) acting on the particle.


Answer:

The force acting on any particle is mass(m) times acceleration(a).


Here, we need to find the acceleration from the above graphs.


From the x-t graph, we can see the relation that


x=t


And from the y-t curve,


y=t2


so,


ax = x’’ = 0 m s-2


ay = y’’ = 2 ms-2


So, the force is


Fx = 0


Fy = m x 2 = 0.5 x 2 = 1 N


Hence the force is 1N and is along y-axis.



Question 8.

A person in an elevator accelerating upwards with an acceleration of 2 m s-2, tosses a coin vertically upwards with a speed of 20 m s1. After how much time will the coin fall back into his hand? (g = 10 m s-2)


Answer:

Here, the initial velocity of the coin is, u = 20 m s1

And the acceleration of the elevator is, a = 2 m s-2


Here, let’s think this problem from the elevator reference frame. For the person inside the elevator going up with acceleration 2 m s-2 will experience a net acceleration of (g+a) which is 12 m s-2.


And as the coin return back to its original position (because we are in the elevator reference frame), the net displacement (s) is zero.


So we can use the laws of motion to solve the problem.



Here, a’=a+g = 12 m s-2




So the time of flight of the coin is 3.33 seconds.




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Question 1.

There are three forces F1, F2 and F3 acting on a body, all acting on a point P on the body. The body is found to move with uniform speed.

(a) Show that the forces are coplanar.

(b) Show that the torque acting on the body about any point due to these three forces is zero.


Answer:

(a)We know force is a vector quantity. From the theory of planes, we know that two intersecting lines form a plane.


Let these lines be F1 and F2. This means that the vector sum, F1 + F2 is also on this plane.


As the body is moving with uniform speed, the acceleration is zero. So the net of all forces is zero.


F1 + F2 + F3 =0


So, F3 = - (F1 + F2)


This means even F3 lies on the same plane as F1 and F2.


Thus the forces are coplanar.


(b) As the sum of all forces are zero, the net torque in any direction is zero. For example, torque about “O” is


Τ = OP x (F1 + F2 + F3)


Τ = 0 as (F1 + F2 + F3)=0


Hence, torque acting about any point is also zero.



Question 2.

When a body slides down from rest along a smooth inclined plane making an angle of 45° with the horizontal, it takes time T. When the same body slides down from rest along a rough inclined plane making the same angle and through the same distance, it is seen to take time pT, where p is some number greater than 1. Calculate the co-efficient of friction between the body and the rough plane.


Answer:

Here, we have two cases, one with friction and one without friction. The distance travelled by the block in both cases is same.

Let the distance travelled by the block be “s” the mass of the block be “m”, the coefficient of friction be “μ” and the acceleration due to gravity be “g”. The angle made by the incline with the ground is θ .


Case:1 No friction


The equation of motion is



Here, initial velocity, u = 0



Acceleration in the incline frame of reference is, a=g(sinθ)




Case:2 With Friction


Here, we first calculate the acceleration.


From the free body diagram,




Using this acceleration in the equation of motion. The time taken is given by t’.




We know t’=pt


Substituting the values of t’, and t



Squaring both sides and simplifying,




Given, θ=45°




Question 3.

Figure 5.9 shows (vx ,t ),and( (vy ,t) diagrams for a body of unit mass. Find the force as a function of time.




Answer:

Here, as the velocity shows different behavior at different times, we have to divide time into intervals to specify velocity.




Now, we can differentiate velocity to calculate Forces(F).




Hence, the total force is






Question 4.

A racing car travels on a track (without banking) ABCDEFA (Fig. 5.10). ABC is a circular arc of radius 2 R. CD and FA are straight paths of length R and DEF is a circular arc of radius R = 100 m. The co-efficient of friction on the road is μ = 0.1. The maximum speed of the car is 50 m s-1. Find the minimum time for completing one round.




Answer:

To find the total time, we find the time of each segments.

Segment:ABC


Here, the frictional force is



And the centripetal force is



Therefore,




Segment:DEF


Again, the centripetal force is equal to friction.




Now, the time taken is distance/speed.


For ABC, the distance is



And for DEF we have



Therefore,



Hence the time taken is 86.3 seconds.



Question 5.

The displacement vector of a particle of mass m is given by r (t) = î A cos ωt + ĵ B sin ωt.

(a) Show that the trajectory is an ellipse.

(b) Show that F = −mω2r


Answer:

(a) Here, the x and y coordinates are

x = A cos ωt


y = B sin ωt


The equation of an ellipse is:



Substituting x and y, we find that LHS = RHS.


So the trajectory is an ellipse.


(b) To find force, we need to find acceleration.


This can be found by differentiating r two times with respect to t.



And




We know,





Question 6.

A cricket bowler releases the ball in two different ways

(a) giving it only horizontal velocity, and

(b) giving it horizontal velocity and a small downward velocity. The speed vs at the time of release is the same. Both are released at a height H from the ground. Which one will have greater speed when the ball hits the ground? Neglect air resistance.


Answer:

In case (a), we have only horizontal velocity. From the conservation of energy at the point when ball hits the ground,

K.E = P.E




For case 2 we also have an additional downward velocity vs in addition to horizontal velocity vh.

So, the total velocity is



At the point of contact, vh= 0


So, from the conservation of energy,




Hence, both techniques will yield the same speed.



Question 7.

There are four forces acting at a point P produced by strings as shown in Fig. 5.11, which is at rest. Find the forces F1 and F2 .

.


Answer:

In this problem, we have to resolve forces horizontally and vertically.

Case: 1 Vertically




Case: 2 Horizontally





Question 8.

A rectangular box lies on a rough inclined surface. The co-efficient of friction between the surface and the box is μ. Let the mass of the box be m.

(a) At what angle of inclination θ of the plane to the horizontal will the box just start to slide down the plane?

(b) What is the force acting on the box down the plane, if the angle of inclination of the plane is increased to α θ >?

(c) What is the force needed to be applied upwards along the plane to make the box either remain stationary or just move up with uniform speed?

(d) What is the force needed to be applied upwards along the plane to make the box move up the plane with acceleration

a?


Answer:

(a)For this condition to be true, the forces must balance each other.
The frictional force(f) is given by:



Therefore,





where, μ is the coefficient of friction, N is the normal to the surface, g is the acceleration due to gravity and θ is the angle of the incline.


So for θ equal to tan-1(μ), the box just starts to slide.


(b) From the figure, we can resolve the forces for 𝜶 > 𝜽:



(c)In this scenario, as we trying to move the box up the plane, the direction of friction changes and is now acting down the plane.


The equation of force is:



(d)Here, the acceleration is in the direction of the force. Thus resolving the forces, we have,




Question 9.

A helicopter of mass 2000kg rises with a vertical acceleration of 15 m s-2. The total mass of the crew and passengers is 500 kg. Give the magnitude and direction of the (g = 10 m s-2)

(a) force on the floor of the helicopter by the crew and passengers.

(b) action of the rotor of the helicopter on the surrounding air.

(c) force on the helicopter due to the surrounding air.


Answer:

(a) From the diagram, the force on the floor(F) is given by:



Where m is the mass of the crew and a is the upwards acceleration.



(b) Here, we have to consider all the weight if the system. The force due to rotor Fr is:




(c) This force is just the reaction force of Fr. So the force due to surrounding air is 6.25 x 104 N.