Chapter 2

Motion in a Plane
1. A particle has an initial velocity of 3iˆ  4 jˆ and an 5. A boy can throw a stone up to a maximum height
of 10 m. The maximum horizontal distance that the
acceleration of 0.4iˆ  0.3 jˆ . Its speed after 10 s is boy can throw the same stone up to will be
[AIEEE-2009] [AIEEE-2012]
(1) 7 2 units (2) 7 units (1) 10 m (2) 10 2 m
(3) 8.5 units (4) 10 units (3) 20 m (4) 20 2 m

2. 
A particle is moving with velocity v  K yiˆ  xjˆ ,  6. A projectile is given an initial velocity of

where K is a constant. The general equation for its (iˆ  2 jˆ)m/s where iˆ is along the ground and ĵ is
path is [AIEEE-2010] along the vertical. If g = 10 m/s2, the equation of
(1) y2 = x2 + constant (2) y = x2 + constant its trajectory is [JEE (Main)-2013]
(1) y = x – 5x 2 (2) y = 2x – 5x2
(3) y2 = x + constant (4) xy = constant
(3) 4y = 2x – 5x2 (4) 4y = 2x – 25x2
3. For a particle in uniform circular motion, the
 
acceleration a at a point P(R, ) on the circle of 7. A particle is moving with a velocity v  K  y i  x j  ,
radius R is (Here  is measured from the x-axis) where K is a constant. The general equation for its
[AIEEE-2010] path is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) y2 = x + constant (2) y = x2 + constant
v2 ˆ v2 ˆ
(1) i j (3) y2 = x2 + constant (4) xy = constant
R R
8. The position co-ordinates of a particle moving in
v2 v2 a 3-D coordinate system is given by x = a cos t,
(2) – cos  iˆ  sin  ˆj
R R y = a sin t and z = at
The speed of the particle is [JEE (Main)-2019]
v2 v2
(3) – sin  iˆ  cos  jˆ (1) 2a (2)
R R 2 a

v2 v2 (3) 3 a (4) a
(4) – cos  iˆ – sin  jˆ
R R 9. In the cube of side ‘a’ shown in the figure, the
4. A point P moves in counter-clockwise direction on vector from the central point of the face ABOD to
a circular path as shown in the figure. The the central point of the face BEFO will be
movement of P is such that it sweeps out a length [JEE (Main)-2019]
s = t 3 + 5, where s is in metres and t is in z

seconds. The radius of the path is 20 m. The B E

acceleration of P when t = 2 s is nearly
a
[AIEEE-2010] A
y H
G F
O
B y

P(x, y) a
m

D a
20

x 1 ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ
O A (1) a( j  i ) (2) a(i  k )
2 2
(1) 14 m/s2 (2) 13 m/s2 1 ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ
(3) a( j  k ) (4) a(k  i )
(3) 12 m/s2 (4) 7.2 m/s2 2 2
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10. Two guns A and B can fire bullets at speeds 15. Two particles A, B are moving on two concentric
1 km/s and 2 km/s respectively. From a point on circles of radii R1 and R2 with equal angular speed
a horizontal ground, they are fired in all possible . At t = 0, their positions and direction of motion
directions. The ratio of maximum areas covered by are shown in the figure [JEE (Main)-2019]
the bullets fired by the two guns, on the ground is
[JEE (Main)-2019] Y
(1) 1 : 4 (2) 1 : 8
(3) 1 : 2 (4) 1 : 16
  A
11. Two vectors A and B have equal magnitudes. The
 
 
magnitude of A  B is ‘n’ times the magnitude R1 X

    B
 
of A  B . The angle between A and B is
R2

[JEE (Main)-2019]

 n  1  n 2  1   
(1) cos1  (2) cos1  2  The relative velocity v A – v B at t  is given by
 2
 n  1  n  1
(1) (R2 – R1 )i (2) (R1 – R2 )i
 n  1  n 2  1
(3) sin1  (4) sin1  2 

 n  1  n  1 (3) – (R1  R2 )i (4) (R1  R2 )i

12. Two forces P and Q, of magnitude 2F and 3F, 16. Ship A is sailing towards north-east with velocity
respectively, are at an angle  with each other. If 
v  30iˆ  50 jˆ km / hr where iˆ points east and ĵ ,
the force Q is doubled, then their resultant also
north. Ship B is at a distance of 80 km east and
gets doubled. Then, the angle  is
150 km north of Ship A and is sailing towards west
[JEE (Main)-2019] at 10 km/hr. A will be at minimum distance from
(1) 30° (2) 90° B in [JEE (Main)-2019]

(3) 60° (4) 120° (1) 2.2 hrs. (2) 4.2 hrs.

13. A particle is moving along a circular path with a (3) 3.2 hrs. (4) 2.6 hrs.
constant speed of 10 ms–1. What is the magnitude    
of the change in velocity of the particle, when it 17. Let A1  3, A2  5 and A1  A2  5. The value of
moves through an angle of 60° around the centre    
of the circle? [JEE (Main)-2019]  2A  3 A    3 A  2 A 
1 2 1 2 is : [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 10 m/s (2) Zero

(3) 10 3 m/s (4) 10 2 m/s (1) – 106.5

(2) – 118.5
14. A person standing on an open ground hears the
sound of a jet aeroplane, coming from north at an (3) – 99.5
angle 60° with ground level. But he finds the (4) – 112.5
aeroplane right vertically above his position. If v is
the speed of sound, speed of the plane is 18. The stream of a river is flowing with a speed of
2 km/h. A swimmer can swim at a speed of
[JEE (Main)-2019] 4 km/h. W hat should be the direction of the
2v 3 swimmer with respect to the flow of the river to
(1) (2) v cross the river straight? [JEE (Main)-2019]
3 2
(1) 60° (2) 90°
v
(3) (4) v (3) 150° (4) 120°
2
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19. The position vector of a particle changes with time 23. The trajectory of a projectile near the surface of
 the earth is given as y = 2x – 9x 2. If it were
according to the relation r (t )  15t 2iˆ  (4 – 20t 2 ) ˆj . launched at an angle  0 with speed v 0 then
What is the magnitude of the acceleration at (g = 10 ms–2): [JEE (Main)-2019]
t = 1? [JEE (Main)-2019]
1  1  5 1
(1) 50 (1) 0  sin   and v 0  3 ms
 5
(2) 100
1  2  3 1
(3) 40 (2) 0  cos   and v 0  5 ms
 5 
(4) 25
20. A particle of mass m is moving along a trajectory 1  1  5 1
given by (3) 0  cos   and v 0  3 ms
 5 
x = x0 + a cos1t
1  2  3 1
y = y0 + b sin2t (4) 0  sin   and v 0  5 ms
 5
The torque, acting on the particle about the origin,
at t = 0 is : [JEE (Main)-2019] 24. Two particles are projected from the same point
with the same speed u such that they have the
(1)  m ( x0 b22  y 0a12 ) kˆ same range R, but different maximum heights, h1
and h2. Which of the following is correct?
(2) m ( x0 b  y 0a) 12 kˆ [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) R = 4 h1h2
2
(2) R = 16 h1h2
2
(3)  my 0 a12 kˆ
(3) R = 2 h1h2
2
(4) R2 = h1h2
(4) Zero
25. A particle starts from the origin at t = 0 with an
21. A plane is inclined at an angle  = 30° with respect
to the horizontal. A particle is projected with a initial velocity of 3.0iˆ m/s and moves in the
speed u = 2 ms–1, from the base of the plane, x-y plane with a constant acceleration
making an angle  = 15° with respect to the plane
as shown in the figure. The distance from the base,  6.0iˆ  4.0 jˆ  m/s 2
. The x-coordinate of the particle
at which the particle hits the plane is close to : at the instant when its y-coordinate is 32 m is
D meters. The value of D is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(Take g = 10 ms–2) [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 60 (2) 32
(3) 40 (4) 50
°
15 26. Starting from the origin at time t = 0, with initial
u =

 = 30° velocity 5 jˆ ms1, a particle moves in the x-y plane

(1) 18 cm (2) 20 cm 
with a constant acceleration of 10iˆ  4 jˆ ms . At
2

(3) 14 cm (4) 26 cm time t, its coordinates are (20 m, y0 m). The values
of t and y0 are, respectively [JEE (Main)-2020]
22. A shell is fired from a fixed artillery gun with an
initial speed u such that it hits the target on the (1) 4 s and 52 m
ground at a distance R from it. If t1 and t2 are the
(2) 2 s and 24 m
values of the time taken by it to hit the target in
two possible ways, the product t1t2 is : (3) 5 s and 25 m
[JEE (Main)-2019] (4) 2 s and 18 m
27. A balloon is moving up in air vertically above a
R 2R point A on the ground. When it is at a height h1,
(1) (2)
2g g a girl standing at a distance d (point B) from A
(see figure) sees it at an angle 45° with respect to
R R the vertical. When the balloon climbs up a further
(3) (4) height h2, it is seen at an angle 60° with respect
g 4g
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 to the vertical if the girl moves further by a distance 32. In an octagon ABCDEFGH of equal side, what is
2.464 d (point C). Then the height h2 is (given the sum of
tan30° = 0.5774) [JEE (Main)-2020]       
AB  AC  AD  AE  AF  AG  AH,

if AO  2iˆ  3 jˆ  4kˆ [JEE (Main)-2021]

A B
h2
H C
O
G D
h1 F E
45° 60°

A d B 2.464 d C
(1) 16iˆ  24 jˆ  32kˆ
(1) d (2) 0.732 d
(2) 16iˆ  24 jˆ  32kˆ
(3) 1.464 d (4) 0.464 d
28. A clock has a continuously moving second’s hand (3) 16iˆ  24 jˆ  32kˆ
of 0.1 m length. The average acceleration of the tip
of the hand (in units of ms–2) is of the order of (4) 16iˆ  24 jˆ  32kˆ
[JEE (Main)-2020]
33. The incident ray, reflected ray and the outward
(1) 10–1 (2) 10–2 drawn normal are denoted by the unit vectors
  
(3) 10–4 (4) 10–3 a, b and c respectively. Then choose the correct
29. When a car is at rest, its driver sees rain drops relation
 for
 these
 vectors. [JEE (Main)-2021]
falling on it vertically. When driving the car with (1) b  a  2c
speed , he sees that rain drops are coming at an   
(2) b  2a  c
angle 60° from the horizontal. On further increasing     
the speed of the car to (1 + ), this angle (3) b  a  2(a  c ) c
changes to 45°. The value of  is close to   
(4) b  a  c
[JEE (Main)-2020]
34. The trajectory of a projectile in a vertical plane is
(1) 0.37 y = x – x2, where  and  are constants and x &
(2) 0.41 y are respectively the horizontal and vertical
distances of the projectile from the point of
(3) 0.73 projection. The angle of projection  and the
(4) 0.50 maximum height attained H are respectively given by
   [JEE (Main)-2021]
30. The sum of two forces P and Q is R such that
 
R  P . The angle  (in degrees) that the 42
   (1) tan1 ,
resultant of 2P and Q will make with Q is, 
_________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
2
31. A particle is moving along the x-axis with (2) tan1 ,
its coordinate with time ‘t’ given by x(t) = 10 + 8t 2
– 3t 2 . Another particle is moving along the
2
y-axis with its coordinate as a function of  
(3) tan1   ,
time given by y(t) = 5 – 8t3. At t = 1 s, the speed  
of the second particle as measured in the frame of
the first particle is given as v . Then v 2
(4) tan1 ,
(in m/s) is ________. [JEE (Main)-2020] 4

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35. Consider a frame that is made up of two thin 37. A closed organ pipe of length L and an open organ
massless rods AB  and AC as shown in the figure. pipe contain gases of densities  1 and  2
A vertical force P of magnitude 100 N is applied respectively. The compressibility of gases are equal
at point A of the frame. [JEE (Main)-2021] in both the pipes. Both the pipes are vibrating in
their first overtone with same frequency. The length

x 
of the open pipe is L 1 where x is _____.
3 2
A
70º (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
[JEE (Main)-2021]
B
P 38. A person is swimming with a speed of 10 m/s at
an angle of 120° with the flow and reaches to a
point directly opposite on the other side of the river.
The speed of the flow is ‘x’ m/s. The value of ‘x’
to the nearest integer is ______.
145º [JEE (Main)-2021]
C 39. A particle of mass m moves in a circular orbit under
C
the central potential field, U (r )   , where C is
r
a positive constant.

Suppose the force is P resolved parallel to the The correct radius – velocity graph of the particle’s
arms AB and AC of the frame. The magnitude of the motion is [JEE (Main)-2021]
resolved component along the arm AC is xN.
r
The value of x, to the nearest integer, is______.
[Given : sin(35º) = 0.573, (1)
cos(35º) = 0.819
O v
sin(110º) = 0.939,
cos(110º) = –0.342]
r
36. A mosquito is moving with a velocity

v  0.5t 2 iˆ  3tjˆ  9kˆ m/s and accelerating in (2)
uniform conditions. What will be the direction of
O v
mosquito after 2 s? [JEE (Main)-2021]

r
1 
85 
(1) tan 
 6  from y-axis
 
(3)

5 O v
(2) tan1   from y-axis
2

r
5
(3) tan1   from x-axis
2
(4)
2
(4) tan1   from x-axis O v
3
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40. The projectile motion of a particle of mass 5 g is 45. Match List I with List II. [JEE (Main)-2021]
shown in the figure. [JEE (Main)-2021]
List I List II
   C
45° 45° (a) C  A  B  0 (i) A
A B B

The initial velocity of the particle is 5 2 ms–1 and    C

(b) A  C  B  0 (ii) B
the air resistance is assumed to be negligible. The
magnitude of the change in momentum between A
the points A and B is x × 10–2 kgms–1.
C
The value of x, to the nearest integer, is ______.   
(c) B  A  C  0 (iii) A
 
41. If A and B are two vectors satisfying the relation B
     
A × B = A × B . Then the value of A – B will be A
  
(d) A  B   C (iv) C
[JEE (Main)-2021]
B
2 2 2 2
(1) A +B (2) A + B – 2AB
Choose the correct answer from the options given
below:
(3) A2 + B2 + 2AB (4) A 2 + B2 + 2AB
  (1) (a)  (iv), (b)  (i), (c)  (iii), (d)  (ii)
42. Two vectors P and Q have equal magnitudes. If (2) (a)  (i), (b)  (iv), (c)  (ii), (d)  (iii)
 
the magnitude of P + Q is n times the magnitude (3) (a)  (iii), (b)  (ii), (c)  (iv), (d)  (i)
   
of P  Q , then angle between P and Q is (4) (a)  (iv), (b)  (iii), (c)  (i), (d)  (ii)
[JEE (Main)-2021]  
46. Two vectors X and Y have equal magnitude. The
 
 n2  1 magnitude of ( X  Y ) is n times the magnitude of
(1) cos1  2     
 n  1 ( X  Y ) . The angle between X and Y is :

[JEE (Main)-2021]
 n  1
(2) sin1    n  1
2  n2  1 
 n  1 (1) cos1   (2) cos1  
 n2  1  n 2  1 
 2
1 n  1

(3) sin  2   n 2  1   n2  1 
 n  1 (3) cos1   (4) cos1  
 n2  1   n 2  1 

1  n  1  47. Assertion A : If A, B, C, D are four points on a

(4) cos   semi-circular arc with centre at ‘O’ such that
 n  1
  
43. A body rotating with an angular speed of 600 rpm AB  BC  CD , then
is uniformly accelerated to 1800 rpm in 10 sec.      
The number of rotations made in the process is AB  AC  AD  4 AO  OB  OC
_____. [JEE (Main)-2021] Reason R : Polygon law of vector addition yields

44. What will be the projection of vector A  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ     
AB  BC  CD  AD  2 AO

on vector B  iˆ  ˆj ? [JEE (Main)-2021] O
A D
(1) 2  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 

(2)  iˆ  ˆj  B C
(3) 2  iˆ  jˆ  In the light of the above statements, choose the
most appropriate answer from the options given
(4) 2  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  below [JEE (Main)-2021]
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 (1) A is not correct but R is correct. 50. A bomb is dropped by a fighter plane flying
(2) A is correct but R is not correct. horizontally. To an observer sitting in the plane, the
trajectory of the bomb is a : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct (1) Straight line vertically down the plane
explanation of A.
(2) Hyperbola
(4) Both A and R are correct but R is not the
correct explanation of A. (3) Parabola in the direction of motion of plane
  
48. The magnitude of vectors OA, OB and OC in the (4) Parabola in a direction opposite to the motion of
given figure are equal. The direction of plane
      
OA  OB – OC with x-axis will be 51. The resultant of these forces OP, OQ, OR, OS and
[JEE (Main)-2021] 
OT is approximately _______ N.
y
C [Take 3  1.7, 2  1.4 . Given iˆ and jˆ unit
A vectors along x, y axis] [JEE (Main)-2021]
P
45° 30° y 20 N
x T
O 15 N
60°
60° 30° 10 N Q

x 30° x
B 45° O 45°

(1) tan
1 1  3– 2  (2) tan1
 3 – 1 2 15 N

1– 3– 2 1  3 – 2
y
20 N
S R
 3 – 1 2  tan1
1– 3 – 2
(3) tan1 (4) (1) 9.25iˆ + 5jˆ
1– 3 2 1  3  2
   (2) 3iˆ + 15ˆj
49. The angle between vector ( A ) and ( A  B) is:

[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) –1.5iˆ – 15.5jˆ

(4) 2.5iˆ – 14.5jˆ

B
120° 52. A player kicks a football with an initial speed of
A 25 ms–1 at an angle of 45° from the ground. What
 are the maximum height and the time taken by the
–B football to reach at the highest point during motion?
(Take g = 10 ms–2) [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) hmax = 10 m, T = 2.5 s
(2) hmax = 15.625 m, T = 1.77 s
 B  (3) hmax = 3.54 m, T = 0.125 s
  
2 1 
3B 
(1) tan1   (2) tan 
 3  2 A  B  (4) hmax = 15.625 m, T = 3.54 s
AB 
 
 2  53. A helicopter is flying horizontally with a speed ‘v’
at an altitude ‘h’ has to drop a food packet for a
 B cos    A  man on the ground. What is the distance of
(3) tan1   (4) tan1   helicopter from the man when the food packet is
 A  B sin    0.7 B 
dropped? [JEE (Main)-2021]
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 (1) R1 > R2 and H1 = H2
2gh 2
(1) h (2) 2ghv 2  h2 (2) R1 < R2 and H1 < H2
v2
(3) R1 = R2 and H1 < H2
(4) R1 = R2 and H1 = H2
2v 2 h 2ghv 2  1 57. A projectile is projected with velocity of 25 m/s at an
(3)  h2 (4)
g 2 angle  with the horizontal. After t seconds its
h
inclination with horizontal becomes zero. If R
   represents horizontal range of the projectile, the
54. Statement I: If three forces F1, F2 and F3 are
value of  will be [use g = 10 m/s2]
represented by three sides of a triangle and [JEE (Main)-2022]
  
F1  F2  – F3 , then these three forces are
1 1  5t 2 
concurrent forces and satisfy the condition for (1) 2 sin  4R 
 
equilibrium.
Statement II: A triangle made up of three forces 1 1  4R 
(2) sin  
   2  5t 2 
F1, F2 and F3 as its sides taken in the same order,,
satisfy the condition for translatory equilibrium.  2
1 4t
(3) tan  
In the light of the above statements, choose the  5R 
most appropriate answer from the options given
below: [JEE (Main)-2021] 1  R 
(4) cot  2

(1) Statement I is false but statement II is true  20 t 
(2) Both statement I and statement II are false 58. Given below are two statements. One is labelled as
Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
(3) Both statement I and statement II are true
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(4) Statement I is true but statement II is false
Assertion A: Two identical balls A and B thrown
    with same velocity ‘u’ at two different angles with
55. Statement I : Two forces (P  Q) and (P  Q )
  horizontal attained the same range R. If A and B
where P  Q , when act at an angle 1 to each reached the maximum height h1 and h2 respectively,
other, the magnitude of their resultant is
then R  4 h1h2 .
3(P 2  Q2 ) , when they act at an angle 2, the
Reason R: Product of said heights.
magnitude of their resultant becomes 2(P 2  Q2 ) .
This is possible only when 1 < 2.  u 2 sin2    u 2 cos2  
h1h2    · 
Statement II : In the situation given above.  2g   2g 
1 = 60° and 2 = 90° Choose the correct answer :
ln the light of the above statements, choose the (1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct
most appropriate answer from the options given explanation of A.
below : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct
(1) Both Statement I and Statement II are true. explanation of A.
(2) Statement I is true but Statement II is false. (3) A is true but R is false.
(3) Statement I is false but Statement II is true. (4) A is false but R is true.
(4) Both Statement I and Statement II are false. 59. A fighter jet is flying horizontally at a certain altitude
56. The ranges and heights for two projectiles with a speed of 200 ms–1. When it passes directly
projected with the same initial velocity at angles 42° overhead an anti-aircraft gun, a bullet is fired from the
and 48° with the horizontal are R1, R2 and H1, H2 gun, at an angle  with the horizontal, to hit the jet.
respectively. Choose the correct option: If the bullet speed is 400 m/s, the value of  will be
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60. A projectile is launched at an angle ‘’ with the 65. A person moved from A to B on a circular path as
horizontal with a velocity 20 ms–1. After 10 s, its shown in figure. If the distance travelled by him is 60
inclination with horizontal is ‘’. The value of tan m, then the magnitude of displacement would be
will be (g = 10 ms–2). [JEE (Main)-2022]
(Given cos135°= –0.7) [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) tan+ 5sec (2) tan – 5sec
(3) 2tan – 5sec (4) 2tan + 5sec
61. A girl standing on road holds her umbrella at
45° with the vertical to keep the rain away. If she
starts running without umbrella with a speed of
15 2 kmh , the rain drops hit her head vertically.
–1

The speed of rain drops with respect to the moving

girl is [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 42 m (2) 47 m
25
(1) 30 kmh–1 (2) kmh1 (3) 19 m (4) 40 m
2
66. A ball is projected from the ground with a speed
30 15 ms–1 at an angle  with horizontal so that its range
(3) kmh1 (4) 25 kmh–1
2 and maximum height are equal, then ‘tan ’ will be
equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
62. Motion of a particle in x-y plane is described by a set
  1 1
of following equations x  4 sin   t  m and (1) (2)
2  4 2
y = 4sin(t) m. The path of the particle will be
(3) 2 (4) 4
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) Circular (2) Helical 67. Two projectiles thrown at 30° and 45° with the
horizontal respectively, reach the maximum height
(3) Parabolic (4) Elliptical
in same time. The ratio of their initial velocities is :
63. A ball is spun with angular acceleration  = 6t2 – 2t,
where t is in second and  is in rads–2. At t = 0, the [JEE (Main)-2022]
ball has angular velocity of 10 rads–1 and angular
position of 4 rad. The most appropriate expression for (1) 1: 2 (2) 2 : 1
the angular position of the ball is :[JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) 2 :1 (4) 1 : 2
3 4 2
(1) t  t  10t 68. If the initial velocity in horizontal direction of a
4
projectile is unit vector iˆ and the equation of trajectory
t4 t3 is y = 5x(1 – x). The y component vector of the initial
(2)   10t  4
2 3
velocity is ___ ĵ . [JEE (Main)-2022]
2t 4 t 3
(3)   10t  12 (Take g = 10 m/s2)
3 6
69. A ball of mass m is thrown vertically upward. Another
4t3
(4) 2t   5t  4 ball of mass 2m is thrown at an angle  with the
2
64. A person can throw a ball upto a maximum range of vertical. Both the balls stay in air for the same period
100 m. How high above the ground he can throw the of time. The ratio of the heights attained by the two
same ball? [JEE (Main)-2022] 1
balls respectively is . The value of x is _______.
(1) 25 m (2) 50 m x

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70. At time t = 0 a particle starts travelling from a height
   
73. If A  2iˆ  3 jˆ – kˆ m and B  iˆ  2 jˆ  2kˆ m. The
7zˆ cm in a plane keeping z coordinate constant. At

any instant of time it’s position along the x̂ and ŷ magnitude of component of vector A along vector
directions are defined at 3t and 5t3 respectively. 
B will be ______m
At t = 1 s acceleration of the particle will be
74. A fly wheel is accelerated uniformly from rest and
[JEE (Main)-2022]
rotates through 5 rad in the first second. The angle
(1) 30 yˆ rotated by the fly wheel in the next second, will be:
(2) 30yˆ [JEE (Main)-2022]

(3) 3 xˆ  15 yˆ (1) 7.5 rad

(4) 3 xˆ  15 yˆ  7zˆ (2) 15 rad

71. A ball is projected with kinetic energy E, at an angle (3) 20 rad

of 60° to the horizontal. The kinetic energy of this hall (4) 30 rad
at the highest point of its flight will become
75. A body is projected from the ground at an angle
[JEE (Main)-2022] of 45° with the horizontal. Its velocity after 2 s is
20 ms–1. The maximum height reached by the
E
(1) Zero (2) body during its motion is ________ m.
2 (use g = 10 ms–2) [JEE (Main)-2022]
E 76. Two projectiles are thrown with same initial velocity
(3) (4) E
4 making an angle of 45° and 30° with the horizontal
72. An object is projected in the air with initial velocity u respectively. The ratio of their respective ranges will
be [JEE (Main)-2022]
at an angle . The projectile motion is such that the
horizontal range R, is maximum. Another object is (1) 1: 2
projected in the air with a horizontal range half of the
(2) 2 :1
range of first object. The initial velocity remains same
in both the case. The value of the angle of projection, (3) 2 : 3
at which the second object is projected, will be
______ degree. [JEE (Main)-2022] (4) 3:2

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Chapter 2

Motion in a Plane
1. Answer (1) (12)2 144
    ac    7.2 m/s
v  u  at 20 20
dv
 12 m/s2
 (3iˆ  4 jˆ)  10(0.4iˆ  0.3 jˆ) dt

 (3iˆ  4 jˆ )  (4iˆ  3 ˆj ) a  ac2  at2  122  (7.2)2

 14 m/s2
 7iˆ  7 jˆ
5. Answer (3)

| v |  7 2 units 6. Answer (2)

2. Answer (1) gx 2
y  x tan  
2u cos2 
2
dx dy
 Ky ;  Kx vy 1
dt dt Here tan    2 also cos   , u 5
vx 5
dy x
  ydy = xdx 10 x 2
dx y  y  2x   2x  5 x 2
1
25
 y2 = x2 + constant 5
3. Answer (4) 7. Answer (3)

 –v 2 v2 dx
a= cosθ iˆ – sin θ jˆ  ky
R R dt
dy
 kx
dt
(R, )
a  dy x
  
dx y
ydy = xdx ydy – xdx = 0
 y2 – x2 = constant
Or, y2 = x2 + constant
4. Answer (1)
8. Answer (2)
S = t3 + 5
vx = – a sin t
dS
 3t 2 vy = a cos t
dt
v = 3t2 vz = a

dv v  v x2  v y2  v z2  2 a
 6t
dt
9. Answer (1)
At t = 2 s
a  ˆ ˆ
v = 12 m/s P.V. of G = i k
2
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a ˆ ˆ
P.V. of H =  j  k   
2 v1  v 21  v 2
  
 a v 21  v 2  v1
GH   ˆj  iˆ 
2 
 v 21  2v sin30 v2 v21
10. Answer (4)
1 30°
 2v  v
2 2 2 2 30°
A1 R1,max  u12   1 1 v1
  2      14. Answer (3)
2
A2 R2,max u  4  16
 2 
l cosec 60 l cot 60

11. Answer (2) v vp
vp
  2
Clearly, AB = A2 + B2 + 2AB cos  60°
l
  2
and A – B = A2 + B2 – 2AB cos 

   2 v
2  vp =
As, A  B  n2 A  B 2
15. Answer (1)
 A2 + B2 + 2AB cos  = n2(A2 + B2 – 2AB cos )  
t   
 A2 + B2 + 2AB cos  2 2

= n2A2 + n2B2 – 2n2AB cos  VA  R1( iˆ )
 cos  × 2AB(1 + n2) = A2(n2 – 1) + B2(n2 – 1) 
VB  R2 (– iˆ)
 
(n 2  1)( A2  B 2 ) VA  VB   R2  R1  iˆ
 cos  =
2AB(1  n 2 ) 16. Answer (4)
ˆj (North)
n2  1
 cos  =
n2  1

B
 n2  1 
  = cos1  2
 n  1 
  rBA
iˆ (East)
12. Answer (4) 
v A  30i  50 j km/ hr
Let  be the angle between them

  2
v BA  (80iˆ  150 ˆj ) km
P Q = P2 + Q2 + 2PQcos 
v B  ( 10i ) km/ hr
 2   
P  R = 4F2 + 9F2 + 12F2cos = FR2 ...(i) v BA  v B  v A  10iˆ  30iˆ  50iˆ  40iˆ  50 jˆ
2 Projection of
  
Also, P  2Q = 4F2 + 36F2 + 24F2cos = 4FR2 ...(ii)   (rBA )  (v BA )
(rBA ) on v BA  
Then (i) and (ii) (v BA )
 F2 + 9F2 + 6F2cos = 4F2 + 9F2 + 12F2cos (80iˆ  150 jˆ )( 40iˆ  50 jˆ) mk
 
10 41 qB
 1
 –3F2 = 6F2cos  cos =   
 2 10  107 107
 t   2.6 Hrs.
  = 120° 41  10 41 41
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17. Answer (2) 21. Answer (2)
   
   2
 2
 2A  3 A    3 A  2 A   6 A
1 2 1  5 A1  A2  6 A2
2 1
Time of flight (T) 
2u sin 
  g cos 
 (6  9)  5 A1  A2  (6  25) ...(i)
  T 
(2)(2sin15) 4 sin15

As 25  9  25  2 A1  A2 g cos30 10 cos30
 
 2A1  A2  9 ...(ii) x
n30
From (i) and (ii), y 2 m/s gsi
   
 
 2 A1  3 A2  3 A1  2 A2  54  22.5  150  
=1
5°
g gcos30
= – 118.5  = 30°
18. Answer (4) 1
Range (R )  (2cos15)T  g sin30(T )2
Draw velocity diagram, 2
vr
2
4 sin15  1  16 sin 15
 (2 cos15)    10 sin30 
vsr 10 cos30  3  100 cos2 30
 vsg

16 3  16
  0.1952 m  20 cm
v 1 60
sin   r 
v sr 2
22. Answer (2)
 = 30° For same horizontal range,
 = 90 +  = 120°
u 2 sin 2
19. Answer (1) 1   R
g

r  15t 2 iˆ  4 jˆ  20t 2 ˆj
2 = (90 – )

dr 2u sin  2u cos 
 30tiˆ  40tjˆ so t1  and t2 
dt g g

d2r u 2 4 sin  cos 
 30iˆ  40 jˆ  t1t2 
dt 2 g2

 2u 2 sin2 2R
d2r 2  t1t2  
  50 m/s g2 g
dt 2
23. Answer (3)
20. Answer (3)
y = 2x – 9x2
x = x0 + a cos 1t
y = y0 + b sin 2t Comparing it with equation of trajectory
 vx = –a1 sin (1t), vy = b2 cos (2t) g x2
y  x tan  
ax   a12 cos( 1t ) , ay   b22 sin( 2 t ) 242 cos2 
5 2
 tan  = 2
At t = 0, x = x0 + a, y = y0 2
10  5 1
ax =  a12 , ay = 0 And 9 
 2 v 02
   m ( a12 )  y0 ( kˆ )
5
 v0  m/s
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24. Answer (2) 29. Answer (3)
At complementary angles, ranges are equal. Given

u 2 sin2  u 2 cos2  1
 h1  , h2   tan60 ...(i)
2g 2g 60°
 

 2u 2 sin  cos   2  1
 h1  h2      1
 g   16   tan 45 ...(ii)
(1   ) (1 + ) 45°
 16h1h2 = R2
From (i) and (ii)
25. Answer (1)
 = 0.73
1
 4  t 2  32 30. Answer (90)
2
t= 4s 2P + Q
1 2P
x  3 4   6  42 = 60
2
26. Answer (4)
 
At t = t, (20 m, y0)
Q

5 m/s P2 = P2 + Q2 + 2PQ. cos

4 m/s
2 Q
 cos    ...(i )
2P
10 m/s
2 2P sin 
tan   
Q  2P cos 

20  2   = 90°
 t
10 31. Answer (580)
=2s For particle ‘A’ For particle ‘B’
1 XA = – 3t2 + 8t + 10 YB = 5 – 8t3
 y0 = 5 × 2 + × 4 × 22
2  
= 18 m VA  (8  6t )iˆ VB  24t 2 jˆ
27. Answer (1)  
aA  6iˆ aB  48t jˆ
h1
 tan 45 at t = 1 sec
d
 
h1  h2 v A  2iˆ, v B  24 ˆj
 tan 30
d  2.464d   
 v B / A  v A  v B  2iˆ  24 jˆ
 h2 = d

28. Answer (4) Speed of B w.r.t. A, v B / A  4  576  580
a = 2 × 
2  v  580  m/s 2
 2 
=    32. Answer (3)
 T 
2       
 2  AB  AC  AD  AE  AF  AG  AH
=    0.1
 60  
= 1.1 × 10–3 m/s2  8AO

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   c
b  a  2cos c 1
   v
  k
b  a  2cos c a b
 
    
b  a  2(a  c)c 3v1 2v 2

4L 2L2
34. Answer (4)

y  x   x 2 4  v2 
 L2  L 
3  v1 
 tan       tan1 
4 
 L 1
dy 3 2
also,    2 x
dx
x=4
dy  38. Answer (5)
0  x
dx 2
B

 2 2 2 
y   at x 
2 4 4 2
vsf
35. Answer (164) 
vf
Let component be x, y
A
xcos35° + ycos70° = P
xsin35° + ysin70° = 0 vf x
sin   sin30 
v sf 10
x
y
2cos35 y x=5
x 39. Answer (2)
x cos 70
x cos35  P
2cos35 dU
Fr  
x = 2Pcos35° dr

36. Answer (1) d  C C

     2
dr  r  r

 
v  0.5t 2 ˆi  3tjˆ  9kˆ m/s
mv 2 C
 
At t = 2 s r r2


v  2iˆ  6ˆj  9kˆ   v2 
C
mr
40. Answer (5)
cos  
 v.jˆ  
66
92  62  22 121 11 5 2

45° 45° 5 2
85
sin  
11

P = 2 × (5 × 10–3) (5)
85
tan  
6 = 5 × 10–2 kg ms–1

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41. Answer (2) 46. Answer (4)
     2
A B  A B X  Y  X2  Y 2  2XY cos 
 ABcos = ABsin  2
 cos = sin   = 45° X  Y  X2  Y 2  2XY cos 
  2  2cos 
 A  B  A 2 + B2 –2ABcos n2 
2  2cos 
 A 2 + B 2 – 2AB 1  cos 
n2 
42. Answer (1) 1  cos 
  2   2 n2 + n2cos = 1 – cos
P  Q  n2 P – Q
 P 2 + Q 2 + 2PQcos = n 2 (P 2 + Q 2 –  n2  1
2PQcos) cos     2 
 n  1
 1 + 1 + 2cos = n2 (1 + 1 – 2cos)
47. Answer (4)
 1 + cos = n2 (1 – cos)
  
1  cos  n 2 AB  AC  AD
 
1– cos  1 B C
1 n2  1
  2
cos  n  1
A D
1  n
 1 2 O
   cos  2      
 n  1   AO  OB    AO  OC   2AO
43. Answer (200)   
 4AO  OB  OC
(182  62 )104 2  1200 2   48. Answer (4)
4 2  
602 10 60 Sum of x component,
  24  12  10 24  10
4 3 Rx = acos30° + acos60° + acos45°
 
120  60 60
 3 1 1 
 a   
(12000)(2)  2 2 2 
 
60
= (200)2 3  1 2
44. Answer (2) a
2
 
AB ˆ Sum of y component,
Projection    B 
B Ry = a sin30° – a sin60° – a sin45°


 iˆ  jˆ  kˆ    iˆ  ˆj   iˆ  ˆj  a a 3 a 1 3  2
 –  a
2 2 2 2 2 2
2  iˆ  jˆ 
 Ry 1– 3 – 2
2 2 Now, tan   
Rx 3  1 2
 i  j 
ˆ ˆ
45. Answer (4)
    1– 3 – 2 
  tan1 
(a) C  A  B  (iv)  1  3  2 
 
  
(b) A  B  C  (iii) 49. Answer (2)
    
(c) B  A  C  (i) Angle between A and B = 60°
    
(d) –C  A  B  (ii) So angle between A and – B = 120°
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    54. Answer (3)
If angle between A and A  B is 
   
| B | sin  As, F1  F2  F3  0
then tan    
A  | B | cos  So three forces are concurrent and object is in
3 equilibrium.
B
B sin120 2
    
A  Bcos120 B Also if F1  F2  F3  0
A
2
  
3B then F1, F2 and F3 lie along sides of triangle taken

2A  B
in order
1 
B 3 
  tan 
 2A  B  55. Answer (1)
 
50. Answer (1)
 
Relative velocity of bomb w.r.t. observer in plane = 0 P Q 
Q
Bomb will fall down vertically. So, it will move in
straight line w.r.t. observer.

51. Answer (1) P

3 1 3 1 1 Q
 Fn  10  2  20  2  15  2  15   20 
2 2
= 8.5 + 10 – 12.75 – 10.71 + 14.28 = 9.32
   
1 3 1 1 1 P  Q  P  Q  3 P2  Q 2
 Fy  10  2  20  2  15  2  15   20 
2 2
4P2 = 3(P2 + Q2)
= 5 + 17 + 7.5 – 10.71 – 14.28 = 4.54
 P2 = 3Q2
Fnet  9.32iˆ  4.54 jˆ
Q
52. Answer (2) 1  2 tan1  
P
1
252 
u2 sin2  2  15.625 m = 60°
hmax  
2g 2  10 For case-II

1 4P2 = 2(P2 + Q2)

25 
u sin  2  1.77 s P=Q
T 
g 10
Q
2  2 tan1    90
53. Answer (3) P
2h 56. Answer (3)
Time of flight 
g
U2 sin 2
R
2h g
Now displacement in horizontal direction  v
g
So, distance of man from helicopter U2 sin2 
H
2
2g
 2h 
 h2   v
 g  1 + 2 = 90
 
 R1 = R 2
2v 2h 1 < 2
 h2 
g
 H1 < H 2

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57. Answer (4) 1
 cos  
2

  = 60°

60. Answer (2)

v y  20  sin   10  10
25 sin v x  20 cos 
t
g
vy 20 sin   100
2
(25) (2sin  cos )  tan   
vx 20 cos 
and, R 
g
= tan – 5sec
25  25  2 gt 61. Answer (3)
 R   cos 
g 25
 R = 50t cos

gt 50t
 tan   
25 R

20t 2

R

1  R 
   cot  
 20t 2 
From graph,
58. Answer (1)
v RG  15 2 tan 45
u 2 sin2 
h1 
2g  15 2

30
u 2 cos2  
h2  2
2g
62. Answer (1)
u 2 sin  cos  R
 h1h2    
2g 4 x  4 sin   t 
 2 
 R  4 h1h2 = 4cos(t)

59. Answer (60) y  4 sin(t )

 x2 + y2 = 42
 The particle is moving in a circular motion with
radius of 4 m.
63. Answer (2)

d
  6t 2  2t
dt

 t
0 d   0 (6t
2
To hit the jet  2t )dt

400 cos = 200 so  = 2t3 – t2 + 10

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 d 68. Answer (5)
and  2t 3  t 2  10
dt y = 5x – 5x2

 t
1 gx 2
4 d   0 (2t
3
so  t 2  10)dt y = x tan  –
2 v2

t4 t3 uy
   10t  4
2 3 tan   5 
ux
64. Answer (2)
 uy = 5
u2 69. Answer (1)
Rmax   100 m
g

u2
So, Hmax   50 m
2g

65. Answer (2) 2u1 2u2 sin

T1  T2 
Distance travelled = 60 m g g
 Angle covered = 135°
 u1 = u2sin
 135 
Displacement  2R sin  
 2  u12
H1 2g
1/2 
 60 180  1  cos(135)  H2 sin2 
 2   u22
 135    2 
 2g
2
 u1 
 80   
 2   (0.85)1/2  u2 sin  
  

 47 m =1
66. Answer (4) 70. Answer (2)

4H x = 3t  ax = 0
 tan  
R y = 5t3  ay = 30t
 tan = 4 × 1 
a (t  1)  30 yˆ
 tan = 4 71. Answer (3)
67. Answer (3)
1
K  E  E  mv 2
u sin 2
 ta 
g at highest point

1
u1 sin  30  u2 sin  45  K  E  mv 2 cos2 
  2
g g
1  1
 mv 2  
1 2 4
u1 2 2
 u2  1  1 
E
2 4

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72. Answer (15) 75. Answer (20)

 = 45°
R
R1 
2

u 2 sin 21 u 2 sin(90)

  v cos = u cos45° …(i)
g 2g
& v sin = usin45° – gt …(ii)
 21 = 30°
1 = 15° Solve for u we get

73. Answer (2) u  20 2 m / s

 
A. B 2  6 – 2 6 u 2 sin2 45
A cos      2  H  20 m
|B| 3 3 20

74. Answer (2) 76. Answer (3)

1 u 2 sin 2
1  (2  1  1)  5 rad R
2 g
  = 10 rad/sec2
R1 sin 21 1 2
   
1 R2 sin22 3 3
So 2 = ×  (2 × 2 – 1) = 15 rad
2 2

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