ASSIGNMENT

CHAPTER: MOTION IN A PLANE

(A)1 mark Questions

1. 0.4𝑖̂ + 0.8𝑗̂ + 𝑐𝑘̂ represents a unit vector when c is
(a) – 0.2 (b) √0.2
(c) √0.8 (d) 0

→ →
2. 𝐴 = 2𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂ and 𝐵 = 4𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 4𝑘̂ are two vectors. The angle between
them will be
(a) 0° (b) 45°
(c) 60° (d) 90°

→ → → → → → →
3. For any two vectors 𝐴 and 𝐵 , if 𝐴 . 𝐵 = | 𝐴 × 𝐵 |, the magnitude of 𝐶 =
→ →
𝐴 + 𝐵 is equal to
(a) √𝐴2 + 𝐵 2 (b) 𝐴 + 𝐵
𝐴𝐵
(c) √𝐴2 + 𝐵 2 + (d) √𝐴2 + 𝐵 2 + √2 × 𝐴𝐵
√2

4. The vector that must be added to the vector 𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ and 3𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂ − 7𝑘̂ so
that the resultant vector is a unit vector along the y-axis is
(a) 4𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂ (b) −4𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂
(c) 3𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂ (d) Null vector

→ → → → → → →
5. Given that 𝐴 + 𝐵 = 𝐶 and that 𝐶 is ⊥ to 𝐴 . Further if | 𝐴 | = | 𝐶 |,then what
→ →
is the angle between 𝐴 and 𝐵
𝜋 𝜋
(a) 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 (b) 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛
4 2
3𝜋
(c) 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 (d) 𝜋𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛
4

6. For a body moving in a circular path, a condition for no skidding if 𝜇 is the

coefficient of friction, is
𝑚𝑣 2 𝑚𝑣 2
(a) ≤ 𝜇𝑚𝑔 (b) ≥ 𝜇𝑚𝑔
𝑟 𝑟
𝑣 𝑚𝑣 2
(c) = 𝜇𝑔 (d) = 𝜇𝑚𝑔
𝑟 𝑟

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7. A particle is projected with a velocity v such that its range on the horizontal
plane is twice the greatest height attained by it. The range of the projectile is
(where 𝑔 is acceleration due to gravity)
4𝑣 2 4𝑔
(a) (b)
5𝑔 5𝑣 2
𝑣2 4𝑣 2
(c) (d)
𝑔 √5𝑔

8. A particle is moving on a circular path of radius 𝑟 with uniform velocity 𝑣. The

change in velocity when the particle moves from P to Q is (∠𝑃𝑂𝑄 = 40𝑜 )
p
r

O  = 40°
(a) 2𝑣 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 0𝑜 v

(b) 2𝑣 𝑠𝑖𝑛 4 0𝑜 Q

(c) 2𝑣 𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 0𝑜 v

9. A stone projected with a velocity u at an angle  with the horizontal reaches

𝜋
maximum height H1. When it is projected with velocity u at an angle ( − 𝜃)
2
with the horizontal, it reaches maximum height H2. The relation between the
horizontal range R of the projectile, H1 and H2 is
(a) 𝑅 = 4√𝐻1𝐻2 (b) 𝑅 = 4(𝐻1 − 𝐻2 )
𝐻1 2
(c) 𝑅 = 4(𝐻1 + 𝐻2 ) (d) 𝑅 =
𝐻2 2

10. A body of mass m is projected with a velocity v at an angle of 45 0 with

horizontal. The change in momentum at the end of this flight is:
(a)mv b) 2mv c) √2𝑚𝑣 d) 0

11. Two forces 𝐹⃗1 = 5𝑖̂ + 10𝑗̂ − 20𝑘̂ and 𝐹⃗2 = 10𝑖̂ − 5𝑗̂ − 15𝑘̂ act on a single
point. The angle between 𝐹⃗1and 𝐹⃗2 is nearly_________________________.

12. Two vectors 𝑃 = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑏𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ and 𝑄 = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ will be parallel if

b=_________.

13. Two vectors 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ are such that 𝐴⃗ + 𝐵

⃗⃗ = 𝐴⃗ − 𝐵
⃗⃗. Then 𝐴⃗. 𝐵
⃗⃗ = __________.
14. If two balls are projected at angle of 600 and 450 and the total heights
reached are same, then their initial velocities are in the ratio of ___________?
→ → → →
15.If 𝐴 × 𝐵 = 𝐵 × 𝐴 then the angle between A and B is___________.

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16.What is the angular velocity of the hour hand of a clock?
17.why uniform circular motion is an nonuniform motion ?
18. Find the area of the triangle formed by 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ and 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂.
19. A stone tied to the end of the string is whirled in a circle ,if the string breaks
the stone flies away tangentially .why?
20. Can three vectors not in one plane give a zero resultant?
(B)2marks Questions
21. A boy travelling in an open car moving on levelled road with constant
speed touches a ball vertically up in the air and catches it back. Sketch the
motion of the ball as observed by a boy standing on the footpath and give
explanation to support your answer.
22. A motorboat is racing towards north at 25 km/h and the water current in that
region is 10 km/h in the direction of 60° east of south. Find the resultant
velocity of the boat.
23. A ball of mass m is thrown vertically up. Another ball of mass2m is thrown
at an angle Ө with the vertical. Both of them remains in air for the same period
of time, what is the ratio of the heights attained by the two ball?

24. The ceiling of a long hall is 25 m high. What is the maximum horizontal
distance that a ball thrown with a speed of 40 m s -1 can go without hitting the
ceiling of the hall ?
25. A man moving in rain holds his umbrella inclined to the vertical even
though the rain drops are falling vertically downwards. Why? Explain.
26. Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 35 m s–1. A woman rides a bicycle
with a speed of 12 m s–1 in east to west direction. What is the direction in which
she should hold her umbrella?
27. Two bullets are fired simultaneously, horizontally and with different speeds
from the same place .which bullet will hit the ground first? Why ?
(C)3Marks Questions
28. The position of a particle is given byby 3𝑡𝑖̂ + 2𝑡 2 𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂ where t is in
seconds and the coefficients have the proper units for r to be in metres. (a) Find
v(t) and a(t) of the particle. (b) Find the magnitude and direction of v(t) at t =
1.0 s
29. A fighter plane flying horizontally at an altitude of 1.5 km with speed 720
km/h passes directly overhead an anti-aircraft gun. At what angle from the
vertical should the gun be fired for the shell with muzzle speed 600 m s -1 to hit

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the plane ? At what minimum altitude should the pilot fly the plane to avoid
being hit ? (Take g = 10 m s-2 ).
30. A cricket ball is thrown at a speed of 28 m s –1 in a direction 30° above the
horizontal. Calculate (a) the maximum height, (b) the time taken by the ball to
return to the same level, and (c) the distance from the thrower to the point where
the ball returns to the same level.
31. A particle is projected with certain velocity at two different angles of
projections with respect to horizontal plane so as have the same range R on a
horizontal plane. If t1 and t2 are the times taken for two paths, find the relation
between time and range.
32. A projectile is fired horizontally with a velocity of 98ms -1 from the top of a
hill 490m high. Find (i) the time taken to reach the ground (ii) the distance of
the target from the hill and (iii) the velocity with which the projectile hits the
ground.
33. Prove that the maximum horizontal range is four times the maximum height
attained by the projectile, When fired at an inclination so as to have maximum
horizontal range.
34.Show that the range of a projectile for two angles of projection α and β is
same, where α + β=900.

35. A particle starts from origin at t = 0 with a velocity 5.0 î m/s and moves in
x-y plane under action of a force which produces a constant acceleration of
(3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂) m/s2.

(a)What is the y-coordinate of the particle at the instant its x- coordinate is 84 m

(b) What is the speed of the particle at this time ?

(D)5marks Questions

35.(a) Define vector or cross product of two vectors. Mention any two important
properties of vector product.

(b)If 𝐴⃗ + 𝐵
⃗⃗ = 𝐶⃗ and A2 + B2 = C2 ,Then prove that 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵
⃗⃗ are
perpendicular to each other.

36.(a)A projectile is fired at angle  with the horizontal with velocity u. Obtain
expression for
(i) Maximum height attained

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 (ii) Time of flight
(b)Two projectiles are thrown with different velocities and at different angles so
as to cover the same maximum height. Show that the sum of the times taken by
each to reach the highest point is equal to the total time taken by either of the
projectiles.
37.(a)State parallelogram law of vector addition.

(b)Two vectors 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵

⃗⃗ are inclined to each other at an angle .Using
parallelogram law of vector addition, find the magnitude and direction of their
resultant.

38.A projectile is fired horizontally with a velocity u. Show that its trajectory is
a parabola. Also obtain expressions for its (i) time of flight (ii) horizontal range
and (iii) velocity at any instant.

NCERT CORNER

1.Given a+ b + c + d = 0, which of the following statement is incorrect:

(a) a, b, c and d must be a null vector.
(b) The magnitude of (a + c) equals the magnitude of (b + d).
(c) The magnitude of 'a' can never be greater than the sum of the magnitudes of
b, c and d.
(d) (b+ c) must lie in the plane a and d if a and d are not collinear, and in the
line of a and d, if they are collinear.
2.For any arbitrary motion in space, which of the following relations are true:
(a) Vaverage = (1/2) (v(t1) + v(t2))

(b) Vaverage = [r(t2 ) - r (t1 )]/(t1 - t2)

(c) v(t) = v(0) + at

(d) r(t) = r(0) + v(0)t + (1/2) at2

3.If a particle moves in a circle describing equal angles in equal times, its velocity
vector
(a) Remains constant
(b) Changes in magnitude

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 (c) Changes in direction
(d) Changes both in magnitude and direction

4.A stone of mass 𝑚 is tied to a string of length 𝑙 and rotated in a circle with a
constant speed 𝑣. If the string is released, the stone flies
(a) Radially outward
(b) Radially inward
(c) Tangentially outward
𝑚𝑣 2
(d) With an acceleration
𝑙
5.A stone tied to a string is rotated in a circle. If the string is cut, the stone flies
away from the circle because
(a) A centrifugal force acts on the stone
(b) A centripetal force acts on the stone
(c) Of its inertia
(d) Reaction of the centripetal force

6.The angular speed of a fly wheel making 120 revolutions/minute is

(a) 2𝜋𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠 (b) 4𝜋 2 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠
(c) 𝜋𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠 (d) 4𝜋𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠
7.Two bodies of mass 10 kg and 5 kg moving in concentric orbits of radii 𝑅 and
𝑟 such that their periods are the same. Then the ratio between their centripetal
acceleration is
(a) 𝑅/𝑟 (b) 𝑟/𝑅
2 2
(c) 𝑅 /𝑟 (d) 𝑟 2/𝑅 2
8.The ratio of angular speeds of minute hand and hour hand of a watch is
(a) 1 : 12 (b) 6 : 1
(c) 12 : 1 (d) 1 : 6
9.The angular speed of seconds needle in a mechanical watch is

𝜋
(a) rad/s (b) 2𝜋rad/s
30
60
(c) 𝜋rad/s (d) rad/s
𝜋

10.Which of the following statements is false for a particle moving in a circle

with a constant angular speed
(a) The velocity vector is tangent to the circle
(b) The acceleration vector is tangent to the circle
(c) The acceleration vector points to the centre of the circle

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 (d) The velocity and acceleration vectors are perpendicular to each other

11.If 𝑎𝑟 and 𝑎𝑡 represent radial and tangential accelerations, the motion of a

particle will be uniformly circular if

(a) 𝑎𝑟 = 0 and 𝑎𝑡 = 0 (b)𝑎𝑟 = 0 but 𝑎𝑡 ≠ 0

(c) 𝑎𝑟 ≠ 0 but 𝑎𝑡 = 0 (d)𝑎𝑟 ≠ 0 and 𝑎𝑡 ≠ 0
12.A car is moving with speed 30 m / sec on a circular path of radius 500 m. Its
speed is increasing at the rate of 2𝑚/ 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 , What is the acceleration of the car
(a) 2𝑚/ 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 (b) 2.7𝑚/ 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2
(c) 1.8𝑚/ 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 (d) 9.8𝑚/ 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2
13.If the equation for the displacement of a particle moving on a circular path is
given by (𝜃) = 2𝑡 3 + 0.5, where 𝜃 is in radians and 𝑡 in seconds, then the angular
velocity of the particle after 2 sec from its start is
(a) 8 rad/sec (b) 12 rad/sec
(c) 24 rad/sec (d) 36 rad/sec
14.When a ceiling fan is switched off its angular velocity reduces to 50% while
it makes 36 rotations. How many more rotation will it make before coming to
rest (Assume uniform angular retardation)
(a) 18 (b) 12
(c) 36 (d) 48
15.An object is projected at an angle of 45° with the horizontal. The horizontal
range and the maximum height reached will be in the ratio.
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 4 (d) 4 : 1
16.At what point of a projectile motion acceleration and velocity are
perpendicular to each other
(a) At the point of projection
(b) At the point of drop
(c) At the topmost point
(d) Any where in between the point of projection and topmost point
17.Two bodies are thrown up at angles of 45o and 60o, respectively, with the
horizontal. If both bodies attain same vertical height, then the ratio of velocities
with which these are thrown is
2 2
(a) √ (b)
3 √3

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 3 √3
(c) √ (d)
2 2

18.A ball is projected with velocity 𝑉𝑜 at an angle of elevation 30°. Mark the
correct statement
(a) Kinetic energy will be zero at the highest point of the trajectory
(b) Vertical component of momentum will be conserved
(c) Horizontal component of momentum will be conserved
(d) Gravitational potential energy will be minimum at the highest point of the
trajectory

19.The horizontal range of a projectile is 4√3 times its maximum height. Its angle
of projection will be

(a) 45𝑜 (b) 𝟔𝟎𝒐

(c) 90𝑜 (d) 30𝑜
20.A body of mass m is thrown upwards at an angle  with the horizontal with
velocity v. While rising up the velocity of the mass after t seconds will be
[AMU (Engg.) 1999]
(a) √(𝑣 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃)2 + (𝑣 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃)2
(b) √(𝑣 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 − 𝑣 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃)2 − 𝑔𝑡
(c) √𝑣 2 + 𝑔2 𝑡 2 − (2𝑣 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃)𝑔𝑡
(d)√𝑣 2 + 𝑔2 𝑡 2 − (2𝑣 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃)𝑔𝑡

21.A particle (A) is dropped from a height and another particle (B) is thrown in
horizontal direction with speed of 5 m/sec from the same height. The correct
statement is
(a) Both particles will reach at ground simultaneously
(b) Both particles will reach at ground with same speed
(c) Particle (A) will reach at ground first with respect to particle (B)
(d) Particle (B) will reach at ground first with respect to particle (A)
22.A particle moves in a plane with constant acceleration in a direction different
from the initial velocity. The path of the particle will be
(a) A straight line (b) An arc of a circle
(c) A parabola (d) An ellipse

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23.A stone is just released from the window of a train moving along a horizontal
straight track. The stone will hit the ground following
(a) Straight path (b) Circular path
(c) Parabolic path (d) Hyperbolic path

24.A ball is rolled off the edge of a horizontal table at a speed of 4 m/second. It
hits the ground after 0.4 second. Which statement given below is true
(a) It hits the ground at a horizontal distance 1.6 m from the edge of the table

(b) The speed with which it hits the ground is 4.0 m/second
(c) Height of the table is 0.8 m
(d) It hits the ground at an angle of 60 o to the horizontal
25.The position of a particle is given by r = 3.0t i−2.0t2j + 4.0km where t is in seconds
and the coefficients have the proper units for r to be in metres
(a) Find the v and a of the particle?
(b) What is the magnitude and direction of velocity of the particle at t = 2.0 s ?
26.A particle starts from the origin at t = 0 s with a velocity of 10.0 𝒋̂m/s and moves
in the x-y plane with a constant acceleration of (8.0i +2.0j) m/s2.
(a) At what time is the x- coordinate of the particle 16 m? What is the y-coordinate of
the particle at that time?
(b)What is the speed of the particle at the time ?
27.A bullet fired at an angle of 30° with the horizontal hits the ground 3.0 km
away. By adjusting its angle of projection, can one hope to hit a target 5.0 km
away? Assume the muzzle speed to be fixed, and neglect air resistance.
28.A cyclist is riding with a speed of 27 km/h. As he approaches a circular turn
on the road of radius 80 m, he applies brakes and reduces his speed at the
constant rate of 0.50 m/s every second. What is the magnitude and direction of
the net acceleration of the cyclist on the circular turn?
29. An insect trapped in a circular groove of radius 12 cm moves along the
groove steadily and completes 7 revolutions in 100 s. (a) What is the angular
speed, and the linear speed of the motion? (b) Is the acceleration vector a
constant vector? What is its magnitude?

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