Level-I

Chapter 2

Motion in a Straight Line

Solutions

1. Answer (4)

Magnitude of instantaneous speed is equal to instantaneous velocity.

2. Answer (3) y
Distance (D) = AB + BC

.
=1+4+4+4
C A B
= 13 x
Displacement = AC = –3 (x = –4) x = –1 (x = 4)

3. Answer (1)

a = xiˆ
As u = 0;

 1 2 1 2
Displacement s = at = xt iˆ
2 2

 xt 2
⇒ s =
2
4. Answer (1)
t = px2 + qx
1 dt
= = 2px + q
v dx
1
⇒ v=
2 px + q
dv −1 × 2 p dx
Also acceleration a = = ×
dt (2 px + q )2 dt
a = –2pv2 × v
∴ a ∝ v3
5. Answer (3)

1 2
Using h = ut + gt , and using condition for product of roots, we have
2

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2h t t g 6 × 2 × 10
t1t2 = h= 12 = = 60 m
g 2 2

  1  1
s = ut + at 2  −60 = u × 6 − × 10 × 62  u = 20 m/s
2 2

6. Answer (4)

Slope of velocity vs time graph is acceleration.

7. Answer (2)

s2 − s1 10
v av = = = 2.5 m/s
t2 − t1 4

10
vins = slope of x – t = = 10 m/s
1
8. Answer (4)

Acceleration is never negative throughout the interval from 0 to t4 hence velocity continuously increases from
0 to t4 sec.

∴ Velocity is maximum at t4.

.
9. Answer (5.00)
s s
s = 5t1, s = 6t + 4t = 10t
t1
t t
2s 2s
v av = = = 5 m/s
t1 + 2t s s
+
5 5

10. Answer (–9.00)

x = t 3 − 6t 2 + 3t + 4

dx
v= = 3t 2 − 12t + 3
dt

dv
a= = 6t − 12
dt

a = 0 ⇒ t = 2 s

at t = 2, v = 3(2)2 – 12(2) + 3

v = 12 – 24 + 3

v = –9 m/s

11. Answer (12.00)

a1a2 2×3
v max = t= × 10 = 12 m/s
a1 + a2 2+3

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12. Answer (5.00)

Time to reach maximum height is 7 second.

1
Displacement in the first second of its descent will be = × g × 12 = 5 m
2
Distance in first second of descent is 5 m.

13. Answer (6.00)

VR t = 60 min
VR
A A′
R1VR
(V + VR)
M.B.
(V – VR)

.
t=0 t = 60 min

X = 1(V + VR)

Let river flow speed is VR since raft moves a distance 12 km when they again meet and we have

12 V 
= 1+  
VR V 

⇒ VR = 6 km/hr

Previous Years Questions

14. Answer (2)

x = at + bt2 – ct3

x = a + 2bt – 3ct2

x = 2b – 6ct

b
For x = 0 t=+
3c

 +b   b2 
∴ v = x = a + 2b   − 3c  
 3c   3c × 3c 

b 2 2b 2 b2
⇒ v =− + +a=a+
3c 3c 3c
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15. Answer (1)

v = αt + βt2

2
 dx =  (αt + βt
2
)dt
1

2
t2 
2
β 3 3 7
=α  + t  = α+ β
2 1 3 1 2 3

16. Answer (4)

XP = αt + βt2

XQ = ft – t2

∴ VP = α + 2βt

VQ = f – 2t

∵ VP = VQ

.
⇒ α + 2βt = f – 2t

f −α
⇒ t=
2(1 + β)

17. Answer (1)

2h
t0 =
g

2h
⇒ V0 = × g = 2gh
g

v0 2h
∴ t1 = time to reach top = =
g g

∴ H = h + h′ = 2h

2 × ( 2h ) h
∴ t2 = time of fall = =2
g g

∴ Total time = t1 + t2

= 2+ 2( ) h
g

h
= 3.4
g

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18. Answer (3)

v2 – u2 = 2 ax
Let velocity of middle point be v1

v12 − u 2 = 9 x

u2 + v 2
v1 =
2
19. Answer (2)
1
5= × 10 × t12  t1 = 1 s v1
2
∴ v1 = gt1 = 10 m/s
20 m
Time of collision,

20
Δt = =2s
10
∴ Total time of fall = 3 s

1
∴ H= × (10) × 32 = 45 m
2

.
20. Answer (2)
t1 + t2 = t
αt1 = βt2
S = Area under v-t curve
v

t1 t2
21. Answer (4)
Let l be the length of escalator, v1 be the velocity of man w.r.t. escalator, v2 be the velocity of escalator.

l
t1 =
v1

l
t2 =
v2

l l
t= =
v1 + v 2 l l
+
t1 t 2

t1t 2
t=
t1 + t 2

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22. Answer (2)

1 10 m/s
−75 = 10t − × (10) t 2
2

⇒ – 15 = 2t – t 2 balloon

⇒ t2– 2t – 15 = 0
75 m
⇒ t=5s
H = 75 + 10 × 5
= 125 m

23. Answer (2)

2h
t1 =
g

2 × 4.9
= = 1s
9.8
Δt = 4 – 1 = 3 s,

.
v = 2gh = 2 × 9.8 × 4.9 = 9.8 m/s

∴ depth = 9.8 × 3 = 29.4 m

24. Answer (4)

Let us assume that they meet at t = t0

1 2
A : 80 = gt0 …(i)
2

1
B : 80 = u(t0 − 2) + g (t0 − 2)2 …(ii)
2

From (i), t0 = 4

⇒ 80 = 2u + 5(2)2

⇒ u = 30 m/s

25. Answer (3)

1 2
at = 10 m
2

1
a(2t )2 = 40 m
2

⇒ Distance travelled in next t s

= 40 – 10 = 30 m

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26. Answer (1)

1 2
H= gt
2
19.6 = 4.9 t2

t = 2 sec

5
D = 9× ×2 = 5 m
18

27. Answer (2)

v = 2gh

h 1
= 2gh t − gt 2
3 2

g 2 h
t − 2gh t + = 0
2 3

t1 2gh + 2gh − 2gh / 3

=

.
t2 2gh − 2gh − 2gh / 3

2
2+
3 = 3+ 2
=
2−
2 3− 2
3

28. Answer (1)

Displacement = Area under v - t graph

1
Area = × 2 × 2 + 2 × 2 + 3 ×1 = 9 m
2

29. Answer (3)

1
mv 2 = p × t
2

v∝ t

ds
∝ t
dt

3
s ∝ t2

30. Answer (4)

From A to M,
Acceleration is negative and constant

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From M to B
Acceleration is positive and constant.
a

∴ t

31. Answer (4)

vdv
a=
dx

x
v = 10 +
5

 x  1  x
a =  10 +    = 2 +
 5  5  25
a(x = 0) = 2 m/s2
a(x = 200) = 10 m/s2
In graph [18 should be marked as 10 on y-axis in given options]

.
32. Answer (1)

|v10| = (100 + 10 × 10) m/s

v10 = – 200 m/s and v0 = – 100 m/s

from 10 s to 20 s velocity remains zero

⇒ from t = 0 s to 10 s velocity increases in magnitude linearly.

⇒ Graph given in option (1) fits correctly

33. Answer (3)

l1 + l2 l1 + l 2
t1 = (when moving in same direction) and, t2 = (when moving in opposite direction)
v1 – v 2 v1 + v 2

t1 v1 + v 2 80 + 30 11
∴ = = =
t2 v1 – v 2 80 – 30 5

34. Answer (2)

VP = (10 – 0.5) A B
10 m/s 20 m/s
= 9.5 m/s
VPB = 29.5 m/s
35. Answer (3)

dx
2x = 2at + 2b
dt

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dx dx (at + b )
x = at + b  =
dt dt x

2
d2x  dx 
⇒ x +  =a
dt 2  dt 

2 2
 dx   at + b 
2 a–  a– 
⇒ d x
=   =
dt  x 
dt 2 x x

ax 2 – (at + b )2 ac – b 2
= =
x3 x3
⇒ a ∝ x–3

36. Answer (12)

v = 5000 + 24 x

v2 = 5000 + 24x

dv
2v = 24

.
dx

dv
v = 12
dx

37. Answer (08.00)

1 2
h= gt
2

 200 = gt 2 ...(i)

200
 t=
g
2
1  1
Also g  t −  = 81
2  2
2
 1
∴ g  t −  = 81× 2 ...(ii)
 2

 1 81× 2
t −  =
 2 g

1 1
∴ = ( 200 − 81× 2)
2 g

 g = 2(10 2 − 9 2)

 g =2 2

∴ g = 8 m/s2

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38. Answer (3)

Based on the situation

1 2
h = –ut1 + gt → throwing up …(i)
2 1

1 2
h = ut 2 + gt → throwing down …(ii)
2 2

1 2
h= gt → dropping … (iii)
2

1
and 0 = u ( t1 – t2 ) – g ( t1 – t2 )
2
…(iv)
2

solving above equations

t = t1 t 2

⇒ t = 6 × 1.5 = 3 s

.
39. Answer (5)

gt = g

⇒ t=1s

1 2 1
Δh = gt = × 5 × 12 = 5 m
2 2

∴ h = H – Δh

= 10 – 5

=5m

40. Answer (392)

v = 19.6 m/s

t = 6s

Time taken in upward motion above tower = 2 s

⇒ Time taken from top most point to ground = 4 s

2h
⇒ =4
g

16 × 9.8
h= = 8 × 9.8
2

⇒ k = 8 × 9.8 × 5 = 392

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41. Answer (6)

At t = 2 s, v1 = 50 – 2 × 10 = 30 m/s

v2 = v2

∴ arel = g – g = 0

u 2 – v 2 502 – 302 1600

S= = = = 80 m
2g 2 × 10 20

∴ vrel = 50 – 30 = 20 m/s

80
∴ Δt = =4s
20

∴ required time t = 2 + 4 = 6 s
42. Answer (20)
Distance travelled = Area under the u-t graph

1
∴ ΔS = × 5 × 8 = 20
2

.
43. Answer (50)

5 m/s

35 m /s

At the instant 2nd ball is thrown

1
h = 35 × 3 – × 10 × 32 = 60 m
2

Balls will collide after time interval

60
= = 2 second
35 − 5

1
h′ = 35 × 2 − × 10 × 22 = 50 m
2

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