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The area of triangle whose adjacent sides are represented by the vectors and in sq. unit is
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Correct option: B
12.5
Option B (12.5) is correct because the area of the triangle is half the magnitude of the cross product of the two adjacent side vectors.
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Three vectors and are mutually perpendicular and are unit vectors along and - axis respectively). The respective values of and are
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the dot product of mutually perpendicular vectors is zero, leading to a system of equations that can be solved for a, b, and c.
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A projectile is thrown upward with a velocity at an angle to the horizontal. The change in velocity of the projectile when it strikes the same horizontal plane is
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Correct option: B
vertically downward
Option B ( vertically downward) is correct because it represents the change in the vertical component of velocity when the projectile returns to the same horizontal plane.
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Let the cosine of angle between the vectors and be such that and , then is equal to
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because by solving for vectors and and then using the cosine formula, we find the cosine of the angle between them.
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The range of a projectile is when the angle of projection is For the same speed of projection and same range, the other possible angle of projection is:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because for a given initial velocity and range, the angles of projection are complementary (add up to 90 degrees).
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When two vectors and of magnitude and are added, the magnitude of the resultant vector is always
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Correct option: D
not greater than
Option D is correct because the magnitude of the resultant vector of two vectors is always less than or equal to the sum of their magnitudes.
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Application
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Vector makes an angle with -axis which is equal to
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the angle between the vector and the Z-axis, calculated using direction cosines.
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Application
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The resultant of two forces and is of magnitude . If be doubled, the resultant will be inclined to at an angle.
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because after doubling P, the resultant is perpendicular to Q, which is derived using the law of cosines.
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Let two non-collinear vectors and inclined at an angle be such that and . If a point moves so that at any time its position vector (where is the origin) is given as , then least distance of from the origin is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the minimum value of |OP| calculated using AM ≥ GM inequality after finding the expression for |OP|^2.
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A body of mass is projected at an angle of with the horizontal. The trajectory of the body is observed to pass through a point . If is the time of flight, then its momentum vector, at time , is ______. [Take ]
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it correctly calculates the momentum vector at the specified time using projectile motion principles.
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Four projectiles are fixed with the same velocities at angles and with the horizontal. The range of projectile will be largest for the one projected at angle
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the range of a projectile is maximum at an angle of 45 degrees, and 40 degrees is closest to 45 degrees among the given options.
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From a point on the ground, a particle is projected slantwise with some initial velocity making an acute angle with the horizontal. During its flight, the dot product of its velocity and acceleration vectors
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Correct option: A
Continuously increases
Option D (First decreases and then increases) is correct because the dot product of velocity and acceleration changes sign as the angle between them changes from obtuse to acute.
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Statement-I: The scalar product of a force and displacement is equal to the work done.
Statement-II: Work done is not a scalar.
Statement-II: Work done is not a scalar.
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Correct option: B
Statement-I is true and statement-II is false
Option B is correct because the scalar product of force and displacement equals work done, and work is a scalar quantity.
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Surface area is
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Correct option: A
Scalar
Option A (Scalar) is correct because surface area is a scalar quantity, having only magnitude and no direction.
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Analyzing
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If is a tetrahedron such that , then which of the following is not true?
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the given conditions imply that , , and , but not necessarily that .
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Assertion: Three projectiles are moving in different paths in the air. Vertical component of relative velocity between any of the pair does not change with time as long as they are in air. (Neglecting the effect of air friction)
Reason: Relative acceleration between any of the pair of projection is zero.
Reason: Relative acceleration between any of the pair of projection is zero.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
Option A (If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion) is correct because the relative acceleration is zero, meaning the vertical component of relative velocity remains constant.
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Application
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Two vectors are given by and . Find the third vector if
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the result of the vector addition and scalar multiplication as described in the equation .
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An aeroplane is flying at a height of 1960 m in horizontal direction with a velocity of 360 km / hr. When it is vertically above the point. A on the ground, it drops a bomb. The bomb strikes a point B on the ground, then the time taken by the bomb to reach the ground is-
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Correct option: B
20 sec
Option B (20 sec) is correct because it is the time taken for the bomb to fall from a height of 1960 m under the influence of gravity.
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Application
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A man is swimming with speed 10 km/h in still water crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest path in 10 minutes. The velocity of river flow is
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Correct option: D
8 km/h
Option D (8 km/h) is correct because it is the velocity of the river flow calculated using the Pythagorean theorem and the given information.
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If the range of oblique projectile is , then its K.E. is maximum after (from start) a displacement equal to
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Correct option: B
Option C () is correct because the kinetic energy is maximum at the start, and the horizontal displacement at half the range is R/2.
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There are two values of time for which a projectile is at the same height, The sum of these two times is equal to ( time of fight of the projectile)
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Correct option: D
Option D (T) is correct because the time of flight is the total time the projectile is in the air, and the sum of the times at the same height is equal to the total time of flight.
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What is the angle between and the cross product of and ?
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct because the cross product of (P+Q) and (P-Q) results in a vector perpendicular to both P and Q, hence perpendicular to P.
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Understanding
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Assertion: The sum of squares of cosines of angles made by a vector with and axes is equal to unity.
Reason: A vector making with -axis must have equal components along and -axes.
Reason: A vector making with -axis must have equal components along and -axes.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C is correct because the assertion is true (), but the reason is false. A vector making 45° with the X-axis does not necessarily have equal components along the X and Y axes unless other angles are specified.
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Application
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If a,b and are three non-coplanar uni-modular vectors, each inclined with other at an angle , then volume of tetrahedron whose edges are and is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the volume of the tetrahedron calculated using the scalar triple product.
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Medium
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Analyzing
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A particle reaches its highest point when it has covered exactly one half of its horizontal range. The corresponding point on the displacement-time graph is characterised by
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Correct option: C
zero slope and positive curvature.
Option C (zero slope and positive curvature) is correct because at the highest point, the vertical velocity is zero (zero slope), and the projectile is still accelerating downwards (positive curvature).
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Application
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A boat takes two hours to travel 8 km and back in still water. If the velocity of water 4 , the time taken for going ups tream 8km and coming back is
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Correct option: B
2 h 40 min
Option B (2 h 40 min) is correct because it accounts for the time taken to travel upstream against the current and downstream with the current.
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Some persons hire a boat for 4 hours. The river flows at a speed of and the boat moves with speed of relative to the water. How far along the flow direction, they can go if they have to return in 4 hrs?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it accurately calculates the distance they can go along the flow direction by considering the time spent going and returning.
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Which of the following conditions are sufficient and essential for a quantity to be a vector?
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Correct option: C
Magnitude, direction, and addition, subtraction multiplication and division by vector laws
Option C (Magnitude, direction, and addition, subtraction multiplication and division by vector laws) is correct because a vector requires magnitude, direction, and must obey vector addition laws.
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Remembering
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If is the initial velocity of a projectile and is the velocity at any instant, then the maximum horizontal range is equal to
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Correct option: D
Option D (Rₘ = u²/g) is correct because the maximum horizontal range is achieved when the launch angle is 45 degrees, resulting in sin(2θ) = 1.
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Position of a particle at any instant is given , Its velocity at same instant will be:
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because velocity is the derivative of the position vector with respect to time.
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