Motion in a Straight Line
A particle is moving in a straight line such that its velocity is increasing at 5 ms$-$1 per meter. The acceleration of the particle is _____________ ms$-$2 at a point where its velocity is 20 ms$-$1.
Explanation:
${{dv} \over {dx}} = 5$ ms$-$1/m
Acceleration of particle
when $v = 20$ m/s
$a = v{{dv} \over {dx}} = 20(5)$ m/s2 = 100 m/s2
A car is moving with speed of $150 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ and after applying the break it will move $27 \mathrm{~m}$ before it stops. If the same car is moving with a speed of one third the reported speed then it will stop after travelling ___________ m distance.
Explanation:
${F_R}\,d = {1 \over 2}m{v^2}$
${{{d_2}} \over {{d_1}}} = {\left( {{{{v_2}} \over {{v_1}}}} \right)^2} = {\left( {{1 \over 3}} \right)^2}$
${d_2} = {d_1} \times {1 \over 9} = 3m$
A car covers AB distance with first one-third at velocity v1 ms$-$1, second one-third at v2 ms$-$1 and last one-third at v3 ms$-$1. If v3 = 3v1, v2 = 2v1 and v1 = 11 ms$-$1 then the average velocity of the car is _____________ ms$-$1.
Explanation:
${v_{mean}} = {{3{v_1}{v_2}{v_3}} \over {{v_1}{v_2} + {v_2}{v_3} + {v_3}{v_1}}}$
$ = {{3 \times 11 \times 22 \times 33} \over {11 \times 22 + 22 \times 33 + 33 \times 11}}$
$ = 18$ m/sec
A ball is projected vertically upward with an initial velocity of 50 ms$-$1 at t = 0s. At t = 2s, another ball is projected vertically upward with same velocity. At t = __________ s, second ball will meet the first ball (g = 10 ms$-$2).
Explanation:
At t = 2 s, v1 = 50 $-$ 2 $\times$ 10 = 30 m/s
v2 = v2
$\therefore$ arel = g $-$ g = 0
$S = {{{u^2} - {v^2}} \over {2g}} = {{{{50}^2} - {{30}^2}} \over {2 \times 10}} = {{1600} \over {20}} = 80$ m
$\therefore$ vrel = 50 $-$ 30 = 20 m/s
$\therefore$ $\Delta t = {{80} \over {20}} = 4\,s$
$\therefore$ required time t = 2 + 4 = 6 s
A ball of mass 0.5 kg is dropped from the height of 10 m. The height, at which the magnitude of velocity becomes equal to the magnitude of acceleration due to gravity, is ________ m. [Use g = 10 m/s2]
Explanation:

Let at h height its velocity becomes 10 m/s (as given in question)
$ \Rightarrow {v^2} - {u^2} = 2( - 10) \times ( - h)$
$ \Rightarrow {v^2} = 20\,h$
$ \Rightarrow 100 = 20\,h$
$ \Rightarrow h = 5\,m$
$h' = 10 - 5 = 5\,m$
From the top of a tower, a ball is thrown vertically upward which reaches the ground in 6 s. A second ball thrown vertically downward from the same position with the same speed reaches the ground in 1.5 s. A third ball released, from the rest from the same location, will reach the ground in ____________ s.
Explanation:
Based on the situation
$h = - u{t_1} + {1 \over 2}gt_1^2$ $\to$ throwing up ....... (i)
$h = u{t_2} + {1 \over 2}gt_2^2$ $\to$ throwing up ....... (ii)
$h = {1 \over 2}g{t^2}$ $\to$ dropping .......... (iii)
and $0 = u({t_1} - {t_2}) - {1 \over 2}g{({t_1} - {t_2})^2}$ ....... (iv)
solving above equations
$t = \sqrt {{t_1}{t_2}} $
$ \Rightarrow t = \sqrt {6 \times 1.5} = 3\,s$
A car starts at time $t=0$ from an initial speed of $10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ and accelerates uniformly with $2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ on a straight road for time $0 \leq t \leq 10 \mathrm{~s}$. Let $s_1$ and $s_2$ be the distance covered by the car in time $3 \leq t \leq 4 \mathrm{~s}$ and $4 \leq t \leq 5 \mathrm{~s}$, respectively. The ratio $\frac{s_2}{s_1}$ is
1
$\frac{19}{7}$
$\frac{9}{7}$
$\frac{5}{3}$
A ball projected up passes the same height $H$ at 2 s and 10 s . The value of $H$ is (use, $g=9.8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ )
102 m
100 m
98 m
9.8 m
Two towns $X$ and $Y$ are connected by a regular bus service. A bus leaves in either direction at every $t=T$ minutes. A man moving with same speed in the direction $X$ to $Y$ find that a bus goes past him every $t=t_1$ minutes in the direction of his motion, and every $t=t_2$ minutes in the opposite direction. Then, $T$ is given by
$\frac{2 t_1 t_2}{t_1+t_2}$
$\frac{\left(t_1-t_2\right) t_1}{t_1+t_2}$
$\frac{2 t_2\left(t_1+t_2\right)}{\left|t_1-t_2\right|}$
$\frac{t_1 t_2}{\left|t_1-t_2\right|}$
A rocket moves straight upward with zero initial velocity and with an acceleration $20 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$. It runs out of fuel and stops accelerating at the end of 5th second. It reaches a maximum height and falls back to the earth. The speed when it hits the ground is (take $g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ )
$10 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
$150 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
$50 \sqrt{6} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
$75 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
A particle moves along a straight line, such that its displacement $x$ varies with time $t$ as $x=\alpha t^3+\beta t^2+\gamma$, where $\alpha, \beta$ and $\gamma$ are constants, $v_1$ is the average velocity of the particle during its journey between $t=1 \mathrm{~s}$ and $t=3 \mathrm{~s} . v_2$ is the instantaneous velocity of the particle at $t=3 \mathrm{~s}$. The ratio $\frac{v_1}{v_2}$ is
$\frac{27 \alpha+9 \beta}{26 \alpha+6 \beta}$
$\frac{9 \alpha+3 \beta}{18 \alpha+4 \beta}$
$\frac{13 \alpha+4 \beta}{27 \alpha+6 \beta}$
$\frac{26 \alpha+8 \beta}{9 \alpha+3 \beta}$
An aircraft is flying at a height of $h$ above the ground and at a speed of $v$. The maximum angle subtended at a ground observation point by the aircraft after time $t$ is
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{v t}{h}\right)$
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{v t}{2 h}\right)$
$2 \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2 v t}{h}\right)$
$2 \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{v t}{h}\right)$
A particle starts from rest. Its acceleration (a) versus time $(t)$ graph is as shown in the figure. The maximum speed of the particle will be

$150 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
$75 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
$37.5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
$45 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
Assertion (A) The zero velocity of a particle at any instant always implies zero acceleration at that instant.
Reason (R) A body is momentarily at rest when it reverses its direction of motion. The correct option among the following is
(A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)
(A) is true, (R) is true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
A river has a steady speed of $v$. A man swims upstream at a distance of $d$ and swims back to the starting point in total time $t$. The man can swim at a speed of $2 v$ in still water. If the time taken by the man in still water is $t_0$ to complete the same length of swim, then $\frac{t}{t_0}$ is
$\frac{1}{2}$
$\frac{3}{2}$
$\frac{3}{4}$
$\frac{4}{3}$
A body starts from the rest and acquires a velocity of $10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ in 2s. What is the acceleration of the body and the distance travelled?
$5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ and 10 m
$5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ and 5 m
$5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ and 6 m
$6 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ and 5 m
A bullet fired into a target losses one-third of its velocity after travelling a distance $x$ metre into the target. If the bullet comes to rest by travelling a further distance $x^{\prime}$, then the ratio $\frac{x^{\prime}}{x}$ is
$\frac{2}{3}$
$\frac{1}{3}$
$\frac{4}{5}$
$\frac{4}{9}$
A student is at a distance 16 m from a bus when the bus begins to move with a constant acceleration of $9 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-2}$. The minimum velocity with which the student should run. towards the bus so as the catch it is $\alpha \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$. The value of $\alpha$ is
An object moving along $X$-axis with a uniform acceleration has velocity $\mathbf{v}=\left(12 \mathrm{cms}^{-1}\right) \hat{\mathbf{i}}$ at $x=3 \mathrm{~cm}$. After 2 s if it is at $x=-5 \mathrm{~cm}$, then its acceleration is
$y=\left(P t^2-Q t^3\right) \mathrm{~m}$ is the vertical displacement of a ball which is moving in vertical plane. Then the maximum height that the ball can reach is
A car covers a distance at speed of $60 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~h}^{-1}$. It returns and comes back to the original point moving at a speed of $v$. If the average speed for the round trip is $48 \mathrm{~kmh}^{-1}$, then the magnitude of $v$ is
(takes the value of g as 10 m/s2)

The acceleration $-$ displacement graph of the same particle is represented by :

The acceleration-displacement graph of the bicycle's motion is best described by :
Explanation:
v2 = ${{20} \over {10}}$x + 20
v2 = 2x + 20
2v${{dv} \over {dx}}$ = 2
$\therefore$ a = v${{dv} \over {dx}}$ = 1
Explanation:
${{dV} \over {dx}} = {1 \over {2\sqrt {5000 + 24x} }} \times 24 = {{12} \over {\sqrt {5000 + 24x} }}$
Now, $a = V{{dV} \over {dx}}$
$ = \sqrt {5000 + 24x} \times {{12} \over {\sqrt {5000 + 24x} }}$
a = 12 m/s2
Explanation:
When both balls will collide
y1 = y2
$35t - {1 \over 2} \times 10 \times {t^2} = 35(t - 3) - {1 \over 2} \times 10 \times {(t - 3)^2}$
$35t - {1 \over 2} \times 10 \times {t^2} = 35t - 105 - {1 \over 2} \times 10 \times {t^2} - {1 \over 2} \times 10 \times {3^2} + {1 \over 2} \times 10 \times 6t$
0 = 150 $-$ 30 t
t = 5 sec
$\therefore$ Height at which both balls will collied
$h = 35t - {1 \over 2} \times 10 \times {t^2}$
$ = 35 \times 5 - {1 \over 2} \times 10 \times {5^2}$
h = 50 m
An object is moving with a uniform acceleration which is parallel to its instantaneous direction of motion. The displacement-velocity graph of this object is
The displacement of a particle starting from rest at $t=0$ is given by $s=9 t^2-2 t^3$. The time in seconds at which the particle will attain zero velocity is
Two cars A and B are moving with a velocity of 30 km/h in the same direction. They are separated by 10 km. The speed of another car C moving in the opposite direction, if it meets these two cars at an interval of eight minutes is
An object travelling at a speed of 36 km/h comes to rest in a distance of 200 m after the brakes were applied. The retardation produced by the brakes is
A ball is projected upwards. Its acceleration at the highest point is
Which of the following decreases, in motion on a straight line, with constant retardation?
[g is the acceleration due to gravity]
(graph are drawn schematically and on not to scale)















