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For a projectile thrown into space with a speed v, the horizontal range is The vertical range is . The angle which the projectile makes with the horizontal initially is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the angle of projection is calculated using the given horizontal and vertical ranges.
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If , then the value of is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is derived from the law of cosines after finding the angle between the vectors A and B.
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The two vectors have magnitudes 3 and 5 . If angle between them is , then the dot product of two vectors will be :-
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the dot product is calculated using the formula .
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Given that . Out of three vectors, two are equal in magnitude and the magnitude of third vector is times that of either of the two having equal magnitude. Then the angles between vectors are given by
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it satisfies the vector addition condition with the given magnitudes.
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The unit vector in ZOX plane making angles and respectively, with and , is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it satisfies the conditions of being a unit vector in the ZOX plane and making the specified angles with vectors a and b.
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct because the cross product simplifies to using the properties of cross products.
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A particle is projected with speed at an angle with horizontal. After how much time the angle between velocity and acceleration will be
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the time at which the angle between velocity and acceleration is 90 degrees is when the vertical component of velocity becomes zero.
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Which of the following sets of vectors given below may have zero resultant?
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Correct option: C
Option C (11, 22, 17) is correct because the sum of two vectors (11 + 17 = 28) can be equal or greater than the third vector (22), allowing for a zero resultant.
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If , then a value of for which is perpendicular to .
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it satisfies the condition for perpendicularity between the vectors and .
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The range of projectile is same when its maximum heights are and . What is the relation between and and
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it relates the range to the product of the two maximum heights achieved at complementary projection angles.
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Assertion: The trajectory of an object moving under constant acceleration due to gravity can be a straight line or parabola.
Reason: Initial conditions affect the motion of the object.
Reason: Initial conditions affect the motion of the object.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A is correct because both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains why the trajectory can be a straight line or parabola depending on initial conditions.
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I. Pressure
II. Temperature
III. Momentum
IV. Work
Which of the following physical quantities are scalars?
II. Temperature
III. Momentum
IV. Work
Which of the following physical quantities are scalars?
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Correct option: C
I, II and IV
Option C (I, II and IV) is correct because pressure, temperature, and work are scalar quantities, while momentum is a vector quantity.
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From the top of a tower, a ball A is dropped and another ball B is thrown horizontally at the same time. Which ball strikes the ground first?
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Correct option: C
Simultaneously
Option C is correct because the vertical motion of both balls is identical, so they will hit the ground simultaneously.
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Assertion At highest point of a projectile, dot product of velocity and acceleration is zero.
Reason At highest point, velocity and acceleration are mutually perpendicular.
Reason At highest point, velocity and acceleration are mutually perpendicular.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Option A (If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion) is correct because at the highest point, the velocity is horizontal and the acceleration due to gravity is vertical, making them perpendicular and their dot product zero.
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Let a, b,c, be vectors of length 3, 4, 5 respectively and be perpendicular to to and to , then the value of is
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Correct option: D
The correct answer is D () because by using the given perpendicularity conditions and vector algebra, we find the magnitude of the sum of the vectors.
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Statement I : In order to hit a target, a man should point his rifle in the same direction as the target.
Statement II : The horizontal range of bullet is dependent on the angle of projection with the horizontal.
Statement II : The horizontal range of bullet is dependent on the angle of projection with the horizontal.
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Correct option: D
Statement I is false; Statement II is true
Option D (Statement I is false; Statement II is true) is correct because to hit a target, one must aim higher to compensate for gravity, and the horizontal range indeed depends on the projection angle.
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If and are two non collinear unit vectors inclined at to each other then the value of
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Correct option: A
Option A (1/2) is correct because the dot product of the two vectors simplifies to 1/2 after using the given angle and unit vector properties.
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The resultant of forces and is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the magnitude of the resultant vector obtained by adding the two force vectors.
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Assertion: The maximum possible height attained by the projected body is where is the velocity of projection
Reason : To attain the maximum height, body is thrown vertically upwards.
Reason : To attain the maximum height, body is thrown vertically upwards.
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Correct option: A
Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion.
Option A (Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion) is correct because the maximum height is achieved when the body is projected vertically upwards.
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A bomb is dropped from an aeroplane moving horizontally at constant speed. If air resistance is neglected, then the bomb
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Correct option: A
Falls on the earth exactly below the aeroplane
Option A is correct because the bomb has the same initial horizontal velocity as the airplane, and neglecting air resistance, it will remain directly below the airplane as it falls.
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A projectile has initially the same horizontal velocity as it would acquire if it had moved from rest with uniform acceleration of for 0.5 minutes. If the maximum height reached by it is , then the angle of projection is
(Take )
(Take )
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it's derived by relating the horizontal and vertical components of the projectile's initial velocity using the given maximum height and horizontal velocity information.
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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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Two projectiles A and B are thrown with the same speed such that A makes angle with the horizontal and B makes angle with the vertical, then
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Correct option: D
Both may have same time of flight
Option D (Both may have same time of flight) is correct because the time of flight depends on the angle of projection, and they will be the same only if the angle is 45 degrees.
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Consider the following statements about three vectors and that have non-zero magnitudes. It follows
(i) if
(ii) if must be perpendicular to
(i) if
(ii) if must be perpendicular to
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Correct option: C
(i) only
Option B is correct because neither statement (i) nor (ii) necessarily implies that when dealing with dot and cross products of vectors.
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Statement-I: Two bodies thrown with same speed from the same point at the same instants but at different angles never collide in air.
Statement-II: and co-ordinates of the two projectiles always differ
Statement-II: and co-ordinates of the two projectiles always differ
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Correct option: A
Both statements are true
The correct answer is D because both statements are false. The resistivity of a semiconductor decreases with temperature, and the reason is incorrect.
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Statement-I: Minimum number of non-equal vectors in a plane required to give zero resultant is three.
Statement-II: If , then they must lie in one plane
Statement-II: If , then they must lie in one plane
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Correct option: A
Statement-I is true and statement-II is true
Option A (Statement-I is true and statement-II is true) is correct. Three non-equal vectors are needed for a zero resultant in a plane, and if the sum of vectors is zero, they must be coplanar.
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Assertion: Two projectiles of masses and when projected with same initial velocity vector have different ranges.
Reason: The horizontal range of a projectile depends on mass of the body.
Reason: The horizontal range of a projectile depends on mass of the body.
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Correct option: D
If both Assertion & Reason are false
Option D is correct. The range of a projectile depends on initial velocity and angle of projection, not mass. Therefore, both the assertion and reason are false.
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The component of a vector r along X-axis will
have a maximum value, if :
have a maximum value, if :
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Correct option: A
r is along positive X-axis
Option A (r is along positive X-axis) is correct because the component of a vector along the X-axis is maximized when the vector is aligned with the X-axis.
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A body constrained to move along the -axis of a co-ordinate system is subjected to a constant force given by newton where and represent unit vectors along and -axis of the system respectively. Calculate the work done by the force in displacing the body through a distance of along the -axis.
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because only the force component along the z-axis contributes to the work done when the displacement is along the z-axis.
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and are two vectors given by and . The magnitude of the component of along is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is calculated by finding the dot product of the two vectors and dividing by the magnitude of vector B.
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