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Motion in plane practice · Medium
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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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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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If and that is perpendicular to . What is the angle between and , if
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Correct option: C
Option C is correct because the angle between A and B is 3π/4 rad, derived using vector addition and the cosine rule.
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If a body is in equilibrium under a set of non-collinear forces, then the minimum number of forces has to be
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Correct option: B
three
Option B (three) is correct because at least three non-collinear forces are needed to achieve equilibrium, forming a closed vector triangle.
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Choose the correct statement(s) from the following.
I. If speed of a body in a curved path is constant it has zero acceleration
II. When a body moves on a curved path with a constant speed, it has acceleration perpendicular to the direction of motion
I. If speed of a body in a curved path is constant it has zero acceleration
II. When a body moves on a curved path with a constant speed, it has acceleration perpendicular to the direction of motion
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Correct option: B
II only
Option B (II only) is correct because a body moving on a curved path with constant speed has centripetal acceleration perpendicular to the motion.
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If the angle between two non-zero vectors and is , its resultant will be
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Correct option: C
Option C is correct. The magnitude of the resultant vector C is greater than the magnitude of the difference between vectors A and B when the angle between them is 120 degrees.
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Two bodies are thrown with the same initial velocity of 30 m/s. One at , other at to the horizontal. The sum of the maximum heights reached by them is
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Correct option: A
45 m
Option A (45 m) is correct because the sum of maximum heights for complementary angles of projection is independent of the angle and depends only on initial velocity.
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The minimum number of vectors having different planes which can be added to give zero resultant is
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Correct option: C
4
Option C (4) is correct because a minimum of four vectors in different planes are required to achieve a zero resultant.
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If and are perpendicular to each other, find angle between and :-
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the dot product of the two perpendicular vectors is zero, leading to .
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Statement-I: The cross product of a vector with itself is a null vector.
Statement-II: The cross product of two vectors results is a vector quantity.
Statement-II: The cross product of two vectors results is a vector quantity.
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Correct option: A
Statement-I is true and statement-II is true
Option A is correct because the cross product of a vector with itself is indeed a null vector, and the cross product of two vectors always results in a vector quantity.
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If and , then and are perpendicular to each other.
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct because if and , then the angle between and must be 90 degrees.
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Assertion: In a projectile motion the projectile hits the ground with the same velocity with which it was thrown.
Reason: In a projectile motion horizontal velocity remains same but vertical velocity continuously changes and particle strikes the ground with same vertical velocity with which the particle was thrown in vertical direction.
Reason: In a projectile motion horizontal velocity remains same but vertical velocity continuously changes and particle strikes the ground with same vertical velocity with which the particle was thrown in vertical direction.
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Correct option: D
If both Assertion & Reason are false
Option D (If both Assertion & Reason are false) is correct because in projectile motion, the final velocity's vertical component is reversed, and the horizontal component remains constant, assuming no air resistance.
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The sum of two vectors is at right angles to their difference. Then
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct because if the sum of two vectors is at right angles to their difference, it implies that the magnitudes of the two vectors are equal.
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The resultant of and is perpendicular to . The angle between and is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the resultant being perpendicular to implies that .
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Find the vector for which when added to the resultant of and gives a unit vector along -axis.
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the vector that, when added to the resultant of the given vectors, yields a unit vector along the X-axis.
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For the resultant of two vectors and to maximum. The angle between them should be
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Correct option: B
Option B is correct because the resultant of two vectors is maximum when the angle between them is 0 degrees, resulting in their direct addition.
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An aeroplane moving horizontally at a speed of 200 m/s and at a height of is to drop a bomb on a target. At what horizontal distance from the target should the bomb be released
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Correct option: B
8.081 km
Option B (8.081 km) is correct because it is the horizontal distance calculated using projectile motion principles, considering the time it takes for the bomb to fall from the given height.
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The plane which can be formed with the vectors , IS
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Correct option: B
triangle
Option B (triangle) is correct because the vectors satisfy the condition , indicating they form a triangle.
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In the projectile motion of an object, the object reaches its maximum height where its speed is half of initial speed. Then the ratio between range and maximum height of projectile is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the ratio of range to maximum height calculated using the given condition that the speed at maximum height is half the initial speed.
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Assertion : Two balls of different masses are thrown vertically upward with same speed. They will pass through their point of projection in the downward direction with the same speed.
Reason : The maximum height and downward velocity attained at the point of projection are independent of the mass of the ball.
Reason : The maximum height and downward velocity attained at the point of projection are independent of the mass of the ball.
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Correct option: B
Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion
Option B is correct. The assertion is correct because the equations of motion are independent of mass, and the reason is also correct, but it doesn't fully explain the assertion.
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A stone is projected from the ground with velocity and angle of . It crosses a wall after 3 s. How far beyond the wall the stone will strike the ground?
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Correct option: C
86.6 m
Option C (86.6 m) is correct because it represents the horizontal distance traveled by the stone after it crosses the wall, calculated using projectile motion principles.
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The vectors are coplanar when a is
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Correct option: D
18
Option D (18) is correct because, for the vectors to be coplanar, their scalar triple product must be zero, which leads to a = 18.
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Statement-1: If we want to throw a bottle from a moving train so that danger of being broken on hitting ground is least. We should throw bottle in forward direcrion.
Statement-2: While jumping out from side of a moving carriage it is safer to jump in forwards direction.
Statement-2: While jumping out from side of a moving carriage it is safer to jump in forwards direction.
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Correct option: D
Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
Option D is correct because Statement-1 is false (bottle should be thrown backwards) and Statement-2 is true (jumping forward is safer).
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