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Exercise - V JEE-Problems
5. Two block of masses 10 kg and 4 kg are connected
1. Two trolleys A and B of equal masses M are moving
  by a spring of negligible mass and placed on a fric-
in opposite directions with velocities v and  v re- tionless horizontal surface. An impulse gives a veloc-
spectively on separate horizontal frictionless parallel ity of 14 m/s to the heavier block in the direction of
tracks. When they start crossing each other, a ball of the lighter block. The velocity of the centre of mass
mass m is thrown from B to A and another of same is is [IIT(Scr.)-2002]
 (A) 30 m/s (B) 20 m/s
thrown from A to B with velocities normal to v . The
balls may be thrown in following two ways (C) 10 m/s (D) 5 m/s
(i) balls from A to B to A are thrown simultaneously. 6. STATEMENT-1
(ii) ball is thrown from A to B after the ball thrown In an elastic collision between two bodies, the rela-
from B reaches A. tive speed of the bodies after collision is equal to the
Which procedure would lead to a larger change in the relative speed before the collision.
velocities of the trolleys ? [REE-2000] because
2. A wind-powered generator converts wind energy STATEMENT-2
into electrical energy. Assume that the generator con- In an elastic collision, the linear momentum of the
verts a fixed fraction of the wind energy intercepted system is conserved
by its blades into electrical energy. For wind speed v, (A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; State-
the electrical power output will be proportional to ment-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
[IIT(Scr.)-2000] (B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; State-
(A) v (B) v2 ment-2 is NOT correct explanation for Statement-1
(C) v 3
(D) V4 (C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True
3. Two particles of masses m1 and m2 in projectile

 
motion have velocities v 1 and v 2 respectively at time 7. The balls, having linear momenta p1  p i and

t = 0. They collide at time t0. Their velocities become p 2  –p i , undergo a collision in free space. There is
   
v 1 and v 2 at time 2t0 while still moving in air. The no external force acting on the balls. Let p1 and p 2
    be their final momenta. The following options(s) is
value of [(m1v 1  m 2 v 2 )  (m1u1  m 2u 2 )] is
(are) NOT ALLOWED for any non-zero value of p, a1,
[IIT(Scr.)-2001)]
a2, b1, b2, c1 and c2.
(A) zero (B) (m1 + m2)gt0
[JEE 2008]
(C) 2(m1 + m2)gt0 (D) ½(m1 + m2)gt0 
(A) p'1  a1î  b1 ĵ  c 1k̂
4. A car P is moving with a uniform speed of 5(31/2)m/   
s towards a carriage of mass, 9 Kg at rest kept on the (B) p'1  c1k̂ ; p' 2  a 2 î  b 2 ĵ ; p'2  c 2k̂
rails at a point B as shown in fig. The height AC is 120 
(C) p'1  a1î  b1 ĵ  c 1k̂
m. Cannon balls of 1 Kg are fired from the car with an   
initial velocity 100 m/s at an angle 30º with the hori- (D) p'1  a1î  b1 ĵ ; p' 2  a 2 î  b 2 ĵ – c1k ; p' 2  a 2 î  b1 ĵ
zontal. The first canon ball hits the stationary car-
riage after a time t0 ans stricks to it. Determine t0. At Paragraph for Question No. 8 to 10
t0, the second cannon ball is fired. Assume that the A small block of mass M moves on a frictionless sur-
resistive force between the rails and the carriage is face of an inclined plane, as shown in figure. The
constant and ignore the vertical motion of the car- angle of the incline suddenly changes from 60° to 30°
riage throughout. If the second ball also hits and sticks at point B. The block is initially at rest at A. Assume
to the carriage. What will be the horizontal velocity of that collisions between the block and the incline are
the carriage just after the second impact ? totally inelastic (g = 10 m/s2). Figure :
[IIT-2001] [JEE 2008]
M
A
v
C 60° B
P

30° C
A B 3m 3 3m

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8. The speed of the block at point B immediately after 13. Three objects A, B and C are kept in a straight
it strikes the second incline is line on a frictionless horizontal surface. These have
masses m, 2m and m, respectively. The object A
(A) 60 m / s (B) 45 m / s
moves towards B with a speed 9 ms–1 and makess an
(C) 30 m / s (D) 15 m / s elastic collision with it. There after, B makes completely
inelastic collision with C. All motions occur on the same
straight line. Find the final speed (in ms–1 ) of the
9. The speed of the block at point C, immediately
object C. [JEE 2009]
before it leaves the second incline is
(A) 120 m / s (B) 105 m / s
m 2m m
(C) 90 m / s (D) 75 m / s A B C

10. If collision between the block and the incline is 14. A point mass of 1 kg collides elastically with a
completely elastic, then the vertical (upward) stationary point mass of 5 kg. After their collision, the
component of the velocity of the block at point B, 1 kg mass reverse its direction and moves with a speed
immediately after it strikes the second incline is of 2 ms–1. Which of the following statement(s) is (are
) correct for the system of these two masses ?
(A) 30 m / s (B) 15 m / s
(A) Total momentum of the system is 3 kg ms–1
(C) 0 (D) – 15 m / s (B) Momentum of 5 kg mass after collision is 4 kg ms–1
(C) Kinetic energy of the centre of mass is 0.75 J
11. Look at the drawing given in the figure which has (D) Total kinetic energy of the system is 4 J
been drawn with ink of uniform line-thickness. The [JEE 2010]
mass of ink used to draw each of the two inner circles,
and each of the two line segments is m. The mass of 15. A ball of mass 0.2 kg rests on a vertical post of
the ink unsed to draw the outer circle is 6m. The height 5 m. A bullet of mass 0.01 kg traveling with a
coordinates of the centres of the different parts are velocity V m/s in a horizontal direction, hits the cen-
outer circle (0, 0), left inner circle (–a, a), right inner tre of the ball. After the collision, the ball and bullet
circle (a, a), vertical line (0, 0) and horizontal line (0, travel independently. The ball hits the ground at a
– a). The y-coordinate of the centre of mass of the distance of 20 m and the bullet at a distance of 100 m
ink in this drawing is [JEE 2009] from the foot of the post. The initial velocity V of the
bullet is
m
m
(-a, a)
(a, a) v m/s
(0, 0) 7m

m
(0, -a)

12. Two small particles of equal masses start moving

in opposite directions from a point A in a horizontal
circle orbit. Their tangential velocities are v and 2v, 0 20 100
respectively, as shown in the figure. Between
collisions, the particles move with constant speeds.
(A) 250 m/s (B) 250 2 m/s
After making how many elastic collisions, other than
that at A, these two particulars will again reach the (C) 400 m/s (D) 500 m/s
point A ? [JEE 2011]

V A 2V

(A) 4 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) 1 [JEE 2009]

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