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Position of a particle in a rectangular coordinate system is . Then, its position vector will be:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it correctly represents the position vector given the coordinates (3, 2, 5).
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Application
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A body of mass m is thrown upwards at an angle with the horizontal with velocity v. While rising up the velocity of the mass after t seconds will be
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the magnitude of the velocity vector after time t, considering both horizontal and vertical components of motion under gravity.
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Application
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The sum of magnitude of two forces acting at a point is and their resultant is at with the force of smaller magnitude. The two forces are
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Correct option: D
2,14
Option D (2,14) is correct because solving the force equations derived from the given conditions yields these values for the two forces.
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Eighteen forces each equal to 10 N act on a particle simultaneously, at an angle with the next one. If one force is removed, then the resultant of remaining forces is
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Correct option: C
10
Option C (10) is correct because when one force is removed from a system of equally spaced forces summing to zero, the resultant is equal to the removed force.
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Which of the following is constant in a projectile motion?
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Correct option: B
Horizontal component of the velocity
Option B (Horizontal component of the velocity) is correct because in projectile motion, only gravity acts vertically, leaving the horizontal component of velocity constant.
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The time of flight of a projectile on an upward inclined plane depends upon
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Correct option: D
both 1 and 2
Option D is correct because the time of flight of a projectile on an inclined plane depends on both the angle of projection relative to the incline and the angle of inclination of the plane.
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Application
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If unit vectors and are inclined at angle , then
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is derived from the dot product of vectors and trigonometric identities.
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Two particles are projected in air with same speed at angle and (both acute) to the vertical, respectively. If the maximum height reached by the first particle is equal to that of second, then which of the following is correct?
( and are time of flight of two particles respectively)
( and are time of flight of two particles respectively)
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because if the maximum heights are equal, the angles to the vertical are equal, leading to equal times of flight.
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Application
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A boat is moving with velocity with respect to ground. The water in the river is moving with with respect to ground. The velocity of boat with respect to water is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the result of subtracting the water's velocity from the boat's velocity.
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Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
(i) A scalar quantity is the one that is conserved in a process.
(ii) A scalar quantity is the one that can never take negative values.
(iii) A scalar quantity has the same value for observers with different orientations of the axes.
(i) A scalar quantity is the one that is conserved in a process.
(ii) A scalar quantity is the one that can never take negative values.
(iii) A scalar quantity has the same value for observers with different orientations of the axes.
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Correct option: D
(i) and (ii)
Option D ((i) and (ii)) is correct because a scalar quantity is not necessarily conserved and can take negative values.
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Application
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The vectors and are such that . The angle between the two vectors is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because when the magnitudes of the sum and difference of two vectors are equal, the vectors are orthogonal.
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At the highest point on the trajectory of a projectile, its
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Correct option: D
kinetic energy is minimum.
Option D is correct because at the highest point of a projectile's trajectory, its vertical velocity is zero, making its kinetic energy minimum.
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Assertion : The trajectory of projectile is quadratic in y and linear in x.
Reason : y component of trajectory is independent of x - component.
Reason : y component of trajectory is independent of x - component.
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Correct option: D
Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
Option D is correct because the trajectory equation is quadratic in x, not y, and the y-component depends on the x-component.
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If is perpendicular to , then choose the correct option:
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Correct option: B
Option B is correct because when is perpendicular to , their dot product is zero, and .
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Application
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If two vectors are perpendicular to each other, then the value of is
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Correct option: C
-8
Correct Answer: -8. The value of m is calculated by using the dot product of two perpendicular vectors is zero.
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Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Two identical balls A and B thrown with same velocity ’u’ at two different angles with horizontal attained the same range R. If A and B reached the maximum height and respectively, then
Reason R: Product of said heights.
Choose the correct answer:
Assertion A: Two identical balls A and B thrown with same velocity ’u’ at two different angles with horizontal attained the same range R. If A and B reached the maximum height and respectively, then
Reason R: Product of said heights.
Choose the correct answer:
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Correct option: A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Option A is correct. The range is related to the maximum heights by the formula , and the product of the heights leads to this relationship.
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Application
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In an oblique projectile motion if the velocity of projection is increased by 2%, the percent increase in horizontal range will be
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Correct option: D
0.04
The correct answer is D (4%) because the horizontal range is proportional to the square of the velocity, so a 2% increase in velocity results in approximately a 4% increase in range.
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During projectile motion, the horizontal
velocity
velocity
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Correct option: D
always constant
Option D is correct because during projectile motion, the horizontal velocity remains constant as there is no horizontal acceleration (assuming no air resistance).
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Given is the angle between . Then is equal to
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the magnitude of the cross product of two unit vectors is the sine of the angle between them.
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Application
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Magnitudes of four pairs of displacement vectors are given. Which pair of displacement vectors, under vector addition, fails to give a resultant vector of magnitude ?
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the resultant vector's magnitude cannot be 3 cm, as the minimum possible resultant is 5 cm and the maximum is 9 cm.
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The two vectors and are drawn from a common point and , then angle between and is
(1) if
(2) greater than if
(3) greater than if
(4) less than if
Correct options are-
(1) if
(2) greater than if
(3) greater than if
(4) less than if
Correct options are-
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Correct option: D
1,2,4
Option D is correct because it combines the correct conditions for the angle between two vectors based on the magnitude of their resultant.
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In the case of an oblique projectile, the velocity is perpendicular to acceleration
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Correct option: A
Once only
Option A is correct because in oblique projectile motion, the velocity is perpendicular to the acceleration only at the highest point of the trajectory.
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Assertion: To cross the river in minimum time, swimmer should swim in a direction perpendicular to the water current.
Reason: In this case river flow helps to cross the river.
Reason: In this case river flow helps to cross the river.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C (Assertion is True but the Reason is False) is correct because swimming perpendicular minimizes time, but the river flow hinders, not helps.
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If , then are
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Correct option: A
Perpendicular unit vectors
The correct answer is A (Perpendicular unit vectors). The dot product being zero implies perpendicularity, and the cross product magnitude being 1 implies both vectors are unit vectors.
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Application
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A body is projected from the earth at angle with the horizontal with some initial velocity. If its range is 20 m, the maximum height reached by its is (in metre )
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated using the range and maximum height formulas for projectile motion.
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A body of mass is thrown at angle with horizontal from ground with initial velocity . Find the angle of projection at a point where -
1. Velocity is half of initial velocity.
2. Velocity is times of initial velocity
1. Velocity is half of initial velocity.
2. Velocity is times of initial velocity
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Correct option: A
,
Option A ( , ) is correct because it correctly calculates the angle of projection when the horizontal component of velocity equals half and times the initial velocity, respectively.
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Assertion: In a projectile motion, the acceleration is constant in both magnitude and direction but the velocity changes in both magnitude and direction.
Reason: When a force or acceleration is acting in an oblique direction to the direction of velocity, then both magnitude and direction of the velocity may be changed.
Reason: When a force or acceleration is acting in an oblique direction to the direction of velocity, then both magnitude and direction of the velocity may be changed.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A (If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because the acceleration is constant, and the change in velocity's magnitude and direction is due to the force acting at an angle.
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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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A force of makes an angle with -axis. Find the and components of the force.
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it correctly calculates the x and y components using cosine and sine functions respectively.
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A bomb is dropped by fighter plane flying horizontally. To an observer sitting in the plane, the trajectory of the bomb is a
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Correct option: C
Straight line vertically down the plane
Option C (Straight line vertically down the plane) is correct because, relative to the observer in the plane, the bomb has no initial horizontal velocity and falls straight down due to gravity.
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