Class 11 Physics Worksheet

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Concept Foundation
Vectors: Displacement, Addition, Subtraction, Components, Magnitude

1. You walk (4i + 7j) m and then walk 11 m in the -j direction and then 1 m in the -i direction.
What is your magnitude of your displacement from the starting point?

2. 𝐸𝐹 = −7 𝑖 + 9 𝑗 and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
In a rectangle EFGH, two of the sides are ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝐹𝐺 = 8 𝑖 + 3 𝑗. If the
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
diagonals are 𝐸𝐺 = 𝑝 𝑖 + 𝑞 𝑗 and 𝐹𝐻 = 𝑟 𝑖 + 𝑠 𝑗, then find the value of 𝑝 + 𝑞 + 𝑟 + 𝑠.

3. Vivek walks 7km in a straight line, then he turns 37 to the left and walks 10 km and after that
he turns further left by 16 and walks another 15 km. How far is he from his starting point ?

4. Which of the indicated methods for combining the x and y components of vector a is
correct?

(A) only c
(B) c and d
(C) c and e
(D) a, b, c, d

(a) (b) (c)

y y y

ay ay ay
ax x ax x ax x

y y
ay
ay

ax x ax x

(d) (e)
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Position Vector, Displacement and Velocity

5. A particle has initial position vector r = (2 iˆ - 10 ĵ ) m and is moving with uniform velocity
(4 iˆ +6 ĵ ) m/s. How much time later will the particle be 13m from the origin?

6. Two Friends Ram and Rahim run from the same point with velocities (2 iˆ + 3 ĵ ) and (- iˆ +5 ĵ )
m/s respectively. If Ram runs for 5 seconds and stops and Rahim runs for 13 Seconds and
stops, find the distance between them.

Net Force and Particles in Equilibrium

7. In the figure shown, 4 forces are given. Find F such that the net
force is zero.
F

100N
F
37o
8. The 10 kg block is at rest in air and has four applied external forces acting
on it as shown. Find the magnitude of the force, F for the figure shown. 10 kg
40N

50N
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Concept Application
9. Find a vector of magnitude five times that of A  12i  5 j and anti-parallel to B  3i  4 j.

10. One particle starts from point A (3m,7 m) with a velocity of (2i  2 j ) m/ s. At the same
time another particle starts from point B (12m, 4m) with a constant velocity of
(5i  n j) m/ s . If the two particles collide, then find the value of n.

11. A particle starts from (3m, -7m), moves at (iˆ  ˆj) m/s for 12 seconds and then moves at
(3iˆ  4.5 ˆj ) m/s till it stops at a point whose position vector makes an angle of 37o with the
x-axis. Find the total time for which the particle was moving.

12. There are two vectors m , n in the x-y plane such that m  5i  8 j and the y-component of n
is -16. If the magnitude of (m  n) is 17, then find the value(s) of the x-component of n .

13. A particle has a position vector r at time t given by r = [(2.3 -3.6 t) iˆ + (7.7+4.8t) ĵ ] m. Find
the speed of the particle at t=2 seconds.

14. In a gravity free place, a ball is thrown with a velocity of (4𝑖 + 1.5𝑗) 𝑚/𝑠 from a point A on
the ground that is 6 m from the base of a hill that slopes at an angle of 37 deg to the x-axis.
Find the time the ball takes to strike the hill.
F 50N 100N
15. The figure shows three forces applied on a block. If the block
remains at rest on the smooth floor, then find the normal force 45o 53o
acting on the block. 12 kg

Geometry and Vectors

16. ABCDEF is a regular hexagon with its center at O. If ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 𝑏⃗ then find OC ,
𝑂𝐴 = 𝑎 and 𝑂𝐵
OD, OE and OF .

17. A regular hexagon EFGHIJ has one side ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ is positive,
𝐸𝐹 = 8𝑖 . If the y-component of 𝐹𝐺
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ .
then find 𝐺𝐻
18. When three vectors, 𝐴, 𝐵 ⃗ and 𝐶 are placed head to tail such that the vector sum
A  B  C  0. If all the three vectors have the same magnitude, then find the angle
between any two adjacent vectors.

19. If two collinear vectors A and B are added, the resultant has a magnitude equal to 4. If
B is subtracted from A, the resultant has a magnitude equal to 8. Find magnitude of 𝐵⃗.

20. Vector B has magnitude 5. When vector A is added to vector B , their sum is
perpendicular to A and has a magnitude twice that of A . Find the magnitude of A .