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Motion in plane practice · Medium
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Given that and makes an angle with and with . Which of the following options is correct?
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Correct option: C
, if
Option C (, if ) is correct because if , the angle will be smaller than .
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A body is projected at with the horizontal. The air offers resistance in proportion to the velocity of the body. Which of the following statements is correct?
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Correct option: C
The velocity at the highest point is directed along the horizontal.
Option C is correct. At the highest point, the vertical component of velocity is zero, leaving only the horizontal component, which is directed along the horizontal.
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What is the angle between and ?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the cross product of two vectors is always perpendicular to both vectors, and therefore perpendicular to their sum.
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Select the statements which are not true regarding the vectors?
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Correct option: B
Each component of a vector is always scalar
Option B is the correct answer because components of a vector are also vectors, not scalars, as they have both magnitude and direction.
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For motion in two or three dimensions, the angle between velocity and acceleration is:
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Correct option: D
Any angle between and
Option D (Any angle between and ) is correct because the angle between velocity and acceleration can vary depending on the motion's trajectory and changes in speed.
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A ball rolls off the top of a staircase with a horizontal velocity . If the steps are metre high and metre wide, the ball will hit the edge of the nth step, if -
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is derived from equating the horizontal distance covered by the ball to n times the width of the step and the vertical distance to n times the height of the step.
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Assertion : If a body of mass m is projected upwards with a speed V making an angle with the vertical, than the change in the momentum of the body along X–axis is zero.
Reason : Mass of the body remains constant along X–axis.
Reason : Mass of the body remains constant along X–axis.
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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 because both the assertion and reason are correct, but the reason doesn't directly explain the assertion. The assertion is true because there's no external force along the x-axis, and the reason is true because mass remains constant.
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If , then the value of is:
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the magnitude of the resultant vector is calculated using the given condition and trigonometric identities.
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If , then the angle between is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because if the dot product is 0, the vectors are perpendicular, and if the cross product is 0, they are parallel or anti-parallel. Since is perpendicular to and is parallel to , and are perpendicular.
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For a projectile fired at an angle with the horizontal, the maximum height is:
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Correct option: B
Directly proportional to
Option B (Directly proportional to ) is correct because the maximum height of a projectile is proportional to the square of the sine of the launch angle.
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Assertion: is perpendicular to both as well as .
Reason: as well as lie in the plane containing and while lies perpendicular to the plane containing and .
Reason: as well as lie in the plane containing and while lies perpendicular to the plane containing and .
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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 the cross product is perpendicular to the plane containing the vectors, and the sum and difference lie in that plane.
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Three vectors satisfy the relation and . The vector is parallel to
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Correct option: D
Option D is correct because if and , then is perpendicular to both and , meaning it's parallel to their cross product .
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Twelve forces each of 5 N act on a body simultaneously. If each force makes an angle of with other their resultant is
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Correct option: D
zero
Option D (zero) is correct because the forces are equally spaced around the body, resulting in a net force of zero.
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Assertion: If the position vector of a particle moving in space is given by , then the particle moves along a parabolic trajectory.
Reason: and .
Reason: and .
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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 the assertion is true, and the reason provides a correct explanation for why the particle moves along a parabolic trajectory.
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An aircraft is flying at a height of 3400 m above the ground. If the angle subtended at a ground observation point by the aircraft position 10 s apart is , then the speed of the aircraft is
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Correct option: D
Option D (196.3 m/s) is correct because it correctly uses the tangent of the angle to calculate the distance traveled and then the speed.
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Statement-I: is perpendicular to both as well as .
Statement-II: as well as lie in the plane containing and , but lies perpendicular to the plane containing and
Statement-II: as well as lie in the plane containing and , but lies perpendicular to the plane containing and
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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 the cross product of two vectors is perpendicular to the plane containing those vectors, and the sum and difference of two vectors lie in the same plane.
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Find the moment about the point of the force acting at the point .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the cross product of the position vector and the force vector.
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If then vector perpendicular to both has magnitude k times that . That k is equal to
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Correct option: C
7
Option C (7) is correct because the magnitude of the vector perpendicular to both A and B is 7 times the magnitude of the given vector.
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If and , then is equal to
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it correctly uses the scalar triple product properties to simplify the expression and find the value of .
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Find out the angle made by vector from and axis respectively.
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the angle whose cosine is the component of the vector along each axis divided by the magnitude of the vector.
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An object moves from positions to in the -plane. Magnitude and direction of displacement is
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Correct option: A
and
Option A ( and ) is correct because the magnitude and direction of the displacement vector are calculated using the change in position coordinates.
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An ant moves on the floor of room making two displacements. One of the magnitude 3m and another of magnitude 4m, if the angle between the two displacements is what will be the magnitude of the resultant displacement?
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Correct option: A
6.5 m
Option A (6.5 m) is the closest to the correct answer because it is calculated by using the law of cosines to find the magnitude of the resultant displacement.
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Assertion: During the motion of a projectile, the horizontal component of velocity remains constant
Reason: The force acting on a projectile is gravity, acting in a downward vertical direction.
Reason: The force acting on a projectile is gravity, acting in a downward vertical direction.
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Correct option: A
Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
Option A (Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion) is correct because gravity is the only force acting on the projectile in the absence of air resistance, and it acts vertically, leaving the horizontal velocity component unchanged.
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Find unit vector parallel to the resultant of the vectors and .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the unit vector in the direction of the resultant vector.
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Two projectiles of same mass and with same velocity are thrown at angle and with the horizontal, then which will remain same
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Correct option: B
range of projectile.
Option B (range of projectile) is correct because projectiles launched at complementary angles (60° and 30°) have the same range.
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The wind appears to blow from the north to a man moving in the north-east direction. When he doubles his velocity the wind appears to move in the direction east of north. The actual direction of the wind is
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Correct option: D
towards east
Option D is correct because by analyzing the relative velocities in both scenarios, we can determine the actual wind velocity.
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If vectors and are given by and . Which is/are of the following correct?
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Correct option: A
and are mutually perpendicular
Option A ( and are mutually perpendicular) is correct because the dot product of the two vectors is zero.
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If A and B are two vectors satisfying the relation Then the value of will be
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is derived from the given condition which implies the angle between A and B is 45 degrees, and then applying the law of cosines.
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The trajectory of a projectile projected from origin is given by the equation . The initial velocity of the projectile is:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated by comparing the given trajectory equation with the standard equation of a projectile.
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Two forces are such that the sum of their magnitudes is 18N and their resultant is perpendicular to the smaller force and magnitude of the resultant is 12N . Then the magnitudes of the forces are
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Correct option: B
5N,12N
Option B is correct because the magnitudes of the forces are 5N and 13N. The problem describes a right triangle where the resultant force is perpendicular to the smaller force.
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