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Ch—04 Circular Motion

Daily Practice Problem 01

REVISION: Kinematics (c) 1: 3: 5

(d) 1: 2: 3
Q1. Consider three vectors 𝐴𝐴 = 𝚤𝚤⃗ + 𝚥𝚥̂ − 2𝑘𝑘� ,
𝐵𝐵 = 𝚤𝚤̂ − 𝚥𝚥̂ + 2𝑘𝑘� and 𝐶𝐶⃗ = 2𝚤𝚤̂ − 3𝚥𝚥̂ + 4𝑘𝑘�. A vector
𝑋𝑋 of the form 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 + 𝛽𝛽𝛽𝛽 (𝛼𝛼 and 𝛽𝛽 are numbers)
is perpendicular to 𝐶𝐶. The ratio of 𝛼𝛼 and 𝛽𝛽 is TODAY’S DPP:
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Q4. What is the value of linear velocity, if 𝜔𝜔
�⃗ =
(a) 1: 1
3𝚤𝚤̂ − 4𝚥𝚥̂ + 𝑘𝑘� and 𝑟𝑟⃗ = 5𝚤𝚤̂ − 6𝚥𝚥̂ + 6𝑘𝑘�
(b) 2: 1
(a) 6𝚤𝚤̂ + 2𝚥𝚥̂ − 3𝑘𝑘�
(c) -1: 1
(b) −18𝚤𝚤̂ − 13𝚥𝚥̂ + 2𝑘𝑘�
(d) 3: 1
(c) 4𝚤𝚤̂ − 13𝚥𝚥̂ + 6𝑘𝑘�

(d) 6𝚤𝚤̂ − 2𝚥𝚥̂ + 8𝑘𝑘�

Q2. A particle starts from rest, accelerates at
2 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −2 for 10 𝑠𝑠 and then goes for constant
speed for 30 𝑠𝑠 and then decelerates at Q5. A particle moves with constant speed 𝑣𝑣
4 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −2 till it stops after next. What is the along a circular path of radius rand
distance travelled by it? completes the circle in time 𝑇𝑇. The
(a) 750 m acceleration of the particle is

(b) 800 m (a) 2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋/𝑇𝑇

(c) 700 m (b) 2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋/𝑇𝑇

(d) 850 m (c) 2𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 /𝑇𝑇

(d) 2𝜋𝜋𝑣𝑣 2 /𝑇𝑇

Q3. A body falls from a height ℎ = 200 𝑚𝑚.

The ratio of distance travelled in each 2 𝑠𝑠, Q6. A particle 𝑃𝑃 is moving in a circle of radius
during 𝑡𝑡 = 0 to 𝑡𝑡 = 6 𝑠𝑠 of the journey is ′𝑎𝑎′ with a uniform speed 𝑣𝑣. C is the centre of
(a) 1: 4: 9 the circle and 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 is a diameter. When
passing through 𝐵𝐵 the angular velocity of 𝑃𝑃
(b) 1: 2: 4 about 𝐴𝐴 and 𝐶𝐶 are in the ratio
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(a) 1: 1 (c) 𝐾𝐾

(b) 1: 2 (d) √𝐾𝐾 2 + 𝐾𝐾 2 𝑡𝑡 2

(c) 2: 1

(d) 4: 1 Q10. Figure shows a body of mass 𝑚𝑚

moving with a uniform speed 𝑣𝑣 along a circle
of radius 𝑟𝑟. The change in velocity in going
Q7. A wheel is subjected to uniform angular from 𝐴𝐴 to 𝐵𝐵 is
acceleration about its axis. Initially its angular
velocity is zero. In the first 2 sec, it rotates
through an angle 𝜃𝜃1 . In the next 2 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠, it
rotates through an additional angle 𝜃𝜃2 . The
𝜃𝜃2
ratio of is
𝜃𝜃1

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3 (a) 𝑣𝑣√2

(d) 5 (b) 𝑣𝑣/√2

(c) 𝑣𝑣

Q8. If 𝑎𝑎𝑅𝑅 and 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡 represent radial and (d) No change

tangential accelerations, then the motion of
particle will be uniformly circular for:
Q11. A particle of mass 10 𝑔𝑔 moves along a
(a) 𝑎𝑎𝑅𝑅 = 0, 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡 = 0 circle of radius 6.4 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 with a constant
(b) 𝑎𝑎𝑅𝑅 = 0, 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡 ≠ 0 tangential acceleration. What is the
magnitude of this acceleration, if the kinetic
(c) 𝑎𝑎𝑅𝑅 ≠ 0, 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡 = 0 energy of the particle becomes equal to
(d) 𝑎𝑎𝑅𝑅 ≠ 0, 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡 ≠ 0 8 × 10−4 𝐽𝐽 by the end of the second
revolution after the beginning of the motion?

(a) 0.15 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2

Q9. A car moves on a circular path such that
(b) 0.18 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2
its speed is given by 𝑣𝑣 = 𝐾𝐾𝐾𝐾, where 𝐾𝐾 =
constant and 𝑡𝑡 is time, the radius of the (c) 0.2 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2
circular path is 𝑟𝑟, then the net acceleration of
the car at time 𝑡𝑡 is (d) 0.1 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2

𝐾𝐾 2 𝑡𝑡 2 2
(a) �𝐾𝐾 2 + � �
𝑟𝑟
Q12. The angle turned by a body undergoing
(b) 2𝐾𝐾 circular motion depends on time as 𝜃𝜃 = 𝜃𝜃0 +
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𝜃𝜃1 𝑡𝑡 + 𝜃𝜃𝑡𝑡 2 . Then the angular acceleration of Q15. A fan makes 2400 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟. If after it is
the body is switched off, it comes to rest in 10 𝑠𝑠, then find
the number of times it will rotate before it
(a) 𝜃𝜃1
comes to rest after it is switched off.
(b) 𝜃𝜃2
(a) 400
(c) 2𝜃𝜃1
(b) 100
(d) 2𝜃𝜃2
(c) 200

(d) 50
Q13. The angular speed of seconds needle
in a mechanical watch is
𝜋𝜋 Q16. A particle moves in a circle of radius
(a) 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟/𝑠𝑠 2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 at a speed given by 𝑣𝑣 = 4𝑡𝑡 where 𝑣𝑣 is
30
in 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑠𝑠 −1 and 𝑡𝑡 in second.
(b) 2𝜋𝜋 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟/𝑠𝑠
(i) Find the tangential acceleration
(c) 𝜋𝜋 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟/𝑠𝑠
at 𝑡𝑡 = 1 𝑠𝑠.
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(d) 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟/𝑠𝑠
𝜋𝜋 (ii) Find total acceleration at 𝑡𝑡 = 1 𝑠𝑠.

Q14. A circular disc of radius 𝑅𝑅 is rotating Q17. A car is circulating on a circular path of
about its axis 𝑂𝑂 with a uniform angular radius 𝑟𝑟. At some instant its velocity is 𝑣𝑣 and
velocity 𝜔𝜔 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑠𝑠 −1 as shown in the figure. rate of increase of speed is 𝑎𝑎. The resultant
The magnitude of the relative velocity of point acceleration of the car will be
𝐴𝐴 relative to point 𝐵𝐵 on the disc is
𝑣𝑣 2
(a) � + 𝑟𝑟 2
𝑎𝑎2

𝑣𝑣 2
(b) � + 𝑎𝑎
𝑟𝑟

𝑣𝑣 4
(c) � + 𝑎𝑎2
𝑟𝑟 2

𝑣𝑣 2
(d) � + 𝑎𝑎�
𝑟𝑟
(a) zero
𝜃𝜃
(b) 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 sin � � Q18. A particle is moving on a circular path
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𝜃𝜃
of 10 𝑚𝑚 radius. At any instant of time, its
(c) 2𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 sin � � speed is 5 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1 and the speed is increasing
2

𝜃𝜃 at a rate of 2 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −2 . At this instant, the

(d) √3𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 sin � � magnitude of the net acceleration will be
2

(a) 3.2 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −2

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(b) 2 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −2 Q19. A particle moves in a circle of radius

0.5 𝑚𝑚 at a speed that uniformly increases.
(c) 2.5 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −2
Find the angular acceleration of particle if its
(d) 4.3 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −2 speed changes from 2 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1 to 4 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1 in 4 𝑠𝑠.
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ANSWERS

1. a 8. c 15. c

2. a 9. a 16. (i) 4𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐/𝑠𝑠 2

3. c 10. a (ii) 2√5 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐/𝑠𝑠 2

11. d 17. c
4. b

18. a
5. a 12. d

19. 1 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑠𝑠 −2
6. b 13. a

7. c 14. c