Class 11 Physics | Motion in a Plane Assignment Q1 to Q70

Class 11 Physics Assignment

Chapter: Motion in a Plane

Question 1
One rectangular component of a velocity of 80 km/h is 40 km/h. Find the other rectangular component.
Solution: Given resultant velocity v = 80 km/h and one rectangular component vx = 40 km/h. For perpendicular components, v² = vx² + vy². Therefore vy = √(v² − vx²) = √(80² − 40²) = √(6400 − 1600) = √4800 = 40√3 km/h = 69.28 km/h. Hence, the other component is 69.28 km/h.
Question 2
Two billiard balls move with components (1, √3) m/s and (2, 2) m/s. Find the angle between their paths.
Solution: For the first ball, vx = 1 m/s and vy = √3 m/s. Therefore tanθ₁ = vy/vx = √3/1 = √3, so θ₁ = 60°. For the second ball, vx = 2 m/s and vy = 2 m/s. Therefore tanθ₂ = 2/2 = 1, so θ₂ = 45°. The angle between their paths is θ₁ − θ₂ = 60° − 45° = 15°.
Question 3
A vector of magnitude 10 units makes 30° with x-axis. Find x and y components.
Solution: The component of a vector A along x-axis is Ax = A cosθ and along y-axis is Ay = A sinθ. Here A = 10 units and θ = 30°. So Ax = 10 cos30° = 10 × √3/2 = 5√3 units. Also Ay = 10 sin30° = 10 × 1/2 = 5 units.
Question 4
A vector has components 6 and 8 units. Find magnitude and direction.
Solution: If the rectangular components are Ax = 6 units and Ay = 8 units, then magnitude A = √(Ax² + Ay²) = √(6² + 8²) = √100 = 10 units. Direction with x-axis is given by tanθ = Ay/Ax = 8/6 = 4/3. Hence θ = tan⁻¹(4/3) ≈ 53.1°.
Question 5
Two forces 5 N and 10 N act at 30°. Find resultant.
Solution: For two forces F1 and F2 making angle θ, resultant R = √(F1² + F2² + 2F1F2 cosθ). Here F1 = 5 N, F2 = 10 N, θ = 30°. R = √(25 + 100 + 2×5×10×cos30°) = √(125 + 100×√3/2) = √(125 + 50√3). Numerically, R ≈ √211.6 = 14.56 N.
Question 6
Two equal vectors have resultant equal to either vector. Find angle between them.
Solution: Let each vector have magnitude A and angle between them be θ. Resultant R is also A. Using R² = A² + A² + 2A²cosθ, we get A² = 2A² + 2A²cosθ. Dividing by A², 1 = 2 + 2cosθ. Hence cosθ = −1/2 and θ = 120°.
Question 7
Two forces 5 N and 10 N act at 120°. Find resultant.
Solution: Using resultant formula R = √(F1² + F2² + 2F1F2 cosθ). Here F1 = 5 N, F2 = 10 N and θ = 120°. R = √(25 + 100 + 2×5×10×cos120°). Since cos120° = −1/2, R = √(125 − 50) = √75 = 5√3 = 8.66 N.
Question 8
If resultant of two vectors follows R² = A² + B², find angle between them.
Solution: The general expression for resultant of two vectors is R² = A² + B² + 2ABcosθ. Given R² = A² + B². Comparing both equations, 2ABcosθ = 0. Since A and B are non-zero, cosθ = 0. Therefore θ = 90°.
Question 9
A particle moves with velocity components 3 m/s and 4 m/s. Find speed.
Solution: For perpendicular velocity components vx and vy, resultant speed is v = √(vx² + vy²). Here vx = 3 m/s and vy = 4 m/s. Therefore v = √(3² + 4²) = √(9 + 16) = √25 = 5 m/s.
Question 10
A displacement has components 12 m east and 5 m north. Find resultant displacement.
Solution: East and north displacements are perpendicular. Resultant displacement S = √(12² + 5²) = √(144 + 25) = √169 = 13 m. Direction is tanθ = 5/12, so θ = tan⁻¹(5/12) north of east.
Question 11
A body is projected horizontally with 20 m/s from height 80 m. Find time of flight. Take g=10 m/s².
Solution: For horizontal projection, vertical initial velocity is zero. Vertical displacement h = 1/2 gt². Given h = 80 m and g = 10 m/s². So 80 = 1/2 × 10 × t² = 5t². Thus t² = 16 and t = 4 s.
Question 12
A body is projected horizontally with 20 m/s from height 80 m. Find horizontal range.
Solution: In horizontal projection, horizontal velocity remains constant. From Q11, time of flight t = 4 s. Horizontal range R = horizontal velocity × time = 20 × 4 = 80 m.
Question 13
A projectile is fired with 40 m/s at 30°. Find time of flight. Take g=10 m/s².
Solution: Time of flight for projectile is T = 2u sinθ/g. Here u = 40 m/s, θ = 30° and g = 10 m/s². T = 2×40×sin30°/10 = 80×1/2/10 = 40/10 = 4 s.
Question 14
A projectile is fired with 40 m/s at 30°. Find maximum height.
Solution: Maximum height H = u²sin²θ/2g. Here u = 40 m/s, θ = 30°, g = 10 m/s². H = 40² × (sin30°)² / 20 = 1600 × (1/2)² / 20 = 1600 × 1/4 / 20 = 400/20 = 20 m.
Question 15
A projectile is fired with 40 m/s at 30°. Find range.
Solution: Horizontal range R = u²sin2θ/g. Here u = 40 m/s and θ = 30°. So R = 40² sin60° / 10 = 1600 × √3/2 / 10 = 80√3 m ≈ 138.6 m. The earlier value 160√3 was incorrect; correct range is 80√3 m.
Question 16
For what angle is projectile range maximum on horizontal ground?
Solution: Range of projectile on horizontal ground is R = u²sin2θ/g. For fixed u and g, R is maximum when sin2θ is maximum. The maximum value of sine is 1, so 2θ = 90°. Therefore θ = 45°.
Question 17
Two projectiles are fired with same speed at 30° and 60°. Compare ranges.
Solution: Range is R = u²sin2θ/g. For θ = 30°, sin2θ = sin60°. For θ = 60°, sin2θ = sin120°. Since sin60° = sin120°, both ranges are equal.
Question 18
Two projectiles are fired with same speed at 30° and 60°. Compare times of flight.
Solution: Time of flight T = 2u sinθ/g. For the same speed, T is proportional to sinθ. Therefore T30:T60 = sin30°:sin60° = 1/2:√3/2 = 1:√3.
Question 19
A projectile has maximum height 20 m and range 80 m. Find angle of projection.
Solution: For projectile motion, maximum height H = u²sin²θ/2g and range R = u²sin2θ/g. Dividing, R/H = [u²sin2θ/g] / [u²sin²θ/2g] = 2sin2θ/sin²θ = 4cotθ. Given R/H = 80/20 = 4. Therefore 4cotθ = 4, so cotθ = 1 and θ = 45°.
Question 20
A stone is thrown with 25 m/s at 53°. Find horizontal component. cos53°=0.6.
Solution: Horizontal component is ux = u cosθ. Given u = 25 m/s and cos53° = 0.6. Therefore ux = 25 × 0.6 = 15 m/s.
Question 21
A stone is thrown with 25 m/s at 53°. Find vertical component. sin53°=0.8.
Solution: Vertical component is uy = u sinθ. Given u = 25 m/s and sin53° = 0.8. Therefore uy = 25 × 0.8 = 20 m/s.
Question 22
A projectile has horizontal component 15 m/s and vertical component 20 m/s. Find initial speed.
Solution: Initial speed is the resultant of horizontal and vertical components. u = √(ux² + uy²) = √(15² + 20²) = √(225 + 400) = √625 = 25 m/s.
Question 23
A projectile has horizontal component 15 m/s and vertical component 20 m/s. Find angle of projection.
Solution: Angle of projection is given by tanθ = uy/ux. Here uy = 20 m/s and ux = 15 m/s. Therefore tanθ = 20/15 = 4/3. Hence θ = tan⁻¹(4/3) ≈ 53.1°.
Question 24
A particle moves in a circle of radius 2 m with speed 10 m/s. Find centripetal acceleration.
Solution: Centripetal acceleration is a = v²/r. Here v = 10 m/s and r = 2 m. Therefore a = 10²/2 = 100/2 = 50 m/s².
Question 25
A particle moves in circle of radius 5 m with angular speed 4 rad/s. Find linear speed.
Solution: Relation between linear speed and angular speed is v = rω. Given r = 5 m and ω = 4 rad/s. Therefore v = 5 × 4 = 20 m/s.
Question 26
A particle moves in circle of radius 5 m with angular speed 4 rad/s. Find centripetal acceleration.
Solution: Centripetal acceleration in terms of angular speed is a = rω². Given r = 5 m and ω = 4 rad/s. So a = 5 × 4² = 5 × 16 = 80 m/s².
Question 27
A wheel rotates at angular speed 10 rad/s. Find angle turned in 5 s.
Solution: For uniform angular motion, angular displacement θ = ωt. Given ω = 10 rad/s and t = 5 s. Therefore θ = 10 × 5 = 50 rad.
Question 28
A body completes 20 revolutions in 10 s. Find angular speed.
Solution: Frequency is number of revolutions per second. f = 20/10 = 2 Hz. Angular speed ω = 2πf = 2π × 2 = 4π rad/s.
Question 29
A particle moves on circular path of radius 7 m and completes one round in 22 s. Find speed.
Solution: Speed in uniform circular motion is circumference divided by time. v = 2πr/T. Given r = 7 m and T = 22 s. v = 14π/22. Taking π = 22/7, v = 14×22/(7×22) = 2 m/s.
Question 30
Find magnitude of vector A = 3i + 4j.
Solution: Magnitude of vector A = 3i + 4j is |A| = √(3² + 4²) = √25 = 5.
Question 31
Find unit vector along A = 3i + 4j.
Solution: Unit vector along A is A/|A|. For A = 3i + 4j, |A| = 5. Hence unit vector = (3i + 4j)/5 = (3/5)i + (4/5)j.
Question 32
Find dot product of A = 2i + 3j and B = 4i − j.
Solution: Dot product A·B = AxBx + AyBy. Here A = 2i + 3j and B = 4i − j. So A·B = 2×4 + 3×(−1) = 8 − 3 = 5.
Question 33
Find magnitude of cross product of vectors 6 and 8 inclined at 30°.
Solution: Magnitude of cross product is |A×B| = AB sinθ. Given A = 6, B = 8 and θ = 30°. |A×B| = 6×8×sin30° = 48×1/2 = 24.
Question 34
Two perpendicular vectors have magnitudes 3 and 4. Find resultant.
Solution: For two perpendicular vectors, resultant R = √(A² + B²). Here A = 3 and B = 4. Therefore R = √(3² + 4²) = √25 = 5.
Question 35
Two vectors 3 and 4 act in same direction. Find resultant.
Solution: When two vectors act in the same direction, resultant is the sum of magnitudes. Therefore R = 3 + 4 = 7.
Question 36
Two vectors 3 and 4 act in opposite directions. Find resultant magnitude.
Solution: When two vectors act in opposite directions, resultant magnitude is the difference of magnitudes. Therefore R = |4 − 3| = 1.
Question 37
A vector has magnitude 20 units and equal components. Find each component.
Solution: Let each component be a. Since components are perpendicular, resultant magnitude 20 satisfies 20² = a² + a² = 2a². Thus a² = 200 and a = √200 = 10√2 units.
Question 38
A force 10 N acts at 60° with horizontal. Find horizontal component.
Solution: Horizontal component of force is Fx = F cosθ. Given F = 10 N and θ = 60°. Fx = 10 cos60° = 10 × 1/2 = 5 N.
Question 39
A force 10 N acts at 60° with horizontal. Find vertical component.
Solution: Vertical component of force is Fy = F sinθ. Given F = 10 N and θ = 60°. Fy = 10 sin60° = 10 × √3/2 = 5√3 N.
Question 40
A boat moves 5 m/s east and river flows 12 m/s north. Find resultant speed.
Solution: East and north velocities are perpendicular. Resultant speed v = √(5² + 12²) = √(25 + 144) = √169 = 13 m/s.
Question 41
Rain falls vertically at 10 m/s and man moves horizontally at 10 m/s. Find apparent direction with vertical.
Solution: Rain has vertical velocity 10 m/s downward. Man has horizontal velocity 10 m/s. Apparent velocity of rain relative to man has horizontal component 10 m/s and vertical component 10 m/s. Therefore tanθ = 10/10 = 1, so θ = 45° with the vertical.
Question 42
A swimmer swims at 5 m/s in still water. River flows at 3 m/s. He swims perpendicular to flow. Find resultant speed.
Solution: The swimmer’s velocity perpendicular to river flow is 5 m/s and river velocity is 3 m/s. These are perpendicular components. Resultant speed = √(5² + 3²) = √34 m/s.
Question 43
A projectile is projected with speed u at angle θ. Write horizontal velocity at time t.
Solution: In projectile motion, horizontal acceleration is zero. Therefore horizontal velocity remains constant throughout the motion. Hence vx = u cosθ.
Question 44
A projectile is projected with speed u at angle θ. Write vertical velocity after time t.
Solution: Vertical velocity changes due to downward acceleration g. Taking upward as positive, vertical velocity after time t is vy = u sinθ − gt.
Question 45
At highest point of projectile motion, what is vertical velocity?
Solution: At the highest point, the projectile stops moving upward momentarily. Hence vertical component of velocity becomes zero.
Question 46
At highest point of projectile motion, what is speed of projectile?
Solution: At the highest point, vertical velocity is zero but horizontal velocity remains unchanged. Therefore speed at the highest point is u cosθ.
Question 47
A projectile has time of flight 6 s. Find time to reach maximum height.
Solution: Projectile motion is symmetric for upward and downward journey on the same level. Time to reach maximum height is half the total time of flight. Therefore t = 6/2 = 3 s.
Question 48
If range is 100 m and time of flight is 5 s, find horizontal velocity.
Solution: Horizontal velocity is constant and range = horizontal velocity × time of flight. Thus ux = range/time = 100/5 = 20 m/s.
Question 49
A body projected horizontally travels 60 m in 3 s. Find horizontal velocity.
Solution: For horizontal projection, horizontal velocity remains constant. Therefore horizontal velocity = horizontal distance/time = 60/3 = 20 m/s.
Question 50
A particle has velocity 6i + 8j m/s. Find speed and direction.
Solution: Velocity vector is v = 6i + 8j m/s. Speed = √(6² + 8²) = √100 = 10 m/s. Direction with x-axis is tanθ = 8/6 = 4/3, so θ ≈ 53.1°.
Question 51
A velocity has magnitude 80 km h−1. One rectangular component is 40 km h−1. Find the other rectangular component.
Solution:
If two rectangular components are perpendicular, then resultant velocity satisfies:
v2 = vx2 + vy2
Given v = 80 km h−1 and vx = 40 km h−1.
So, vy = √(802 − 402) = √(6400 − 1600) = √4800 = 40√3.
Therefore, the other component is 40√3 km h−1 or 69.3 km h−1.
Question 52
Two balls move on a plane. The first has velocity components vx = 1 m s−1, vy = √3 m s−1. The second has components vx = 2 m s−1, vy = 2 m s−1. Find the angle between their directions of motion.
Solution:
Direction of velocity is given by tan θ = vy/vx.
For first ball: tan θ1 = √3/1 = √3, so θ1 = 60°.
For second ball: tan θ2 = 2/2 = 1, so θ2 = 45°.
Angle between their paths = 60° − 45° = 15°.
Question 53
A vector A = 3i + 4j. Find its magnitude and direction with the positive x-axis.
Solution:
Magnitude of A is:
|A| = √(32 + 42) = √25 = 5.
Direction θ is given by:
tan θ = 4/3.
Therefore, θ = tan−1(4/3) = 53.1° with the positive x-axis.
Question 54
A vector has magnitude 25 units and makes an angle 37° with the positive x-axis. Find its rectangular components. Use cos 37° = 4/5 and sin 37° = 3/5.
Solution:
Rectangular components are:
Ax = A cos θ = 25 × 4/5 = 20
Ay = A sin θ = 25 × 3/5 = 15
Hence the vector can be written as A = 20i + 15j.
Question 55
Find the resultant of two vectors of magnitudes 6 units and 8 units acting at right angle to each other.
Solution:
For two perpendicular vectors, resultant is:
R = √(A2 + B2)
R = √(62 + 82) = √(36 + 64) = √100 = 10 units.
Question 56
Two vectors of magnitudes 10 units and 10 units have resultant 10 units. Find the angle between the two vectors.
Solution:
For two vectors:
R2 = A2 + B2 + 2AB cos θ
Here A = B = R = 10.
100 = 100 + 100 + 200 cos θ
200 cos θ = −100
cos θ = −1/2
Therefore, θ = 120°.
Question 57
Find A · B if A = 2i + 3j and B = 4i − j.
Solution:
Dot product is:
A · B = AxBx + AyBy
A · B = 2 × 4 + 3 × (−1) = 8 − 3 = 5.
Question 58
Find the angle between A = 2i + 2j and B = 2i − 2j.
Solution:
First find dot product:
A · B = 2 × 2 + 2 × (−2) = 4 − 4 = 0.
When dot product is zero, vectors are perpendicular.
Therefore, the angle between them is 90°.
Question 59
Find A × B for A = 3i + 2j and B = i + 4j.
Solution:
For two-dimensional vectors:
A × B = (AxBy − AyBx) k
A × B = (3 × 4 − 2 × 1) k = (12 − 2) k = 10k.
Question 60
Find the area of the parallelogram formed by A = 3i + 2j and B = i + 4j.
Solution:
Area of parallelogram = |A × B|.
From the previous type of calculation:
A × B = (3 × 4 − 2 × 1) k = 10k.
So area = |10k| = 10 square units.
Question 61
A projectile is fired with speed 50 m s−1 at an angle 37° with the horizontal. Find the horizontal and vertical components of velocity. Use cos 37° = 4/5 and sin 37° = 3/5.
Solution:
Horizontal component:
ux = u cos θ = 50 × 4/5 = 40 m s−1
Vertical component:
uy = u sin θ = 50 × 3/5 = 30 m s−1.
Question 62
A projectile is fired with initial velocity components ux = 40 m s−1 and uy = 30 m s−1. Find its initial speed and angle of projection.
Solution:
Initial speed:
u = √(ux2 + uy2) = √(402 + 302) = √2500 = 50 m s−1.
Angle:
tan θ = uy/ux = 30/40 = 3/4.
Thus θ = tan−1(3/4) = 36.9°.
Question 63
A projectile is projected with speed 20 m s−1 at an angle 30°. Find the time of flight. Take g = 10 m s−2.
Solution:
Time of flight is:
T = 2u sin θ / g
T = 2 × 20 × sin 30° / 10
T = 40 × 1/2 / 10 = 20/10 = 2 s.
Question 64
A projectile is projected with speed 20 m s−1 at 30°. Find the maximum height. Take g = 10 m s−2.
Solution:
Maximum height is:
H = u2 sin2θ / 2g
H = 202 × sin230° / 20
H = 400 × (1/2)2 / 20 = 400 × 1/4 / 20 = 100/20 = 5 m.
Question 65
A projectile is projected with speed 20 m s−1 at 30°. Find the horizontal range. Take g = 10 m s−2.
Solution:
Range is:
R = u2 sin 2θ / g
R = 202 × sin 60° / 10
R = 400 × √3/2 / 10 = 20√3 m or approximately 34.6 m.
Question 66
For the same speed of projection, two angles give the same range. If one angle is 35°, find the other angle.
Solution:
For the same speed on horizontal ground, complementary angles give the same range.
Therefore, θ1 + θ2 = 90°.
Given θ1 = 35°.
θ2 = 90° − 35° = 55°.
Question 67
A body is projected horizontally from a height of 45 m with speed 20 m s−1. Find the time of flight. Take g = 10 m s−2.
Solution:
For horizontal projection, vertical initial velocity is zero.
h = 1/2 gt2
45 = 1/2 × 10 × t2
45 = 5t2
t2 = 9
t = 3 s.
Question 68
A body is projected horizontally from height 45 m with speed 20 m s−1. Find the horizontal range. Take g = 10 m s−2.
Solution:
From vertical motion, time of flight = 3 s.
Horizontal velocity remains constant.
Range = horizontal speed × time = 20 × 3 = 60 m.
Question 69
A particle moves in a circle of radius 5 m with speed 10 m s−1. Find centripetal acceleration.
Solution:
Centripetal acceleration is:
ac = v2/r
ac = 102/5 = 100/5 = 20 m s−2.
Question 70
A particle moves in a circle of radius 2 m with angular speed 5 rad s−1. Find its linear speed and centripetal acceleration.
Solution:
Linear speed:
v = rω = 2 × 5 = 10 m s−1.
Centripetal acceleration:
ac = rω2 = 2 × 52 = 2 × 25 = 50 m s−2.
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