NEET/JEE (Mains & Advanced) PHYSICS

PHYSICS (BASIC LEVEL) LAWS OF MOTION -I DPP-7

Level: A
1. A particle of mass 0.40kg moving initially with a constant speed of 10m/s to north is subjected to a constant force 8.0N
directed towards the south for 30s. Take the instant the force applied to be t =0, the position of the particle at that time
to be x =0, and predict the position at t = --5s, 25 s, 100s. [-50m, --6000m, --50000m]
2. A stream of water flowing horizontally with a speed of 15ms -1 pushes out of a tube of cross sectional area 10 -2m2, and
hits at a vertical wall nearby. What is the force exerted on the wall by the impact of water, assuming that it does
rebound. [2250N]
3. A vehicle starts from rest and accelerates uniformly with 2ms -2. At t =10s, a stone is dropped out of the window (1m
high) of the vehicle. What are the velocity and acceleration of the stone at t = 10.1s? Neglect air resistance. [20.02m/s
at 2.80, 9.8ms-2]
4. A horizontal force of 500N pulls to mass of 10kg and 20 kg lying on a horizontal friction less table, connected by a
light rope. What is tension in the rope? Does your answer depend on which mass end the pull is applied? [333.3&
166.67N, When force is applied on lighter and heavier block respectively]
5. The masses m1, m2 and m3 of three bodies shown in Fig.LA-5, are 5, 2 and 3 kg respectively. Calculate the values of
tension T1, T2 and T3 when (i) whole system is going upward with an acceleration of 2m/s 2 (ii) the whole system is
stationary. [(118, 59, 35.4N) & (98, 49, 29.4N)]
6. A helicopter of mass 1000kg rises with a vertical acceleration of 15m/s 2. The crew and passengers weighs 300kg. Give
magnitude of the (a) force on the floor by crew and passengers (b) action of rotor on of the helicopter on the
surrounding air. (c) Force on the helicopter due to the surrounding air. [7500N downward, 32500N downward,
32500 vertically upward]
7. A monkey of mass 40kg climbs on a rope, which can withstand a maximum tension 600N. In which of the following
cases will the rope break. The monkey: (a) climbs up with an acceleration of 6m/s 2 (b) climbs down with an acceleration
of 4m/s2 (c) Climbs with a uniform speed of 5ms-1. (d) Falls down the rope nearly under the gravity. [In case (a)]
8. Three blocks are connected as shown in horizontal frictionless table, and pulled to the right with a force of T3 = 60N,
Prove that T1/T2 =1/3. (Fig.LA-8) Given that m1= 20 kg & m2=30 kg.
9. One end of a string is attached to a 6kg mass on a smooth horizontal table. The string passes, the edge of the table, and
to its other end is attached a light smooth pulley. Over this pulley passes another string to the ends of which are
attached masses of 4kg and 2kg respectively. Show that the 6kg mass moves with a acceleration of 8g/17. FigLA-.9
10. Why it is easier to pull a lawn mover than to push it?
11. Why cricketer moves his hand backwards when holding a catch?
12. A nucleus is at rest in the laboratory frame of reference. Show that if it disintegrates into two smaller
nuclei, the products will move in opposite directions.
13. What is the greatest speed at which a car moving on a track of 1.5 m can turn in a circular path of radius
24.5m without over turning? Assume the centre of gravity of the car is 0.49m above the ground. [19.17ms-1]
14. Discuss the apparent weight of a man in lift/ elevator.
15. Explain that the second law is real law as other two laws are contained in it.
16. A cricket ball of mass 0.2kg moves with a velocity of 20m/s and is brought to rest by a player in 0.1s.
Find (a) the impulse of the ball and (b) average force applied by the player. [4Ns, -40N]
17. A man in a circus show, jumps from a height of 10m and is caught by a net spread below him. The net sags down 2m
due to the impact. Calculate average force exerted by the net on the man to stop his fall. (g=10m/s 2.) [-3000N]
Level: B
1. A bats man hits back a ball straight in the direction of the bowler without changing its speed of 12m/s. If the mass
of the ball is 0.15kg, determine the impulse imparted to the ball. (assume linear motion of the ball).
[3.6Ns from batman to bowler]
2. Two identical billiard balls strike a rigid wall with the same speeds but at different angles (first perpendicular to the
wall and second making an angle of 30 0 with the wall), and get reflected without any change in speed. What is (i)
the direction of the force on the due to each ball? (ii) The ratio of the magnitudes of impulses imparted to the balls
by the wall? [normal to and towards the wall, 1.2Ns]
3. A man of mass 85kg stands on a lift of mass 30kg when he pulls on the rope; he exerts a force of 400N on the floor of
the lift. Calculate acceleration of the lift. Given g=10m/s2. [4.55m/s2]
4. A bomb at rest explodes into three parts of the same mass. The linear momenta of the two parts are −2𝑝 𝑖̂ and 𝑝 𝑗̂.
Calculate the magnitude of momentum of third part. [√5𝑝]
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5. A lift of mass 2000kg is supported by thick steel rope. If maximum upward acceleration of if the lift is 1.2𝑚/𝑠 2 , and
the breaking stress of the rope be 2.8 × 108 𝑁/𝑚2 . What should be the minimum diameter of the rope? [1cm]
6. Two pulley of masses 12kg & 8kg connected by a fine string hanging over a fixed pulley as shown in fig-LB-6. Over
the latter is hung a fine string with masses 4kg & M. Over the 12kg pulley is hung a fine string with masses 3kg and
6kg. Calculate the M so that the string over the fixed pulley remains stationary. [12kg]
7. Find the acceleration of the block A and B in the three situation shown in fig-LB-7
Ans: (a) 2g/7 Downward, g/7 upward (b) 10g/13 forward , 5g/13g downward (c) 2g/3 downward, g/3 upward.

LA-5 LA-8 LA-9

LB-6 LB-7

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