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1. In which of the following examples of motion can the body be considered
approximately a point object:
(a) a railway carriage moving without jerks between two stations.
(b) a monkey sitting on top of a man cycling smoothly on a circular track.
(c) a spinning cricket ball that turns sharply on hitting the ground.
(d) a tumbling beaker that has slipped off the edges of a table.
Solution:
(a) As the size of railway carriage is very small as compared to the distance between two stations,
hence the carriage can be treated as a point object.
(b) The monkey can be considered as point object because its size is very small as compared to
distance covered by the cyclist.
(c) Because the size of the spinning cricket ball is comparable with the distance through which the
ball may turn on hitting the ground, hence the cricket ball cannot be considered as a point object.
(d) The size of beaker is not negligible as compared to the height of the table. Hence, a beaker
slipping off the edges of a table cannot be treated as a point object.
2. The position-time graph (x-t) graphs for two children A and B returning from their
school O to their homes P and Q respectively are shown in the figure.
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Choose the correct entries in the brackets below:
a. (A/B) lives close to the school than (B/A)
b. (A/B) starts from the school earlier than (B/A)
c. (A/B) walks faster than (B/A)
d. A and B reach home at the (same/different) time.
e. (A/B) overtakes (B/A) on the road (once/twice).
Solution:
a. ‘A’ lives close to the school than ‘B’.
b. A starts from the school earlier than B.
c. B walks faster than A.
d. A and B reach home at the same time.
e. B overtakes A on the road once.
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3. A woman starts from her home at 9.00 am, walks with a speed of 5 km/h on a straight
road up to her office 2.5 km away, stays at the office up to 5.00 pm, and returns home by
an auto with a speed of 25 km/h. Choose suitable scales and plot the x-t graph of her
motion.
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The time taken by the woman to return home from office
=(2.5 ×€1000 × 3600)/(25 × 1000) = 360 sec or 6 min
Taking 9 am is chosen as origin for the time axis, and home for the distance axis, the x - t graph for
the woman's motion is shown in figure.
4. A drunkard walking in a narrow lane takes 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward,
followed again by 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward, and so on. Each step is 1 m long
and requires 1 s. Plot x-t graph of his motion. Determine graphically and otherwise how
long the drunkard takes to fall in a pit 13 m away from the start.
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Distance moved (m)
Time (s)
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5 + 8 = 13
13 + 8 = 21
21 + 8 = 29
29 + 8 = 37
5
5+2=7
7 +2 = 9
9 + 2 = 11
11 + 2 = 13
5
5 + 8 = 13
13 + 8 = 21
21 + 8 = 29
29 + 8 = 37
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5. A jet airplane traveling at the speed of 500 km/h ejects its products of combustion at
the speed of 1500 km/h relative to the jet plane. What is the speed of the latter with
respect to an observer on the ground?
Solution:
Take the direction of motion of the plane as positive.
Velocity of plane with reference to earth = Vpe = 500 km/h
Velocity of smoke with reference to earth = Vse = x (to be found out)
Velocity of smoke with reference to plane = Vsp = -1500 km/h
∴€Vsp = Vse - Vpe
Now, -1500 = x - (500)
x = -1000 km/h
(-ve sign indicates the direction opposite to that of the plane's motion).
6. A car moving along a straight highway with a speed of 126 km/h is brought to a stop
within a distance of 200 m. What is the retardation of the car (assumed uniform), and how
long does it take the car to stop?
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Solution:
We know that the equation for velocity at t sec is given by,
v2(t) = v2(0) + 2a [x(t) - x(0)]
where
The displacement [x(t) - x(0)] = 200 m
Velocity at time t = v(t) = 0
Velocity at time t is 0 = v(0) = 126 km/h = 35 m/s
Therefore the equation becomes
0 = 352 + 2a(200)
∴ Acceleration a = - [352 / 400]
= - 3.06 m/s2
(Negative sign indicates that the acceleration is opposite to the direction of motion of the car)
v(t) = v(0) + a t
0 = 35 - 3.06 t
Time for stopping t = 11.4 s.
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7. Two trains A and B of length 400 m each are moving on two parallel tracks with a
uniform speed of 72 km/h in the same direction, with A ahead of B. The driver of B decides
to overtake A and accelerates by 1ms-2. If after 50 s, the guard of B just brushes past the
driver of A, what was the original distance between them?
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[Original distance between the guard of B and the driver of A = Distance travelled by B in 50 s Distance travelled by A in 50 s. This approach will yield the same result. This method is to be
necessarily used if both the trains had been moving with different accelerations]
Distance travelled by B in 50 seconds:
x2 = v(0)t + ½ at2
= 20 × 50 + ½ × 1 × (50)2
= 2250 m
Distance travelled by A in 50 secs:
x1 = v(0)t + 0 = 20 × 50
= 1000 m
Therefore x2 - x1 = Distance between the guard of B and driver of A
= 2250 - 1000 = 1250 m.
8. On a two-lane road, car A is traveling with a speed of 36 km/h. Two cars B and C
approach the car A in opposite directions with a speed of 54 km/h each. At a certain
instant, when the distance AB is equal to AC, both being 1 km, B decides to overtake A
before C does. What minimum acceleration of car B is required to avoid accident?
Solution:
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Then time for B to reach A with its relative velocity and acceleration should be at least the time taken
by C to reach without any acceleration. Va = 54 -36 km/h
= 18 km/h = 5 m/s
Direction of motion of A is taken as positive.
Velocity of B w.r. to A = Vb - Va = 54 - 36 km/h.
Velocity of C w.r. to A = Vc - Va = 54 - (-36) km/h = 90 km/h = 25 m/s.
Time for C to reach A at 90 km/h relative velocity = 1000/25 m
= 40 s
Considering B, v(0) = 5 m/s; t = 40 s,
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The displacement x(40) – x(0) = 1 km = 1000 m
x(0) – x(t) = v(0).t + ½ a t2
1000 = 5 × 40 + ½ a × 40 × 40
∴a = 1 m/s2 = the required acceleration.
9. Two towns A and B are connected by a regular bus service with a bus leaving in either
directions every T minutes. A man cycling with a speed of 20 km/h in the direction A to B
notices that a bus goes past him every 18 minutes in the direction of his motion and every 6
min in the opposite direction. What is the period T of the bus service and with what speed
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(assumed constant) do the buses ply on the road?
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Let the speed of the busses be Vb and that of the cycle Vc.
Vc =20 km/h = 3 km/min
Velocity of the bus from B relative to the cycle = Vb + Vc
Velocity of the bus from A relative to the cycle = Vb - Vc
Distance between two busses coming opposite to the cycle = [(Vb + Vc) × 6] km
Distance between two busses coming in the same direction = [(Vb - Vc) × 18] km
ie Vb = 2 × Vc
= 2 ×1/3 km/min
= 2/3 km/min
Speed of the buses = 2/3 km/min = 40 km/h
Distance between two busses = (Vb + Vc) ×€6 km
= (2/3+1/3) ×€6 km = 6 km.
T = time for covering the distance between the two busses
= 6 /(2/3)min.
= 9/2 min.
10. A player throws a ball upwards with an initial speed of 29.4 ms-1.
(a) What is the direction of acceleration during the upward motion of the ball?
(b) What are the velocities and accelerations of the ball at the highest point of its motion?
(c) Choose x = 0 and t = 0s to be the location and time of the ball at its highest point,
vertically downward direction to be the positive direction of x-axis and give the signs of
positions, velocity and acceleration of the ball during its upward and downward motion.
(d) To what height does the ball rise and after how long does the ball return to the player's
hand?
(Take g = 9.8 ms-2 and neglect air resistance).
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Solution:
a.Acceleration acting on the ball is only the acceleration due to gravity.
Direction remains to be vertically downwards throughout the flight of the ball.
b. The velocity of the ball at the highest point will be zero.
The acceleration still continues to be due to gravity directed downwards and is equal to 9.8 m/s2.
c.
Position
Positive
Positive
Velocity
Negative
Positive
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Direction of motion
Upward Motion
Downward Motion
Acceleration due to gravity
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11. Read each statement below carefully and state with reasons and examples, if it is
true or false: A particle in one dimensional motion
a. with zero speed at an instant may have non-zero acceleration at that instant,
b. with zero speed may have non-zero velocity
c. with constant speed must have zero acceleration
d. with positive value of acceleration must be speeding up.
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Solution:
a. Acceleration may increase or decrease the velocity till zero and continue to act on it. Hence zero
velocity is possible with non-zero acceleration. Example is a ball thrown up in the air.
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speed = Vx m/s. Therefore if Vx
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= 0, then Vx = 0.
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c. True.
d. False. It is true only if the speed is along the direction of motion.
12. A ball is dropped from a height of 90 m on a floor. At each collision with the floor the
ball looses one tenth of its speed. Plot the speed-time graph of its motion between t = 0
to12s?
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13. Explain clearly, with examples the distinction between:
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First fall : Initial velocity v(0) = 0
Displacement x(0) – x(t) = 90 m
v(t)2 – v(0)2 = 2 a [x(0) – x(t)]
v(t)2 = 2 × 9.8 ×€90
v(t) = 42 m/s
v(t)= v(0) + a t
42 = 0 + 9.8 t
t = Time of fall = 4.3 s
First bounce: v(0)= 42 × (-0.9) = -37.8 m/s
v(t) = 0 = - 37.8-9.8t
t = 3.86 s.
a. Magnitude of displacement (sometimes called distance) over an interval of time, and the
total length of path covered by a particle over the same interval;
b. Magnitude of average velocity over an interval of time and the average speed over the
same interval. [Average speed of a particle over an interval of time is defined as the total
path length divided by the time interval]. Show in both (a) and (b) that the second quantity
is either greater or equal to the first. When is the equality sign true? (For simplicity,
consider one-dimensional motion only)?
Solution:
a. Magnitude of displacement considers only the starting and finishing points. The total length of
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path, on the other hand, considers the actual total movement of the particle during the time. For
example, if a particle starts from A, goes to B in a straight line, and returns back to A in a straight
line, the displacement is zero, whereas, the total path length = 2 ×AB.
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b. Average speed = total path length travelled / time taken
Average velocity = straight line distance between start and end points / time taken.
Since any path travelled cannot be shorter than the straight distance, the average speed cannot be
less than the average velocity. They become equal only when the path actually travelled is the
straight line between the start and end points.
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14. A man walks on a straight road from his home to a market 2.5 km away with a speed
of 5 km/h. Finding the market closed, he instantly turns and walks back home with a speed
of 7.5 km/h. What is the
(a) magnitude of average velocity and
(b) average speed of the man over the interval of time
(i) 0 to 30 minutes (ii) 0 to 50 minutes (iii) 0 to 40 minutes?
[Note: You will appreciate from this exercise why it is better to define average speed as
total path length divided by time and not as magnitude of average velocity. You would not
like to tell the tired on his return home that his average speed was zero!]
Solution:
(a) The magnitude of average velocity=displacement/time taken
[The displacement is the straight line distance between the start and end points]
(b) (i) Average speed during 0 to 30 min =2.5 km /0.5 h=5 km/h
Average velocity during 0 to 30min = 2.5 km /0.5 h=5 km/h
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(iii) During 0 to 40 min:
Distance travelled = 2.5 km + 7.5 × (10/60)km = 3.75 km
Average speed during 0 to 40 min = 3.75 km /(40/60) h = 5.625 km/h
Displacement = 2.5 - (7.5 × 10/60)km = 1.25 km
Average velocity during 0 to 40min = 1.25 km/(40/60) h = 1.875 km/h.
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(ii) During 0 to 50 min:
Distance travelled = 2.5 km+7.5 × (20/60)km = 5 km
Average speed during 0 to 50 min = 5 km /(50/60) h = 6 km/h
Displacement = 2.5 - (7.5€× 20/60)km = 0 km
Average velocity during 0 to 50min = 0
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15. In the questions 13 and 14, we have carefully distinguished between average speed
and magnitude of average velocity. No such distinction is necessary when we consider
instantaneous speed and magnitude of velocity. The instantaneous speed is always equal to
the magnitude of instantaneous velocity. Why?
Solution:
While evaluating instantaneous speed or magnitude of instantaneous velocity, we consider a very
small displacement tending to zero (D x). Since it is very small, the length of path can be taken to be
equal to displacement. This makes both the figures same.
16. Look at the graphs, (a) to (d), carefully and state with reasons which of these cannot
possibly represent one-dimensional motion of a particle
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(d)
Solution:
(a) Not possibly represent a one-dimension motion, since the graph indicates two positions for each
ordinate in time axis. This situation does not exist for one dimension motion.
(b) Not possibly represent a one-dimension motion, because a particle cannot have a positive and
also a negative velocity at the same instance of time.
(c) Not possibly represent a one-dimension motion, because speed can never be negative. (Velocity
can be).
(d) Not possibly represent a one-dimension motion, because total path length can never decrease
with increase in time.
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17. Figure shows the x-t plot of one-dimensional motion of a particle. Is it correct to say
from the graph that the particle moves in a straight line for t<0 and on a parabolic path for
t>0? If not suggest a suitable physical context for this graph.
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Solution:
For t<0, there is no displacement with increase in time. The particle should have been stationary.
For t>0, the graph gives displacement and not the trajectory. There is increasing displacement in
unit time (i.e. the velocity) when ‘t’ increases. This occurs in a particle subjected to uniform
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acceleration, for example, a body falling under gravity, starting from zero velocity at time zero.
18. A police van moving on a highway with a speed of 30 km/h fires a bullet at thief's
car speeding away in the same direction with a speed of 192 km/h. If the muzzle speed of
the bullet is 150m/s, with what speed does the bullet hit the thief's car (Note: Obtain that
speed that is relevant for damaging the thief's car)?
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[We know the ground velocities of the cars and relative velocity of the bulletw.r.to the police car.
They are to be related using the ground as the reference point.]
Velocity of the bullet w.r.to the police van= Vbp=150 m/s=540 km/h
Velocity of the policevan w.r.to the ground=Vpg=30 km/h
Velocity of the bullet w.r.to the ground=Vbg
Vbg= Vbp+Vpg
= 540 + 30km/h= 570 km/h
Velocity of the bullet w.r.to the thiefs car=Vbt
Velocity of the thief w.r.to the ground= Vtg=192 km/h
Vbt= Vbg+Vgt
= Vbg+(-Vtg)
=570 -192km/h
= 378 km/h
= 105 m/s.
19. Suggest a suitable physical situation for each of the following graphs:
(a)
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Solution:
(a) A carom striker on a smooth board, which hits one side of the board perpendicularly, reflected
with reduced velocity and falls into the pocket.
(b) A ball thrown vertically up , falling on the ground and rebounding with reduced speed.
(c) A ball with uniform speed is hit back with a bat, for very short interval of time.
20. Figure gives the x-t plot of a particle executing one-dimensional simple harmonic
motion. Give the signs of position, velocity and acceleration variables of the particle at t =
0.3 s, 1.2s, -1.2 s?
Solution:
X- Position
<0
>0
<0
V- Velocity
<0
>0
>0
a- Acceleration
>0
<0
>0
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21. Figure below gives the x- t plotof a particle in one-dimensional motion. Three
different equal intervals of timeare shown. In which interval is the average speed greatest
and in which is itthe least? Give the signs of average velocity for each interval.
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The average speed in a small interval of time is equal to the slope of the x-t graph in that interval.
Since the slope of the graph is maximum in interval 3 and least in interval2, the speed is greatest in
interval 3 and least in interval 2.
The slope of the x-t graph is positive in interval 1 and 2 and negative in interval 3. Therefore, speed
is positive in intervals 1 and 2 and negative in interval 3.
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22. Figure gives a speed-time graph of a particle in motion along a constant direction.
Three equal intervals of time are shown. In which interval is the average acceleration
greatest in magnitude? In which interval is the average speed greatest? Choosing the
positive direction as the constant direction of motion, give the signs of ‘v’ and ‘a’ in the
three intervals. What are the acceleration at the points A, B, C, D?
Solution:
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(a) Average acceleration=(v2- v1)/2 (1 unit time)=(v2- v1)/2
considering only magnitude the average acceleration in the interval 2 is the greatest, though it is
deceleration.
(b) Average speed is greatest in 3.
(c) Velocity is positive in all intervals.[While the magnitude of the speed increases and decreases, the
velocity remains positive throughout. Hence the direction of motion does not change throughout.
Considering the direction of motion
as the positive direction, the velocity remains positive.]
Acceleration is positive in the intervals 1 and 3 and negative in interval2.
(d) A, B, C and D are turning points of the magnitude of velocity and velocities remain constant in
these instances. The acceleration in these points is therefore zero.
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23. A three-wheeler starts from rest, accelerates uniformly with 1 ms-2on a straight road
for 10s, and then moves with uniform velocity. Plot the distance covered by the vehicle
during the nth second (n = 1,2,3….) versus n. What do you expect this plot to be during
accelerated motion: a straight line or a parabola?
Solution:
snth= v(0)+(9/2) (2n - 1)
x(0)= 0;v(0) = 0; a = 1 m/s2; n =1,2,3,etc
Distance traveled in (n) s x(n) -x(0) = x(0) + ½ an2
Distance traveled in(n-1) s x(n-1) - x(0) = x(0) + ½ a (n-1)2
Distance traveled in nth s x(n)- x(n-1)=½ a (2n-1)
In the given question distance covered during the nth second = ½(2n-1)a
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24. A boy standing on a stationary lift (open from above) throws a ball upwards with the
maximum initial speed he can = 49 ms-1. How much time does the ball take to return to his
hand? If the lift starts moving up with a uniform speed of 5 m/s and the boy again throws
the ball up with the maximum speed he can, how long does the ball take to return to his
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Solution:
When the lift is stationary, consider the ball’s movement up.
v(0) = 49 m/s, v(t) = 0, a =-9.8 m/s2, t = time in secs.
v(t) = v(0) + at
0 = 49 + (-9.8) t
t= 49 /9.8 = 5 s
Time for upward motion = t = 5 s
Time to return to start =2t = 10 s
When the lift starts moving up, the relative velocity of the ball with respect to the lift remains the
same. The time to reach back does not alter relatively. Hence the time will again be only 10 s.
[Here the distance between the lift and the ball at any instant remains the same as it was at the
corresponding instant in earlier case. Consider the height in case 1, as equivalent to the relative
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25. On a long horizontally moving belt a child ran to and fro with a speed 9 km/h (with
respect to the belt) between his father and mother located 50m apart on the moving belt.
The belt moves with a speed of 4 km/h. For an observer on a stationary platform outside
what is the (a) speed of the child running in the direction of motion of the belt (b) speed of
the child running opposite to the direction of motion of the belt (c) time taken by the child
in (a) and (b) Which of the answers alter if motion is viewed by one of the parents?
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(a) For an observer outside when the child runs along the direction of the belt, the velocity = 9 + 4
= 13km/hr.
(b) For an observer outside when the child runs against the direction of the belt, the velocity = 9 - 4
= 5 km/hr.
(c) Time to run the distance of 50 m in either of the above cases will not depend on the velocity of
the belt or the
direction of the run, since the child is moving relative to the belt and the parents are stationary
relative to the belt.
Speed of the child = 9 km/h = 9000/ 3600 m/s = 2.5 m/s
Time taken = 50 / 2.5 = 20 sin either case.
For either of the parents the speed of the child is 9 m/sand the time taken is 20 s.
26. Two stones are thrown up simultaneously from the edge of a cliff 200 m high with
initial speeds of 15 m/sand 30 m/s. Verify that the following graph correctly represents the
time variation of the relative position of the second stone with respect to the first. Neglect
air resistance and assume that the stones do not rebound after hitting the ground. Take g =
10 m/s2. Give the equation for the linear and curved paths of the plot?
Solution:
When a particle projected upward goes below the level of projection, it is easier to consider the total
movement as one stretch and apply the formulas with due consideration for proper signs. It is also
advantageous to consider the lowest point as datum so that the distance measurements are positive.
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Consider the motion of the first stone.
x1(0)=200 m,v1(0)=15 m/s, a=- 10 m/s2
x1(t)=x1(0) +v1t++ ½ a t2
0=200 + 15 t1- 5t12
t1=8 s
Similarly for the second stone,
x2(0)=200 m,v2= 30 m/s, a=10 m/s2
0=200+30 t2-5 t22
t2=10 s
[Further, during the period from the start till the first stone touches the ground at zero level, the
relative velocity is 30 -15 m/s=15 m/s constant. This makes the relative displacement graph a
straight line. After this time, the second stone, which is traveling downwards at 120 m/s continuously
whereas the second stone is at, rest on the ground. The relative displacement follows the curve,
which is the last portion of the displacement curve of the second stone alone.]
The graph is therefore verified.
Equations for the straight-line part:
Displacement=Relative velocity× time=15 m/s× t
Equation is x2- x1=15t1
Equation for the parabolic portion is the same as that for the second stone.
i.e. x2-x1=-5 t12+230 t1+ 200.
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27. The speed time graph of a particle moving along a fixed direction is shown below.
Obtain the distance traversed by the particle between (a) t = 0 to 10 s (b) t = 2 to 6 s?
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[Distance traversed by a particle is given by the area bound by the velocity curve and the time axis,
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(a)Distance covered from t = 0s to t = 10s=½× 10× 12= 60m
Average speed= Distance travelled / time =60 / 10= 6 m/s
(b) Distance covered from t = 2s to 6s = Sum of the areas of the two trapeziums under the curve
between the specified coordinates
={{(4.8 + 12) /2}× 3} +{{(12 + 9.6) /2}× 1}
=36 m.
Average speed= 36/4=9 m/s.
28. The velocity time graph of a particle in one-dimensional motion is shown under.
Which of the following formulas are correct for describing the motion of the particle over
the time interval t1tot2:
(i) x (t2) = x (t1) + v (t1) (t2-t1) + ½ a (t2-t1)2
(ii) v(t2) = v(t1) + a (t2-t1)
(iii)vaverage =
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(vi) x(t2) - x(t1) = area under the v-t curve bounded by the t-axis and the dotted line
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(i) Wrong. There is an additional term (t2- t1).
(ii) Wrong. This is true only for constant acceleration.
(iii) Correct
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(iv) Correct
(v) Wrong
(vi) Correct
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