Motion in a Straight Line
A particle starts from rest and moves in a straight line. It travels a distance $2 L$ with uniform acceleration and then moves with a constant velocity a further distance of $L$. Finally, it comes to rest after moving a distance of $3 L$ under uniform retardation. Then, the ratio of average speed to the maximum speed $\left(\frac{v}{v_m}\right)$ of the particle is
The acceleration of a particle which moves along the positive $X$-axis varies with its position as shown in the figure. If the velocity of the particle is $0.8 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ at $x=0$ , then its velocity at $x=1.4 \mathrm{~m}$ is $\left(\right.$ in $\left.\mathrm{ms}^{-1}\right)$
The distance travelled by an object in time $t$ is given by $s=(2.5) t^{2}$. The instantaneous speed of the object at $\mathrm{t}=5 \mathrm{~s}$ will be:
A passenger sitting in a train A moving at $90 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ observes another train $\mathrm{B}$ moving in the opposite direction for $8 \mathrm{~s}$. If the velocity of the train B is $54 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$, then length of train B is:
Two trains 'A' and 'B' of length '$l$' and '$4 l$' are travelling into a tunnel of length '$\mathrm{L}$' in parallel tracks from opposite directions with velocities $108 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ and $72 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$, respectively. If train 'A' takes $35 \mathrm{~s}$ less time than train 'B' to cross the tunnel then. length '$L$' of tunnel is :
(Given $\mathrm{L}=60 l$ )
A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of $150 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. The ratio of velocity after $3 \mathrm{~s}$ and $5 \mathrm{~s}$ is $\frac{x+1}{x}$. The value of $x$ is ___________.
$\left\{\right.$ take, $\left.g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}\right\}$
From the $\mathrm{v}-t$ graph shown, the ratio of distance to displacement in $25 \mathrm{~s}$ of motion is:

A person travels $x$ distance with velocity $v_{1}$ and then $x$ distance with velocity $v_{2}$ in the same direction. The average velocity of the person is $\mathrm{v}$, then the relation between $v, v_{1}$ and $v_{2}$ will be.
The position-time graphs for two students A and B returning from the school to their homes are shown in figure.

(A) A lives closer to the school
(B) B lives closer to the school
(C) A takes lesser time to reach home
(D) A travels faster than B
(E) B travels faster than A
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Given below are two statements
Statement I : Area under velocity- time graph gives the distance travelled by the body in a given time.
Statement II : Area under acceleration- time graph is equal to the change in velocity- in the given time.
In the light of given statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
A particle starts with an initial velocity of $10.0 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ along $x$-direction and accelerates uniformly at the rate of $2.0 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$. The time taken by the particle to reach the velocity of $60.0 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ is __________.
An object moves with speed $v_1,v_2$ and $v_3$ along a line segment AB, BC and CD respectively as shown in figure. Where AB = BC and AD = 3AB, then average speed of the object will be:

Match Column-I with Column-II :
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The distance travelled by a particle is related to time t as $x=4\mathrm{t}^2$. The velocity of the particle at t=5s is :-
A car travels a distance of '$x$' with speed $v_1$ and then same distance '$x$' with speed $v_2$ in the same direction. The average speed of the car is :
The velocity time graph of a body moving in a straight line is shown in the figure.

The ratio of displacement to distance travelled by the body in time 0 to 10s is :
For a train engine moving with speed of $20 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$, the driver must apply brakes at a distance of 500 $\mathrm{m}$ before the station for the train to come to rest at the station. If the brakes were applied at half of this distance, the train engine would cross the station with speed $\sqrt{x} \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$. The value of $x$ is ____________.
(Assuming same retardation is produced by brakes)
Explanation:
$ \begin{aligned} & v^2=u^2+2 a s \\\\ & (0)^2=u^2+2 a s \\\\ & u^2=-2 a s \\\\ & S=\frac{u^2}{2 a}-\frac{(20)^2}{2 \times a}=500 \\\\ & \text { acceleration of the train, } a=-\frac{400}{1000}=-0.4 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec} \end{aligned} $
Now, if the brakes are applied at $S=250 \mathrm{~m}$ i.e. half of the distance
$ \begin{aligned} & v^2=u^2+2 a s \\\\ & v^2=(20)^2+2(-0.4) \times 250 \\\\ & v^2=400-2 \times \frac{4}{10} \times 250 \\\\ & v^2=200 \\\\ & v=\sqrt{200} \\\\ & \text { Given } \Rightarrow v=\sqrt{x} \\\\ & \therefore x=200 \end{aligned} $
A horse rider covers half the distance with $5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ speed. The remaining part of the distance was travelled with speed $10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ for half the time and with speed $15 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ for other half of the time. The mean speed of the rider averaged over the whole time of motion is $\frac{x}{7} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. The value of $x$ is ___________.
Explanation:
$ \Rightarrow {t_1} = {{{S \over 2}} \over 5}$ ........ (1)
Also, ${S \over 2} = {{10{t_2}} \over 2} + {{15{t_2}} \over 2}$
$ \Rightarrow {t_2} = {S \over {25}}$ ....... (2)
$\Rightarrow$ Mean speed $ = {S \over {{t_1} + {t_2}}}$
$ = {S \over {{S \over {10}} + {S \over {25}}}} = {{250} \over {35}}$ m/s $ = {{50} \over 7}$ m/s
A tennis ball is dropped on to the floor from a height of 9.8 m. It rebounds to a height 5.0 m. Ball comes in contact with the floor for 0.2s. The average acceleration during contact is ___________ ms$^{-2}$.
(Given g = 10 ms$^{-2}$)
Explanation:
$u=\sqrt{2 \times g H}=\sqrt{2 \times 10 \times 9.8}=\underset{\text { (Downwards) }}{14 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}}$
The speed of ball just after collision is
$v=\sqrt{2 g h}=\sqrt{2 \times 10 \times 5}=\underset{\text { (Upwards) }}{10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}}$
So, $\vec{a}=\frac{\Delta \vec{v}}{\Delta t}$
$=\frac{10+14}{0.2}=120 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}$
The displacement-time graphs of two moving particles make angles of $30^{\circ}$ and $45^{\circ}$ with the time axis. The ratio of their velocities is

$\sqrt{3}: 2$
$1: 1$
$1: 2$
$1: \sqrt{3}$
The acceleration of a vertically projected body at its highest reaching position is
0
equal to acceleration due to gravity at the place
infinity
$-1 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$
A bird flies with a velocity $(t-2) \mathrm{ms}^{-1}$ along a straight line, where $t$ is the time in seconds. The distance covered by it in a time of 4 seconds is
2 m
4 m
6 m
8 m
A body starts rest with uniform acceleration. If its velocity after $n^{\text {th }}$ second (last second) is $v$ then its displacement in the last two seconds is
$\frac{2 v(n+1)}{n}$
$\frac{v(n+1)}{n}$
$\frac{v(n-1)}{n}$
$\frac{2 v(n-1)}{n}$
The ratio of the displacements of a freely falling body during first, second and third seconds of its motion is
A juggler throws balls vertically upwards with same initial velocity in air. When the first ball reaches its highest position, he throws the next ball. Assuming the juggler throws n balls per second, the maximum height the balls can reach is
A ball is released from a height h. If $t_{1}$ and $t_{2}$ be the time required to complete first half and second half of the distance respectively. Then, choose the correct relation between $t_{1}$ and $t_{2}$.
A ball is thrown up vertically with a certain velocity so that, it reaches a maximum height h. Find the ratio of the times in which it is at height $\frac{h}{3}$ while going up and coming down respectively.
If $\mathrm{t}=\sqrt{x}+4$, then $\left(\frac{\mathrm{d} x}{\mathrm{~d} t}\right)_{\mathrm{t}=4}$ is :
A NCC parade is going at a uniform speed of $9 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ under a mango tree on which a monkey is sitting at a height of $19.6 \mathrm{~m}$. At any particular instant, the monkey drops a mango. A cadet will receive the mango whose distance from the tree at time of drop is: (Given $g=9.8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}$ )
The velocity of the bullet becomes one third after it penetrates 4 cm in a wooden block. Assuming that bullet is facing a constant resistance during its motion in the block. The bullet stops completely after travelling at (4 + x) cm inside the block. The value of x is :
A bullet is shot vertically downwards with an initial velocity of $100 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ from a certain height. Within 10 s, the bullet reaches the ground and instantaneously comes to rest due to the perfectly inelastic collision. The velocity-time curve for total time $\mathrm{t}=20 \mathrm{~s}$ will be:
(Take g = 10 m/s2).
A small toy starts moving from the position of rest under a constant acceleration. If it travels a distance of 10m in t s, the distance travelled by the toy in the next t s will be :
Two balls A and B are placed at the top of 180 m tall tower. Ball A is released from the top at t = 0 s. Ball B is thrown vertically down with an initial velocity 'u' at t = 2 s. After a certain time, both balls meet 100 m above the ground. Find the value of 'u' in ms$-$1. [use g = 10 ms$-$2] :
Two buses P and Q start from a point at the same time and move in a straight line and their positions are represented by ${X_P}(t) = \alpha t + \beta {t^2}$ and ${X_Q}(t) = ft - {t^2}$. At what time, both the buses have same velocity?
A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of $19.6 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ from the top of a tower. The ball strikes the ground after $6 \mathrm{~s}$. The height from the ground up to which the ball can rise will be $\left(\frac{k}{5}\right) \mathrm{m}$. The value of $\mathrm{k}$ is __________. (use $\mathrm{g}=9.8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}$)
Explanation:
v = 19.6 m/s
t = 6s
Time taken in upward motion above tower = 2s
$\Rightarrow$ Time taken from top most point to ground = 4s
$ \Rightarrow \sqrt {{{2h} \over g}} = 4$
$h = {{16 \times 9.8} \over 2} = 8 \times 9.8$
$ \Rightarrow k = 8 \times 9.8 \times 5 = 392$










