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Chapter 3

Motion in a Plane

ASSIGNMENT

Single Choice Type Questions

x2
1. A particle moves on the curve y = where x = t/2. x and y are measured in metre and t in second. At
4
t = 4 s, the velocity of particle is

1
(1) m/s (2) 3 m/s
2

(3) 2 m/s (4) 2 2 m/s

2. A body is projected with initial velocity (5iˆ + 12 ˆj ) m/s from origin. Gravity acts in negative y direction. The

horizontal range is (Take g = 10 m/s2)

(1) 12 m (2) 18 m

(3) 17 m (4) 7 m

x2 t2
3. A particle moves along the positive part of the curve y = , where x = . What will be velocity of particle at
2 2
t = 2 s?

(1) 2iˆ − 4 jˆ (2) 2iˆ + 4 jˆ

(3) 4iˆ + 2 jˆ (4) 4iˆ − 2 jˆ

4. The horizontal range of a projectile is R and the maximum height attained by it is H. A strong wind now begins
to blow in the direction of horizontal motion of projectile, giving it a constant horizontal acceleration equal to g.
Under the same conditions of projection, the new range will be (g = acceleration due to gravity)

(1) R + H (2) R + 2H

3H
(3) R + (4) R + 4H
2

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5. Twelve persons are initially at twelve corners of a regular polygon of twelve side of side length a. Each person
now moves with uniform speed V in such a manner that he is always directed towards the adjacent person in
sequence and so on. The distance travelled by each person before they meet is

2a 2a
(1) (2)
2+ 3 2− 3

2a a
(3) (4)
3 2+ 3
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6. Wind is blowing at constant velocity v towards west. A man initially at rest starts moving with constant

acceleration a towards north. Then the moment of time at which direction of wind appears south west to him
is
 
v 2v
(1)  (2) 
a a
 
v v
(3)  (4) 
2a 4a

7. The current velocity (v) of a river is directly proportional to the distance (y) from its nearest bank. v becomes
maximum in the middle and is equal to v0. A boat is moving in the river with a constant velocity u relative to
the water and perpendicular to the current. Find the drift of the boat. Width of the river is d.

v 0d v 0d
(1) (2)
2u 4u

v 0d v 0d
(3) (4)
u 3u

8. A plane is inclined at an angle α = 30° with respect to the horizontal. A particle is projected with a speed u = 2
ms–1, from the base of the plane, making an angle θ = 15° with respect to the plane as shown in the figure.
The distance from the base, at which the particle hits the plane is close to :

(Take g = 10 ms–2)

°
15
u =
θ
α = 30°
(1) 18 cm (2) 20 cm

(3) 14 cm (4) 26 cm

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9. A shell is fired from a fixed artillery gun with an initial speed u such that it hits the target on the ground at a
distance R from it. If t1 and t2 are the values of the time taken by it to hit the target in two possible ways, the
product t1t2 is :
R 2R
(1) (2)
2g g
R R
(3) (4)
g 4g
10. Two projectiles are thrown with same initial velocity making an angle of 45° and 30° with the horizontal
respectively. The ratio of their respective ranges will be
(1) 1: 2 (2) 2 :1
(3) 2 : 3 (4) 3 :2
Assertion-Reason Type Questions
This section contains 2 questions. Each question contains STATEMENT-1 (Assertion) and STATEMENT-2
(Reason). Each question has 4 choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
(1) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(2) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
(3) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(4) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True
11. STATEMENT-1 : A food packet is dropped from a rescue plane moving with constant velocity. Path of the food
packet will be straight line for the pilot but parabolic for the person on the ground if air resistance is negligible.
and
STATEMENT-2 : Food packet has initial velocity same as that of plane.
12. A body moves in a curved path as shown.
→
a1
→
v

→
a2
 
STATEMENT-1 : Its acceleration vector cannot be a1 , but it may be a2 .
and
STATEMENT-2 : The normal acceleration is always directed towards the centre of curvature.
Numerical Value Type Questions
13. A bullet with muzzle velocity 100 m/s is to be shot at a target 30 m away in the same horizontal line as shown.
How high (in cm) above the target must the rifle be aimed so that the bullet will hit the target? [g = 10 m/s2]

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14. A projectile is thrown from origin. If the minimum velocity, the projectile should be thrown so that, it passes
through a point (3, 4) is 3 N m/s, then find N. [Take g = 10 m/s2]

15. A ball ‘A’ is thrown vertically upward with speed 24 m/s and at the same time another ball ‘B’ is thrown
horizontally from a tower as shown. Assuming 2D motion, find the speed of the ball ‘B’ in m/s which will ensure
that the ball ‘A’ and ‘B’ will collide in mid-air.

16. A particle of mass 2 kg is moving in a horizontal circle of radius 1 m on a smooth horizontal surface with
constant speed 5 m/s. Tension (in N) in the string is

17. A body is projected from the ground at an angle of 45° with the horizontal. Its velocity after 2 s is
20 ms–1. The maximum height reached by the body during its motion is ________ m. (use g = 10 ms–2)

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