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Motion in plane practice · Medium
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Find a vector whose length is 7 and which is perpendicular to each of the vectors:
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Correct option: A
The correct answer is A () because it is a vector of length 7 that is perpendicular to both given vectors, found using the cross product.
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The resultant of two forces acting at an angle of is and is perpendicular to one of the forces. One of the two other forces is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the angle between the two vectors is calculated using the law of cosines.
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A ball is projected horizontally from the top of a building 80 m high. If the line joining the point of projection to the point where it hits the ground makes an angle of to the horizontal, the initial velocity of the ball is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the initial velocity calculated using projectile motion principles and the given angle.
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Assertion: A projectile that traverses a parabolic path shows deviation from its idealized trajectory in the presence of air resistance.
Reason: Air resistance affects the motion of the projectile.
Reason: Air resistance affects the motion of the projectile.
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Correct option: A
Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
Option A is correct because air resistance, a dissipative force, affects the trajectory of a projectile, causing it to deviate from its ideal parabolic path.
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The magnitude of is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the magnitude of a vector is calculated using the square root of the sum of the squares of its components.
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The equation of trajectory of an oblique projectile is . The time of flight of projectile will be.
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the time of flight calculated by comparing the given trajectory equation with the standard equation and using the formula for time of flight.
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Statement-I: If , then may not always be equal to .
Statement-II: The dot product of two vectors involves cosine of the angle between the two vectors.
Statement-II: The dot product of two vectors involves cosine of the angle between the two vectors.
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Correct option: A
Statement-I is true and statement-II is true
Option A is correct. Statement-I is true because the dot product doesn't guarantee vector equality, and Statement-II is true because the dot product involves the cosine of the angle between the vectors.
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Statement-I: If dot product and cross product of and are zero, it implies that one of the vector and must be a null vector.
Statement-II: Null vector is a vector with zero magnitude.
Statement-II: Null vector is a vector with zero magnitude.
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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 because both statements are factually accurate and logically consistent.
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Two boys and are playing on a river bank. plans to swim across the river directly and come back. plans to swim downstream by a length equal to the width of the river and then come back. Both of them bet each other, claiming that the boy succeeding in less time will win. Assuming the swimming rate of both and to the same, it can be concluded that
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Correct option: A
wins
Option A ( wins) is correct because the time taken by P to swim across and back is less than the time taken by Q.
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A river flows with a speed more than the maximum speed with which a person can swim in still water. He intends to cross the river by the shortest possible path (i.e., he wants to reach the point on the opposite bank which directly opposite to the starting point). Which of the following is correct?
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Correct option: D
The man cannot cross the river in that way.
Option D (The man cannot cross the river in that way) is correct because the swimmer's speed is less than the river's speed, making it impossible to swim directly across.
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If is perpendicular to and is perpendicular to . Then is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is derived from the dot product conditions given, leading to the ratio of magnitudes.
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The position of a particle is given by where is in seconds and the coefficients have the proper units for to be in metres. Find and of the particle.
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is found by taking the first and second derivatives of the position vector with respect to time.
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If the angle between the vectors and is , the value of the product is equal:
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Correct option: D
Zero
Option D (Zero) is correct because the scalar triple product of vectors where one vector is repeated is always zero, as the cross product results in a vector orthogonal to A, and the dot product of orthogonal vectors is zero.
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A body is projected with speed at angle . The kinetic energy at the highest point is half of the initial kinetic energy. The value of is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because at the highest point, the kinetic energy is half the initial kinetic energy, implying , thus .
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A large number of bullets are fired in all directions with same speed v. What is the maximum area on the ground on which these bullets will spread
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the maximum area is determined by the maximum range of the projectiles, which occurs at an angle of 45 degrees.
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Three balls are projected from the top of a building with equal speeds but at different angles. Balls strike the ground with velocities , and respectively, then
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the speed at which the balls strike the ground depends only on the initial speed and the height, not the angle of projection.
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Of the vectors given below, the parallel vectors are,
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Correct option: B
and
Option B is correct because vectors A and C have proportional components, indicating they are parallel.
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If where , then the maximum value of is
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Correct option: B
50
Option B (50) is correct because the maximum value is found using vector properties and the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality.
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Statement-I: If is perpendicular to and , then
Statement-II: If is perpendicular to , then
Statement-II: If is perpendicular to , then
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Correct option: B
Statement-I is true and statement-II is false
Option B is correct because if is perpendicular to both and , then will not be zero, and will be non-zero, and being perpendicular to does not mean their cross product is zero.
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Two objects are projected with same velocity ' ' however at different angles and with the horizontal. If , the ratio of horizontal range of the first object to the 2nd object will be :
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the horizontal range is the same for complementary angles of projection.
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A football is kicked into the air vertically upwards with velocity The velocity of the ball at the highest point is
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Correct option: C
Zero
Option C (Zero) is correct because at the highest point of its trajectory, the football momentarily stops moving upwards before it starts falling back down, hence its vertical velocity is zero.
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If vectors and are equal vectors, then the value of is
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Correct option: D
-5
Option D (-5) is correct because for two vectors to be equal, their corresponding components must be equal.
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Assertion: Angle between and is .
Reason: is equally inclined to both and the angle between and is .
Reason: is equally inclined to both and the angle between and is .
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Option A is correct because both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains why the angle is 45 degrees.
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Assertion: Flight path of an object moving under the acceleration due to gravity can be straight line or a parabola depending on the initial conditions.
Reason: The shape of the flight path of the motion of an object is determined by the acceleration only.
Reason: The shape of the flight path of the motion of an object is determined by the acceleration only.
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Correct option: C
If assertion is true but reason is false
Option C is correct. The assertion is true because trajectory depends on initial conditions, but the reason is false as trajectory depends on both acceleration and initial conditions.
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When forces are acting on a particle of mass such that and are mutually perpendicular if particle remains stationary then
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Correct option: D
All of these
Option D (All of these) is correct because all the given conditions are valid when the particle is stationary under the influence of the given forces.
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If none of the vectors and are zero and if and , then the value of is
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Correct option: B
Zero
Option B (Zero) is correct because if and , then , , and are parallel, making .
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A hiker stands on the edge of a cliff above the ground and throws a stone horizontally with an intial speed of . Neglecting air resistance. Find the time taken by the stone to reach the ground, and the speed with which it hits the ground :
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it accurately calculates the time of flight and final velocity of the stone using kinematic equations.
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Statement I: For angle of projection , the horizontal range and maximum height are equal.
Statement II: The maximum range of projectile is directly proportional to square of velocity and inversely proportional to acceleration of gravity.
Statement II: The maximum range of projectile is directly proportional to square of velocity and inversely proportional to acceleration of gravity.
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Correct option: B
If both Statement - I and Statement - II are true but Statement - II is not the correct explanation of Statement - I
Option B (If both Statement - I and Statement - II are true but Statement - II is not the correct explanation of Statement - I) is correct because both statements are true, but the second statement does not explain the first.
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Assertion: If the initial and final positions coincide, the displacement is a null vector.
Reason: A physical quantity cannot be called a vector, if its magnitude is zero.
Reason: A physical quantity cannot be called a vector, if its magnitude is zero.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C (If Assertion is True but the Reason is False) is correct because while a null displacement vector is possible, a physical quantity can have a magnitude of zero and still be a vector.
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A particle has been projected with a speed of at an angle of with the horizontal. The time taken when the velocity vector becomes perpendicular to the initial velocity vector is
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Correct option: D
Not possible in this case
Option D is correct. The time when the velocity vector becomes perpendicular to the initial velocity vector is not possible because it occurs after the time of flight.
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