Center of Mass and Collision
A body of mass 14 kg initially at rest explodes and breaks into three fragments of masses in the ratio $2: 2: 3$. The two pieces of equal masses fly off perpendicular to each other with a speed of $18 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ each. The velocity of the heavier fragment is
$\_\_\_\_$ $\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}$.
$24 \sqrt{2}$
12
$12 \sqrt{2}$
$10 \sqrt{2}$
In a perfectly inelastic collision, two spheres made of the same material with masses 15 kg and 25 kg , moving in opposite directions with speeds of $10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ and $30 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$, respectively, strike each other and stick together. The rise in temperature (in ${ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ ), if all the heat produced during the collision is retained by these spheres, is :
(specific heat of sphere material $31 \mathrm{cal} / \mathrm{kg} .{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and $1 \mathrm{cal}=4.2 \mathrm{~J}$ )
1.75
1.44
1.95
1.15
A small bob $A$ of mass $m$ is attached to a massless rigid rod of length 1 m pivoted at point $P$ and kept at an angle of $60^{\circ}$ with vertical as shown in figure. At distance of 1 m below point $P$, an identical bob $B$ is kept at rest on a smooth horizontal surface that extends to a circular track of radius $R$ as shown in figure. If bob $B$ just manages to complete the circular path of radius $R$ upto a point $Q$ after being hit elastically by $\operatorname{bob} A$, then radius $R$ is $\_\_\_\_$ m.

$\frac{1}{5}$
$\frac{2-\sqrt{3}}{5}$
$\frac{3}{5}$
$\frac{2+\sqrt{3}}{5}$
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : For a mechanical system of many particles total kinetic energy is the sum of kinetic energies of all the particles.
Statement II : The total kinetic energy can be the sum of kinetic energy of the center of mass w.r.t to the origin and the kinetic energy of all the particles w.r.t. the center of mass as the reference.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Two identical bodies A and B of equal masses have initial velocities $\overrightarrow{v_1}=4 \hat{i} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ and $\overrightarrow{v_2}=4 \hat{j} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ respectively. The body A has acceleration $\overrightarrow{a_1}=6 \hat{i}+6 \hat{j} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ while the acceleration of the other body B is zero. The centre of mass of the two bodies moves in $\_\_\_\_$ path.
circular
parabolic
straight line
elliptical
The position of center of mass of three masses $2 \mathrm{~kg}, 3 \mathrm{~kg}$ and 15 kg placed with respect to mid point $(p)$ of normal bisector, as shown in the figure is $\_\_\_\_$ .
$ \left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}, 1.25\right) $
$ \left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}, 1.0\right) $
$ (0,0) $
$ (1.25,0) $
Two blocks of masses 2 kg and 1 kg respectively, are tied to the ends of a string which passes over a light frictionless pulley as shown in the figure below. The masses are held at rest at the same horizontal level and then released. The distance traversed by the centre of mass in 2 s is _______ m. (Take $g = 10 \; m/s^2$)
3.33
3.12
2.22
1.42
A rod of length 5 L is bent right angle keeping one side length as 2 L .

The position of the centre of mass of the system :
(Consider $\mathrm{L}=10 \mathrm{~cm}$)

Consider two blocks A and B of masses $m_1=10 \mathrm{~kg}$ and $\mathrm{m}_2=5 \mathrm{~kg}$ that are placed on a frictionless table. The block A moves with a constant speed $v=3 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ towards the block B kept at rest. A spring with spring constant $\mathrm{k}=3000 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}$ is attached with the block B as shown in the figure. After the collision, suppose that the blocks A and B, along with the spring in constant compression state, move together, then the compression in the spring is, (Neglect the mass of the spring)

Three equal masses $m$ are kept at vertices $(A, B, C)$ of an equilateral triangle of side a in free space. At $t=0$, they are given an initial velocity $\overrightarrow{V_A}=V_0 \overrightarrow{A C}, \overrightarrow{V_B}=V_0 \overrightarrow{B A}$ and $\overrightarrow{V_C}=V_0 \overrightarrow{C B}$. Here, $\overrightarrow{A C}, \overrightarrow{C B}$ and $\overrightarrow{B A}$ are unit vectors along the edges of the triangle. If the three masses interact gravitationally, then the magnitude of the net angular momentum of the system at the point of collision is :
Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A):
Three identical spheres of same mass undergo one dimensional motion as shown in figure with initial velocities $v_{\mathrm{A}}=5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}, v_{\mathrm{B}}=2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}, v_{\mathrm{C}}=4 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. If we wait sufficiently long for elastic collision to happen, then $v_{\mathrm{A}}=4 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}, v_{\mathrm{B}}=2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$, $v_{\mathrm{C}}=5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ will be the final velocities.
Reason (R): In an elastic collision between identical masses, two objects exchange their velocities.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is false but (R) is true
(A) is true but (R) is false
As shown below, bob A of a pendulum having massless string of length 'R' is released from 60° to the vertical. It hits another bob B of half the mass that is at rest on a frictionless table in the center. Assuming elastic collision, the magnitude of the velocity of bob A after the collision will be (take g as acceleration due to gravity.)

$\frac{4}{3}\sqrt{Rg}$
$\frac{1}{3}\sqrt{Rg}$
$\sqrt{Rg}$
$\frac{2}{3}{\sqrt{Rg}}$
The center of mass of a thin rectangular plate (fig - x ) with sides of length $a$ and $b$, whose mass per unit area $(\sigma)$ varies as $\sigma=\frac{\sigma_0 x}{a b}$ (where $\sigma_0$ is a constant), would be __________.

Consider a circular disc of radius 20 cm with centre located at the origin. A circular hole of radius 5 cm is cut from this disc in such a way that the edge of the hole touches the edge of the disc. The distance of centre of mass of residual or remaining disc from the origin will be
A stationary particle breaks into two parts of masses $m_A$ and $m_B$ which move with velocities $v_A$ and $v_B$ respectively. The ratio of their kinetic energies $\left(K_B: K_A\right)$ is :
An artillery piece of mass $M_1$ fires a shell of mass $M_2$ horizontally. Instantaneously after the firing, the ratio of kinetic energy of the artillery and that of the shell is:
A spherical body of mass $100 \mathrm{~g}$ is dropped from a height of $10 \mathrm{~m}$ from the ground. After hitting the ground, the body rebounds to a height of $5 \mathrm{~m}$. The impulse of force imparted by the ground to the body is given by : (given, $\mathrm{g}=9.8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$)
Two bodies of mass $4 \mathrm{~g}$ and $25 \mathrm{~g}$ are moving with equal kinetic energies. The ratio of magnitude of their linear momentum is :
A body of mass $1000 \mathrm{~kg}$ is moving horizontally with a velocity $6 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. If $200 \mathrm{~kg}$ extra mass is added, the final velocity (in $\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}$) is:
A uniform thin metal plate of mass $10 \mathrm{~kg}$ with dimensions is shown. The ratio of $\mathrm{x}$ and y coordinates of center of mass of plate in $\frac{n}{9}$. The value of $n$ is ________.

Explanation:
$\begin{array}{ll} x_{\mathrm{cm}}=1.5 & \\ M_{+}=6 \sigma & y_{+}=1 \\ M_{-}=-\sigma & y_{-}=1.5 \end{array}$
$\begin{aligned} & y_{\mathrm{cm}}=\frac{6 \sigma \times 1+(-\sigma) \times 1.5}{6 \sigma-\sigma} \\ & =\frac{6-1.5}{5}=\frac{4.5}{5}=0.9 \\ & \frac{x}{y}=\frac{1.5}{0.9}=\frac{15}{9} \end{aligned}$
In a system two particles of masses $m_1=3 \mathrm{~kg}$ and $m_2=2 \mathrm{~kg}$ are placed at certain distance from each other. The particle of mass $m_1$ is moved towards the center of mass of the system through a distance $2 \mathrm{~cm}$. In order to keep the center of mass of the system at the original position, the particle of mass $m_2$ should move towards the center of mass by the distance _________ $\mathrm{cm}$.
Explanation:
To solve this problem, we can make use of the concept of center of mass. The center of mass (CM) of a system remains unchanged if the internal forces act within the system without any external force. When one mass moves toward the CM, to keep the CM at the same position, the other mass must move in a way that the product of each mass with its displacement relative to the CM remains constant.
The formula to ensure that the center of mass remains unchanged can be derived from the principle of conservation of momentum or simply by understanding that the weighted average position (considering masses as weights) does not change.
Let's denote: - $x_1$ as the distance moved by $m_1$ towards the CM, - $x_2$ as the distance $m_2$ needs to move towards the CM, - The total mass of the system as $M = m_1 + m_2$.
Since $m_1$ moves towards the CM by 2 cm, we apply the principle that the weighted sum of displacements (taking mass into account) remains 0 to maintain the center of mass at its original position:
$m_1 \cdot x_1 + m_2 \cdot x_2 = 0$
Given that $m_1 = 3 \, \text{kg}$, $m_2 = 2 \, \text{kg}$, and $x_1 = 2 \, \text{cm}$, we substitute these values into the equation:
$3 \cdot 2 + 2 \cdot x_2 = 0$
Solving for $x_2$ gives:
$6 + 2x_2 = 0$
$2x_2 = -6$
$x_2 = -3 \, \text{cm}$
This means the mass $m_2$ should move $3 \, \mathrm{cm}$ towards the center of mass to keep the center of mass of the system at the original position. The negative sign indicates the direction is towards the center of mass, similar to $m_1$'s movement direction in relation to keeping the CM stationary.
Explanation:
The center of mass (COM) of a system of particles is calculated as:
$X_{COM} = \frac{\sum_{i} m_i x_i}{\sum_{i} m_i}$
$Y_{COM} = \frac{\sum_{i} m_i y_i}{\sum_{i} m_i} $$
where $m_i$ is the mass of the $i$-th particle, and $(x_i, y_i)$ are its coordinates.
2. Coordinate Setup:Let's place the origin at the right angle of the triangle and align the sides along the x and y axes:
- Sphere 1: $(4, 0)$
- Sphere 2: $(0, 4)$
- Sphere 3: $(0, 0)$
Since all spheres have mass $2M$, we can simplify the COM calculations:
$X_{COM} = \frac{2M \cdot 4 + 2M \cdot 0 + 2M \cdot 0} {2M + 2M + 2M} = \frac{4}{3}$
$Y_{COM} = \frac{2M \cdot 0 + 2M \cdot 4 + 2M \cdot 0} {2M + 2M + 2M} = \frac{4}{3}$
4. Magnitude of Position Vector:The position vector of the COM is $\left(\frac{4}{3}, \frac{4}{3}\right)$. Its magnitude is:
$|\vec{r}_{COM}| = \sqrt{\left(\frac{4}{3}\right)^2 + \left(\frac{4}{3}\right)^2} = \frac{4\sqrt{2}}{3}$
5. Finding x:We are given that the magnitude of the position vector is of the form $\frac{4\sqrt{2}}{x}$. Comparing this to our result, we find that $x = 3$.
Answer:The value of $x$ is 3.
A solid circular disc of mass $50 \mathrm{~kg}$ rolls along a horizontal floor so that its center of mass has a speed of $0.4 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. The absolute value of work done on the disc to stop it is ________ J.
Explanation:
Using work energy theorem
$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{W}=\Delta \mathrm{KE}=0-\left(\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{mv}^2+\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{I} \omega^2\right) \\ & \mathrm{W}=0-\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{mv}^2\left(1+\frac{\mathrm{K}^2}{\mathrm{R}^2}\right) \\ & =-\frac{1}{2} \times 50 \times 0.4^2\left(1+\frac{1}{2}\right)=-6 \mathrm{~J} \end{aligned}$
Absolute work $=+6 \mathrm{~J}$
$W=-6 J \quad|W|=6 J$
A body starts falling freely from height $H$ hits an inclined plane in its path at height $h$. As a result of this perfectly elastic impact, the direction of the velocity of the body becomes horizontal. The value of $\frac{H}{h}$ for which the body will take the maximum time to reach the ground is __________.
Explanation:

Total time of flight $=\mathrm{T}$
$T=\sqrt{\frac{2 h}{g}}+\sqrt{\frac{2(H-h)}{g}}$
For max. time $=\frac{\mathrm{dT}}{\mathrm{dh}}=0$
$\begin{aligned} & \sqrt{\frac{2}{\mathrm{~g}}}\left(\frac{-1}{2 \sqrt{\mathrm{H}-\mathrm{h}}}+\frac{1}{2 \sqrt{\mathrm{h}}}\right)=0 \\ & \sqrt{\mathrm{H}-\mathrm{h}}=\sqrt{\mathrm{h}} \\ & \mathrm{h}=\frac{\mathrm{H}}{2} \Rightarrow \frac{\mathrm{H}}{\mathrm{h}}=2 \end{aligned}$
A bullet of $10 \mathrm{~g}$ leaves the barrel of gun with a velocity of $600 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. If the barrel of gun is $50 \mathrm{~cm}$ long and mass of gun is $3 \mathrm{~kg}$, then value of impulse supplied to the gun will be :
An average force of $125 \mathrm{~N}$ is applied on a machine gun firing bullets each of mass $10 \mathrm{~g}$ at the speed of $250 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ to keep it in position. The number of bullets fired per second by the machine gun is :
A particle of mass m moving with velocity v collides with a stationary particle of mass 2m. After collision, they stick together and continue to move together with velocity
100 balls each of mass $\mathrm{m}$ moving with speed $v$ simultaneously strike a wall normally and reflected back with same speed, in time $\mathrm{t ~s}$. The total force exerted by the balls on the wall is
As per the given figure, a small ball P slides down the quadrant of a circle and hits the other ball Q of equal mass which is initially at rest. Neglecting the effect of friction and assume the collision to be elastic, the velocity of ball Q after collision will be :
(g = 10 m/s2)

The figure represents the momentum time ($\mathrm{p}-\mathrm{t}$) curve for a particle moving along an axis under the influence of the force. Identify the regions on the graph where the magnitude of the force is maximum and minimum respectively?
If $\left(t_{3}-t_{2}\right) < t_{1}$

A ball of mass $200 \mathrm{~g}$ rests on a vertical post of height $20 \mathrm{~m}$. A bullet of mass $10 \mathrm{~g}$, travelling in horizontal direction, hits the centre of the ball. After collision both travels independently. The ball hits the ground at a distance $30 \mathrm{~m}$ and the bullet at a distance of $120 \mathrm{~m}$ from the foot of the post. The value of initial velocity of the bullet will be (if $g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}$) :
The momentum of a body is increased by $50 \%$. The percentage increase in the kinetic energy of the body is ___________ $\%$.
Explanation:
The momentum (p) and kinetic energy (K) of a body are related by the equations:
$p = mv$,
$K = \frac{1}{2}mv^2$,
where m is the mass and v is the velocity of the body.
We can express v in terms of p and m:
$v = \frac{p}{m}$,
and substitute this into the equation for K to get:
$K = \frac{p^2}{2m}$.
So, the kinetic energy is proportional to the square of the momentum.
If the momentum is increased by 50%, the new momentum is 1.5p, and the new kinetic energy is:
$K' = \frac{(1.5p)^2}{2m} = \frac{2.25p^2}{2m} = 2.25K$.
The percentage increase in the kinetic energy is then:
$\frac{K'-K}{K} \times 100 = \frac{2.25K - K}{K} \times 100 = 1.25 \times 100 = 125\%$.
So, the percentage increase in the kinetic energy of the body is 125%.
Explanation:
$h^{\prime}=(0.5)^{2} \times 20 m=5 m$
A body of mass 1 kg collides head on elastically with a stationary body of mass 3 kg. After collision, the smaller body reverses its direction of motion and moves with a speed of 2 m/s. The initial speed of the smaller body before collision is ___________ ms$^{-1}$.
Explanation:
Before collision

After collision

Momentum conservation
u + 0 = 3 v – 2
3v - u = 2 …(1)
$ \begin{aligned} & \frac{v+2}{u}=1 \Rightarrow v+2=u \\\\ & u-v=2 \quad ....(2) \end{aligned} $
Adding (1) and (2)
$ \begin{aligned} & 2 v=4 \\\\ & v=2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} \\\\ & \therefore u=4 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} \end{aligned} $
If momentum of a body is increased by 20%, then its kinetic energy increases by
Two bodies of mass $1 \mathrm{~kg}$ and $3 \mathrm{~kg}$ have position vectors $\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}$ and $-3 \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}$ respectively. The magnitude of position vector of centre of mass of this system will be similar to the magnitude of vector :
In two different experiments, an object of mass $5 \mathrm{~kg}$ moving with a speed of $25 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ hits two different walls and comes to rest within (i) 3 second, (ii) 5 seconds, respectively. Choose the correct option out of the following :
A body of mass $10 \mathrm{~kg}$ is projected at an angle of $45^{\circ}$ with the horizontal. The trajectory of the body is observed to pass through a point $(20,10)$. If $\mathrm{T}$ is the time of flight, then its momentum vector, at time $\mathrm{t}=\frac{\mathrm{T}}{\sqrt{2}}$, is _____________.
[Take $\mathrm{g}=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}$ ]
A ball of mass $0.15 \mathrm{~kg}$ hits the wall with its initial speed of $12 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ and bounces back without changing its initial speed. If the force applied by the wall on the ball during the contact is $100 \mathrm{~N}$, calculate the time duration of the contact of ball with the wall.
A body of mass $8 \mathrm{~kg}$ and another of mass $2 \mathrm{~kg}$ are moving with equal kinetic energy. The ratio of their respective momentum will be :
Two billiard balls of mass 0.05 kg each moving in opposite directions with 10 ms$-$1 collide and rebound with the same speed. If the time duration of contact is t = 0.005 s, then what is the force exerted on the ball due to each other?
Two bodies A and B of masses 5 kg and 8 kg are moving such that the momentum of body B is twice that of the body A. The ratio of their kinetic energies will be :
A body of mass M at rest explodes into three pieces, in the ratio of masses 1 : 1 : 2. Two smaller pieces fly off perpendicular to each other with velocities of 30 ms$-$1 and 40 ms$-$1 respectively. The velocity of the third piece will be :
Two blocks of masses 10 kg and 30 kg are placed on the same straight line with coordinates (0, 0) cm and (x, 0) cm respectively. The block of 10 kg is moved on the same line through a distance of 6 cm towards the other block. The distance through which the block of 30 kg must be moved to keep the position of centre of mass of the system unchanged is :
What percentage of kinetic energy of a moving particle is transferred to a stationary particle when it strikes the stationary particle of 5 times its mass?
(Assume the collision to be head-on elastic collision)
An object is thrown vertically upwards. At its maximum height, which of the following quantity becomes zero?
The distance of centre of mass from end A of a one dimensional rod (AB) having mass density $\rho=\rho_{0}\left(1-\frac{x^{2}}{L^{2}}\right) \mathrm{kg} / \mathrm{m}$ and length L (in meter) is $\frac{3 L}{\alpha} \mathrm{m}$. The value of $\alpha$ is ___________. (where x is the distance from end A)
Explanation:
$\rho = {\rho _0}\left( {1 - {{{x^2}} \over {{L^2}}}} \right)$ kg/m
${x_{cm}} = {{A\int\limits_0^L {{\rho _0}\left( {1 - {{{x^2}} \over {{L^2}}}} \right)x\,dx} } \over {A\int\limits_0^L {{\rho _0}\left( {1 - {{{x^2}} \over {{L^2}}}} \right)\,dx} }}$
${x_{cm}} = {{{{{L^2}} \over 2} - {{{L^2}} \over 4}} \over {L - {L \over 3}}} = {{{{{L^2}} \over 4}} \over {{{2L} \over 3}}} = {{3L} \over 8}$
$ \Rightarrow \alpha = 8$
Three identical spheres each of mass M are placed at the corners of a right angled triangle with mutually perpendicular sides equal to 3 m each. Taking point of intersection of mutually perpendicular sides as origin, the magnitude of position vector of centre of mass of the system will be $\sqrt x$ m. The value of x is ____________.
Explanation:

${d_{cm}} = 3\sin 45^\circ = {3 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
${d_{cm}} = {2 \over 3} \times {3 \over {\sqrt 2 }} = \sqrt 2 = \sqrt x $
$x = 2$
A man of 60 kg is running on the road and suddenly jumps into a stationary trolly car of mass 120 kg. Then, the trolly car starts moving with velocity 2 ms$-$1. The velocity of the running man was ___________ ms$-$1, when he jumps into the car.
Explanation:
Initially man was moving with velocity v1 and trolley was at rest, finally both were moving with velocity 2 ms$-$1 after man jumps on the trolley.
So,
$ \Rightarrow \quad m_{1} v_{1}+0=\left(m_{1}+m_{2}\right) v_{2} $
$ \text { Here, } m_{1}=\text { mass of man }=60 \mathrm{~kg} $
$ m_{2}=\text { mass of trolley }=120 \mathrm{~kg} $
$ v_{1}=\text { speed of } \text { man } $
$ v_{2}=\text { speed of man and trolley }=2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} $
$ \Rightarrow 60 \times v_{1}=(60+120) \times 2 $
$ \Rightarrow v_{1}=\frac{(60+120) \times 2}{60}=6 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} $












