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311.
Three elephants $$A,B$$ and $$C$$ are moving along a straight line with constant speed in same direction as shown in figure. Speed of $$A$$ is $$5\,m/s$$ and speed of $$C$$ is $$10\,m/s.$$ Initially separation between $$A$$ and $$B$$ is $$'d'$$ and between $$B$$ and $$C$$ is also $$d.$$ When $$'B'$$ catches $$'C'$$ separation between $$A$$ and $$C$$ becomes $$3d.$$ Then the speed of $$B$$ will be
A
$$7.5\,m/s$$
B
$$15\,m/s$$
C
$$20\,m/s$$
D
$$5\,m/s$$
Answer :
$$15\,m/s$$
$$B$$ catches $$C$$ in time $$t$$ then $$t = \frac{d}{{u - 10}}.$$
Separation by this time has increased by $$'d'$$ between $$A$$ and $$C$$ hence
$$\left( {10 - 5} \right) \times \frac{d}{{\left( {u - 10} \right)}} = d,u = 15\,m/s$$
312.
A particle moves along a circle of radius $$\left( {\frac{{20}}{\pi }} \right)m$$ with constant tangential acceleration. If the velocity of the particle is $$80\,m/s$$ at the end of the second revolution after motion has begin, the tangential acceleration is
A
$$160\,\pi \,m/{s^2}$$
B
$$40\,m/{s^2}$$
C
$$40\,\pi \,m/{s^2}$$
D
$$640\,\pi \,m/{s^2}$$
Answer :
$$40\,m/{s^2}$$
The tangential acceleration is given by
$${a_T} = r\alpha \,......\left( {\text{i}} \right)$$
From 2nd equation of motion for rotational motion,
$${\omega ^2} = \omega _0^2 + 2\alpha \theta $$
Here, initial angular velocity, $${\omega _0} = 0,$$
Final angular velocity,
$$\eqalign{
& \omega = \frac{v}{I} = \frac{{80}}{{\frac{{20}}{\pi }}} \cr
& = 4\pi \,rad/s \cr
& \theta = 2 \times 2\pi \,rad \cr} $$
So, angular acceleration
$$\alpha = \frac{{{\omega ^2}}}{{2\theta }} = \frac{{{{\left( {4\pi } \right)}^2}}}{{2 \times \left( {2 \times 2\pi } \right)}} = \frac{{16{\pi ^2}}}{{8\pi }} = 2\pi $$
Hence, from Eq. (i), we have
$${a_T} = r\alpha = \frac{{20}}{\pi } \times 2\pi = 40\;m/{s^2}$$ Alternative
Initial velocity, $$u = 0$$
Final velocity, $$v = 80\,m/s$$
Radius of circle $$r = \left( {\frac{{20}}{{11}}} \right)m$$
Distance travelled, $$S = 2 \times \left( {2\pi r} \right) = 2 \times \left( {2\pi \times \frac{{20}}{\pi }} \right)$$
$$ = 80\,m$$
Now, by applying third equation of motion,
$$\eqalign{
& {v^2} = {u^2} + 2as \cr
& {\left( {80} \right)^2} = 0 + 2 \times {a_f} \times 80 \cr
& {a_f} = 40\,m/{s^2} \cr} $$
313.
The displacement of a particle as a function of time is shown in figure. It indicates that
A
the velocity of the particle is constant throughout
B
the acceleration of the particle is constant throughout
C
the particle starts with a constant velocity and is accelerated
D
the motion is retarded and finally the particle stops
Answer :
the motion is retarded and finally the particle stops
From displacement-time graph, it is clear that in equal intervals of time displacements are not equal infact, decreases and after $$40\,s$$ displacement constant i.e. the particle stops.
314.
If the vectors $$\left( {\hat i + \hat j + \hat k} \right)$$ and $$3\hat i$$ form two sides of a triangle, the area of the triangle is :
A
$$\sqrt 3 $$
B
$$2\sqrt 3 $$
C
$$\frac{3}{{\sqrt 2 }}$$
D
$$3\sqrt 2 $$
Answer :
$$\frac{3}{{\sqrt 2 }}$$
The area of the triangle
$$A = \frac{1}{2}\left| {\left( {\hat i + \hat j + \hat k} \right) \times \left( {3\hat i} \right)} \right| = \frac{3}{{\sqrt 2 }}.$$
315.
A projectile is thrown at an angle of $${40^ \circ }$$ with the horizontal and its range is $${R_1}.$$ Another projectile is thrown at an angle $${40^ \circ }$$ with the vertical and its range is $${R_2}.$$ What is the relation between $${R_1}$$ and $${R_2}$$ ?
A
$${R_1} = {R_2}$$
B
$${R_1} = 2{R_2}$$
C
$$2{R_1} = {R_2}$$
D
$${R_1} = \frac{{4{R_2}}}{5}$$
Answer :
$${R_1} = {R_2}$$
$$R$$ is same for both $$\theta $$ and $$\left( {{{90}^ \circ } - \theta } \right).$$ If angle w.r.t. vertical is $${40^ \circ }$$ then w.r.t. horizontal direction it will be $${90^ \circ } - {40^ \circ } = {50^ \circ }.$$
316.
An automobile travelling with a speed of $$60 \,km/h,$$ can brake to stop within a distance of $$20 \,m.$$ If the car is going twice as fast i.e., $$120 \,km/h,$$ the stopping distance will be-
317.
The displacement-time graphs of two particles $$A$$ and $$B$$ are straight lines making angles of $${30^ \circ }$$ and $${60^ \circ }$$ respectively with the time axis. If the velocity of $$A$$ is $${v_A}$$ and that of $$B$$ is $${v_B},$$ the value of $$\frac{{{v_A}}}{{{v_B}}}$$ is
318.
An object, moving with a speed of $$6.25\,m/s,$$ is decelerated at a rate given by: $$\frac{{dv}}{{dt}} = - 2.5\sqrt v $$ where $$v$$ is the instantaneous speed. The time taken by the object, to come to rest, would be
319.
Two cars $$P$$ and $$Q$$ start from a point at the same time in a straight line and their positions are represented by $${X_P}\left( t \right) = at + b{t^2}$$ and $${X_Q}\left( t \right) = ft - {t^2}.$$ At what time do the cars have the same velocity?
Velocity of each car is given by
$$\eqalign{
& {V_P} = \frac{{d{x_P}\left( t \right)}}{{dt}} = a + 2bt \cr
& {\text{and}}\,{V_Q} = \frac{{d{x_Q}\left( t \right)}}{{dt}} = f - 2t \cr} $$
It is given that $${V_P} = {V_Q}$$
$$\eqalign{
& \Rightarrow a + 2bt = f - 2t \cr
& \Rightarrow t = \frac{{f - a}}{{2\left( {b + 1} \right)}} \cr} $$
320.
Two trains are each $$50\,m$$ long moving parallel towards each other at speeds $$10\,m/s$$ and $$15\,m/s$$ respectively. After what time will they pass each other?
A
$$5\sqrt {\frac{2}{3}} \sec $$
B
$$4\,\sec $$
C
$$2\,\sec $$
D
$$6\,\sec $$
Answer :
$$4\,\sec $$
Relative speed of each train with respect to each other be, $$v = 10 + 15 = 25\,m/s$$
Here distance covered by each train = sum of their lengths $$= 50 + 50 = 100\,m$$
$$\therefore {\text{Required time}} = \frac{{100}}{{25}} = 4\,\sec $$