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Given, vector, and vector , then which one of the following statements is true?
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Correct option: B
is parallel to .
Option B ( is parallel to ) is correct because vector is a scalar multiple of vector , indicating they are parallel.
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Two vectors are inclined at an angle . Now if the vectors are interchanged then the resultant turns through an angle . Which of the following relation is true
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the correct relationship between the angle of rotation and the magnitudes of the vectors.
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A bird moves with velocity in a direction making an angle of with the eastern line and with vertical upward. Represent the velocity vector in rectangular form.
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Correct option: A
The correct answer is A () because it correctly represents the velocity vector in rectangular form using direction cosines.
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The component of a vector along any other direction is
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Correct option: A
always less than its magnitude
Option A (always less than its magnitude) is correct because the component of a vector along any direction is the magnitude of the vector multiplied by the cosine of the angle between them, which is always less than or equal to 1.
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For a projection, is 48 times of (maximum obtained. Find angle projection.
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Correct option: B
The correct answer is B () because the angle of projection is found by relating the range and maximum height using the given condition and trigonometric identities.
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If three vectors along coordinate axes represent the adjacent sides of a cube of length , then the unit vector along its diagonal passing through the origin will be
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the unit vector along the diagonal of a cube with sides along the coordinate axes.
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In cartesian coordinates the point is , where on the curve . Then tangent at cuts the -axis at . The value of the dot product is
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Correct option: B
Option B (-148) is correct because it is the dot product of vectors OA and AB, calculated using the tangent to the curve at point A.
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A particle is projected in XY plane with Y-axis along vertical, the point of projection is origin. The equation of the path is y= . Where X and Y are in metres. The speed of
projection in is
projection in is
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Correct option: A
2
Option A (2) is correct because comparing the given equation with the standard trajectory equation allows us to determine the initial velocity.
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The path followed by a body projected along -axis is given as by , if , then the initial velocity of projectile will be and are in )
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is derived by comparing the given trajectory equation with the standard projectile motion equation and solving for the initial velocity.
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If and , then and are
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Correct option: A
perpendicular unit vectors
Option A (perpendicular unit vectors) is correct because if the dot product of two vectors is zero, they are perpendicular, and if their cross product is 1, their magnitudes must be 1.
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For what value of a, will be perpendicular to
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Correct option: C
3
Option C (3) is correct because, for the vectors to be perpendicular, their dot product must be zero, which leads to a = 3.
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A motor boat covers a given distance in 6 h moving down stream of a river. It covers the same distance in 10 h moving upstream. The time (in hour) it takes to cover the same distance in still water is
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Correct option: B
7.5
Option B (7.5) is correct because the time taken in still water is calculated using the boat's speed and the river's speed, resulting in 7.5 hours.
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The greatest height to which a man can throw a stone is . The greatest distance to which he can throw it will be
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the maximum horizontal range of a projectile is twice the maximum height when the initial velocity is the same.
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The maximum height attained by a projectile is increased by . Keeping the angle of projection constant, what is the percentage increase in the time of flight?
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Correct option: A
Option C (2.5) is correct because it is the acceleration of the rocket calculated using the formula .
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In case of a projectile motion, what is the angle between the velocity and acceleration at the highest point
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because at the highest point, the velocity is horizontal and the acceleration due to gravity is vertical.
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and
. Then, the angle between and is
. Then, the angle between and is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because solving the dot product equations leads to , which corresponds to an angle of .
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A bullet is fired with a velocity u making an angle of with the horizontal plane. The horizontal component of the velocity of the bullet when it reaches the maximum height is
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Correct option: D
u/2
Option D (u/2) is correct because the horizontal component of velocity remains constant throughout projectile motion and is equal to .
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The y-component of vector is if makes an angle of counter clockwise from the positive - axis, the magnitude of is (assume is in - y plane)
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Correct option: A
Option A ( m) is correct because the magnitude of is calculated using the y-component and the given angle.
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are three coplanar vectors, then
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the scalar triple product of three coplanar vectors is zero.
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In ground to ground projectile motion under gravity, which of the following doesn't affect the time of flight?
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Correct option: A
rotation of earth
Option A (rotation of earth) is correct because the time of flight in projectile motion is primarily determined by initial vertical velocity and gravity, and is not directly affected by the Earth's rotation.
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A bomb is released from a horizontal flying
aeroplane. The trajectory of bomb is
aeroplane. The trajectory of bomb is
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Correct option: A
a parabola
Option A (a parabola) is correct because the bomb has an initial horizontal velocity and is subject to gravity, resulting in a parabolic trajectory.
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A person sitting in the rear end of the compartment throws a ball towards the front end. The ball follows a parabolic path. The train is moving with velocity of . A person standing outside on the ground also observes the ball. How will the maximum heights attained and the ranges seen by the thrower and the outside observer compare with each other?
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Correct option: A
Same different
Option A (Same different ) is correct because the vertical component of velocity is the same for both observers, but the horizontal component differs due to the train's motion.
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Three particles A, B and C are projected from the same point with the same initial speeds making angles respectively with the horizontally. Which of the following statements is correct?
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Correct option: B
Range of A and C are less than that of B
Option B is correct because the range is maximum at 45 degrees, and angles equidistant from 45 degrees have equal ranges. Therefore, the range of A and C are equal and less than that of B.
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If a particle is projected with speed from the ground at an angle with horizontal. Radius of curvature of a point where velocity vector is perpendicular to initial velocity vector is given by
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct. The radius of curvature is calculated using centripetal acceleration and the velocity at the point where the velocity vector is perpendicular to the initial velocity vector.
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Consider three vectors and . A vector of the form ( and are numbers) is perpendicular to . The ratio of and is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the ratio of and is 1:1 when vector is perpendicular to vector .
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Assertion : When the range of projectile is maximum, the time of flight is the largest.
Reason : Range is maximum when angle of projection is
Reason : Range is maximum when angle of projection is
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Correct option: D
Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct because the time of flight is largest when the angle of projection is 90 degrees, while the range is maximum at 45 degrees.
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A ball rolls off the top of a stairway with horizontal velocity . If the steps are h metre high and w metre wide, the ball will hit the edge of nth step if
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it correctly calculates the step number where the ball will hit based on projectile motion principles.
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If is a unit vector, then the value of c is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the sum of the squares of the components of a unit vector must equal 1.
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Two particles are projected from the same point with the same speed, at different angles and to the horizontal. They have the same horizontal range. Their times of flight are and respectively incorrect statement is.
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the correct relationship is , and since , .
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Vector makes equal angles with and -axis. Value of its components (in terms of magnitude of ) will be
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because when a vector makes equal angles with all axes, its components are equal and related to its magnitude by .
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