Motion

29 Questions
2024 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2024 Paper 2 Online
A ball is thrown from the location $\left(x_0, y_0\right)=(0,0)$ of a horizontal playground with an initial speed $v_0$ at an angle $\theta_0$ from the $+x$-direction. The ball is to be hit by a stone, which is thrown at the same time from the location $\left(x_1, y_1\right)=(L, 0)$. The stone is thrown at an angle $\left(180-\theta_1\right)$ from the $+x$-direction with a suitable initial speed. For a fixed $v_0$, when $\left(\theta_0, \theta_1\right)=\left(45^{\circ}, 45^{\circ}\right)$, the stone hits the ball after time $T_1$, and when $\left(\theta_0, \theta_1\right)=\left(60^{\circ}, 30^{\circ}\right)$, it hits the ball after time $T_2$. In such a case, $\left(T_1 / T_2\right)^2$ is ______.
2023 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 1 Online
A person of height $1.6 \mathrm{~m}$ is walking away from a lamp post of height $4 \mathrm{~m}$ along a straight path on the flat ground. The lamp post and the person are always perpendicular to the ground. If the speed of the person is $60 \mathrm{~cm} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$, the speed of the tip of the person's shadow on the ground with respect to the person is ____________ $\mathrm{cm}~ \mathrm{s}^{-1}$.
2022 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 1 Online

A projectile is fired from horizontal ground with speed $v$ and projection angle $\theta$. When the acceleration due to gravity is $g$, the range of the projectile is $d$. If at the highest point in its trajectory, the projectile enters a different region where the effective acceleration due to gravity is $g^{\prime}=\frac{g}{0.81}$, then the new range is $d^{\prime}=n d$. The value of $n$ is ___________ .

2019 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 2 Offline
A ball is thrown from ground at an angle $\theta $ with horizontal and with an initial speed u0. For the resulting projectile motion, the magnitude of average velocity of the ball up to the point when it hits the ground for the first time is V1. After hitting the ground, the ball rebounds at the same angle $\theta $ but with a reduced speed of ${{{u_0}} \over \alpha }$. Its motion continues for a long time as shown in figure. If the magnitude of average velocity of the ball for entire duration of motion is 0.8 V1, the value of $\alpha $ is ..................

JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Motion Question 6 English
2018 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 Offline
A ball is projected from the ground at an angle of ${45^o}$ with the horizontal surface. It reaches a maximum height of $120$ $m$ and returns to the ground. Upon hitting the ground for the first time, it loses half of its kinetic energy. Immediately after the bounce, the velocity of the ball makes an angle of ${30^o}$ with the horizontal surface. The maximium height it reaches after the bounce, in metres, is ______________.
2014 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline
A rocket is moving in a gravity free space with a constant acceleration of 2 ms–2 along + x direction (see figure). The length of a chamber inside the rocket is 4 m. A ball is thrown from the left end of the chamber in + x direction with a speed of 0.3 ms–1 relative to the rocket. At the same time, another ball is thrown in - x direction with a speed of 0.2 ms–1 from its right end relative to the rocket. The time in seconds when the two balls hit each other is JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline Physics - Motion Question 10 English
2014 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline
Airplanes A and B are flying with constant velocity in the same vertical plane at angles $30^\circ $ and $60^\circ $ with respect to the horizontal respectively as shown in the figure. The speed of A is $100\sqrt 3 $ m/s. At time t = 0 s, an observer in A finds B at a distance of 500 m. This observer sees B moving with a constant velocity perpendicular to the line of motion of A. If at t = t0, A just escapes being hit by B, t0 in seconds is

JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline Physics - Motion Question 11 English
2011 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 2 Offline
A train is moving along a straight line with a constant acceleration 'a'. A boy standing in the train throws a ball forward with a speed of 10 m/s, at an angle of $60^\circ $ to the horizontal. The boy has to move forward by 1.15 m inside the train to catch the ball back at the initial height. The acceleration of the train, in m/s2, is
2020 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 2 Offline
Starting at time t = 0 from the origin with speed 1 ms-1, a particle follows a two-dimensional trajectory in the x-y plane so that its coordinates are related by the equation $y = {{{x^2}} \over 2}$. The x and y components of its acceleration are denoted by ax and ay, respectively. Then
A.
ax = 1 ms-2 implies that when the particle is at the origin, ay = 1 ms-2
B.
ax = 0 implies ay = 1 ms-2 at all times
C.
at t = 0, the particle's velocity points in the x-direction
D.
ax = 0 implies that at t = 1s, the angle between the particle's velocity and the x axis is 45$^\circ$
1999 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 1999 Screening
The coordinates of a particle moving in a plane are given by x(t) = a cos(pt) and y(t) = b sin(pt) where a, b (< a) and p are positive constants of approprite dimensions. Then
A.
the path of the particle is an ellipse
B.
the velocity and acceleration of the particle are normal to each other at t = ${\pi \over {2p}}$
C.
the acceleration of the particle is always directed towards a focus
D.
the distance traveled by the particle in time interval t = 0 to t = ${\pi \over {2p}}$ is a
1993 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 1993
A particle of mass m moves on the x-axis as follows: it starts from rest at t = 0 from the point x = 0, and come to rest at t = 1 at the point x = 1. NO other information is available about its motion at intermediate times ( 0 < t < 1 ). If $\alpha $ denotes the instantaneous acceleration of the particle, then:
A.
$\alpha $ cannot remain positive for all t in the interval $0 \le t \le 1$
B.
$\left| \alpha \right|$ cannot exceed 2 at any point in its path.
C.
$\left| \alpha \right|$ must be $ \ge $ 4 at some point or points in its path.
D.
$\alpha $ must be change sign during the motion, but no other assertion can be made with the information given.
1982 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1982
A particle is moving eastwards with a velocity of 5 m/s. In 10s the velocity changes to 5 m/s northwards. The average acceleration in this time is
A.
zero
B.
${1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}m/{s^2}$ towards north-west
C.
${1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}m/{s^2}$ towards north-east
D.
${1 \over 2}m/{s^2}$ towards north
2017 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 Offline
Three vectors $\overrightarrow P ,\overrightarrow Q $ and $\overrightarrow R $ are shown in the figure. Let $S$ be any point on the vector $\overrightarrow R .$ The distance between the points $P$ and $S$ is $b\left| {\overrightarrow R } \right|.$ The general relation among vectors $\overrightarrow P ,\overrightarrow Q $ and $\overrightarrow S $ is :

JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Motion Question 7 English
A.
$\overrightarrow S = \left( {1 - b} \right)\overrightarrow P + b\overrightarrow Q $
B.
$\overrightarrow S = \left( {b - 1} \right)\overrightarrow P + b\overrightarrow Q $
C.
$\overrightarrow S = \left( {1 - {b^2}} \right)\overrightarrow P + b\overrightarrow Q $
D.
$\overrightarrow S = \left( {1 - b} \right)\overrightarrow P + {b^2}\overrightarrow Q $
2017 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 Offline
Consider an expanding sphere of instantaneous radius R whose total mass remains constant. The expansion is such that the instantaneous density $\rho $ remains uniform throughout the volume. The rate of fractional change in density $\left( {{1 \over \rho } {{d\rho } \over {dt}}} \right)$ is constant. The velocity $v$ of any point on the surface of the expanding sphere is proportional to
A.
$R$
B.
${R^3}$
C.
${1 \over R}$
D.
${R^{2/3}}$
2008 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline
STATEMENT-1: For an observer looking out through the window of a fast moving train, the nearby objects appear to move in the opposite direction to the train, while the distant objects appear to be stationary.

STATEMENT-2: If the observer and the object are moving at velocities ${\overrightarrow v _1}$ and ${\overrightarrow v _2}$ respectively with reference to a laboratory frame, the velocity of the object with respect to the observer is ${\overrightarrow v _2}$ - ${\overrightarrow v _1}$.

A.
STATEMENT - 1 is True, STATEMENT - 2 is True; STATEMENT - 2 is a correct explanation for STATEMENT ,- 1
B.
STATEMENT - 1 is True, STATEMENT - 2 is True; STATEMENT - 2 is NOT a correct explanation for STATEMENT - 1
C.
STATEMENT - 1 is True, STATEMENT - 2 is False
D.
STATEMENT - 1 is False, STATEMENT - 2 is True
2007 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 1 Offline

While the piston is at a distance 2L from the top, the hole at the top is sealed. The piston is then released, to a position where it can stay in equilibrium. In this condition, the distance of the piston from the top is :

A.
$\left( {{{2{P_0}\pi {R^2}} \over {\pi {R^2}{P_0} + Mg}}} \right)(2L)$
B.
$\left( {{{{P_0}\pi {R^2} - Mg} \over {\pi {R^2}{P_0}}}} \right)(2L)$
C.
$\left( {{{{P_0}\pi {R^2} + Mg} \over {\pi {R^2}{P_0}}}} \right)(2L)$
D.
$\left( {{{{P_0}\pi {R^2}} \over {\pi {R^2}{P_0} - Mg}}} \right)(2L)$
2004 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2004 Screening
A body starts from rest at time t = 0, the acceleration time graph is shown in the figure. The maximum velocity attained by the body will be IIT-JEE 2004 Screening Physics - Motion Question 21 English
A.
110 m/s
B.
55 m/s
C.
650 m/s
D.
550 m/s
2004 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2004 Screening
A particle starts sliding down a frictionless inclined plane. If Sn is the distance traveled by it from time t = n - 1 sec to t = n sec, the ratio Sn / Sn+1 is
A.
${{2n - 1} \over {2n + 1}}$
B.
${{2n + 1} \over {2n}}$
C.
${{2n} \over {2n + 1}}$
D.
${{2n + 1} \over {2n - 1}}$
1988 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1988
A boat which has a speed of 5 km/hr in still water crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest possible path in 15 minutes. The velocity of the river water in km/hr is
A.
1
B.
3
C.
4
D.
$\sqrt {41} $
1983 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1983
A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5 meters per minute. A man on the south bank of the river, capable of swimming at 10 meters per minute in still water, wants to swim across the river in the shortest time. He should swim in a direction
A.
due north
B.
$30^\circ $ east of north
C.
$30^\circ $ west of north
D.
$60^\circ $ east of north
1996 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1996
Two guns, situated on the top of a hill of height 10 m, fire one shot each with the same speed $5\sqrt 3 $ m s-1 at some interval of time. One gun fires horizontally and other fires upwards at an angle of $60^\circ $ with the horizontal. The shots collide in air at a point P. Find

(i) the time interval between the firings, and

(ii) the coordinates of the point P.

Take origin of the coordinate system at the foot of the hill right below the muzzle and trajectories in x-y plane.
1979 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1979
Answer the following giving reason in brief:

Is the time variation of position, shown in the figure observed in nature?

IIT-JEE 1979 Physics - Motion Question 15 English
1979 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1979
The dispalcement x of particle moving in one direction, under the action of a constant force is related to the time t by the equation $t = \sqrt x + 3$
where x is in meters and t in seconds. Find

(i) The displacement of the particle when its velocity is zero, and

(ii) The work done by the force in the first 6 seconds.

1978 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1978
A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate $\alpha $ for some time after which it decelerates at a constant rate $\beta $ to come to rest. If the total time lapse is t seconds, evaluate.

(i) maximum velocity reached, and

(ii) the total distance travelled.

1985 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1985
Two identical trains are moving on rails along the equator on the earth in opposite directions with the same speed. They will exert the same pressure on the rails.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
1984 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1984
A projectile fired from the ground follows a parabolic path. The speed of the projectile is minimum at the top of its path.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
1983 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1983
Two balls of different masses are thrown vertically upwards with the same speed. They pass through the point of projection in their downward motion with the same speed. (Neglect air resistance)
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
1984 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1984
Four person K, L, M, N are initially at the four corners of a square of side d. Each person now moves with a uniform speed v in such a way that K always moves directly towards L, L directly towards M, M directly towards N, and N directly towards K. The four person will meet at a time _____________.
1983 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1983
A particle moves in a circle of radius R. In half the period of revolution its displacement is ________ and distance covered is _________.