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DPP 11
1.

2.

As shown in the figure, one end of rod which is fixed

to a support is connected by a thread which passes
over a pulley and other end of thread is connected
with the block of mass 10kg. A horizontal force of
50 3 N is applied on the rod. The system is in
equilibrium. The value of is
(a) 300
(b) 600
(c) 900
(d) 00

m
50 3 N

A rod AB is moving in a vertical plane.

At a certain instant when the rod is
inclined at 60 to the horizontal, the
point A is moving horizontally at 3 m/s,
while B is moving in the vertical
direction. The velocity of B is
(a)

1
3

m/s

(b) 2 3 m/s

vB
B
A

(c)

3 m/s

60

vA

(d)

3.

In the diagram shown, two blocks A and B having masses 4 kg &

2 kg are placed against a vertical wall as shown in figure. The coefficient of friction between blocks and horizontal surface is 0.4. A
horizontal force of 20 N is applied on block A. Then, the frictional
force between block B and floor is (g = 10m/s2)
(a) 4 N
(b) 5 N
(c) 16 N
(d) 20 N

4.

In the above problem, the contact force between block B and the wall is
(a) 20 N
(b) 0 N
(c) 4 N
(d) 10 N

5.

3
m/s
2

A force F i 4 j acts on a block as shown. The force of

friction acting on the block is

(a) i

(b) 1.8 i

(c) 2.4 i

(d) 3 i

6.

A car begins to move at time t = 0 and then accelerates along a straight track with a velocity
given by V(t) = 2t2 ms1 for 0 < t < 2, where t is time in second. After the end of
acceleration, the car continues to move at a constant speed. A small block initially at rest on
the floor of the car begins to slip at t = 1 s and stops slipping at t = 3 s. The coefficient of
static and kinetic friction between the block and the floor are s and k respectively. Find
3 s
the value of
.
k

7.

A slab of mass 10 kg is resting on a frictionless floor with a

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block of mass 1 kg on its top. The coefficient of friction

between them is 0.1. A horizontal force of 15 N is applied to
the slab at t = 0. Calculate the distance (in cm) moved by slab
when the block has moved a distance of 0.5 m on the slab.

8.

Two particles 1 and 2 are projected upwards from a point at the same instant with velocities
of 5 m/sec and 10 m/sec respectively. Their angles of projection with vertical are 37 and
53 respectively and horizontal components of their velocities are in same direction. Find
the time interval (in ms) between the moments when they pass through the other common
point of their paths.

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DPP 12
1.

A chain consisting of 5 links each of mass 0.1 kg is

lifted vertically with a constant acceleration of 2.5
m/s2 as shown in the figure. The force of interaction
between the top link and the link just below it will be
(a) 6.15 N
(b) 4.92 N
(c) 3.69 N
(d) 2.046 N

2.

Three blocks are connected as shown in the figure. The

coefficient of friction at all surfaces is 0.25. The
acceleration of B when external force is 4 mg will be
g
3g
g
(a)
(b)
(c)
20
10
20

3.

(d) zero

(b) 0.2

(c) 0.04

(d) 0.4

A system of masses is shown in the figure with masses & coefficients of friction indicated. The maximum value of F for
which there is no slipping anywhere is
(a) 56.25 N
(b) 90 N
(c) 112.5 N

(d) 150 N

5.

In the above problem, the minimum value of F for which B slides on C is

(a) 56.25 N
(b) 90 N
(c) 112.5 N
(d) 150 N

6.

Figure shows a hemisphere and a supported rod.

Hemisphere is moving right with a uniform velocity v2
and the end of rod which is in contact with ground is
moving left with a velocity v1. Find the rate (in rad/s)
at which the angle is decreasing at the moment when
= 45. (Take R = 2 m, v1 v 2 4 m/s )

7.

A block of mass 2 kg is given a push horizontally and then the

block starts sliding over a horizontal plane. The graph shows
the velocity-time graph of the motion. The co-efficient of
friction between the plane and the block is
(a) 0.02

4.

1
2
3
4
5

v1

A man of mass 50 kg is standing on one end of a stationary

wooden plank resting on a frictionless surface. The mass of
the plank is 10 kg, its length is 300 m and the coefficient of
friction between the man and the plank is 0.2. Find the
shortest time (in s) in which the man can reach the other end
of the plank starting from rest and stopping at the other end.

v2

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8.

A side view of a simplified form of vertical latch B is as

shown. The lower member A can be pushed forward in its
horizontal channel. The sides of the channels are smooth, but
at the interfaces of A and B, which are at 45 with the
horizontal, there exists a static coefficient of friction = 0.4.
What is the minimum force F (in N) that must be applied
horizontally to A to start motion of the latch B if it has a mass
m = 0.6 kg ?

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DPP 13
1.

Three identical rigid circular cylinders A, B and C are

arranged on smooth inclined surfaces as shown in figure.
The least value of that prevents the arrangement from
collapse is
1
(a) tan 1
2

2.

(b) tan 1
3

1
(c) tan 1

3 3

A 2m wide truck is moving with a uniform speed v0 = 8 m/s

along a straight horizontal road. A pedestrian starts to cross
the road with a uniform speed v when the truck is 4 m away
from him. The minimum value of v so that he can cross the
road safely is
(a) 2.62 m/s
(b) 4.6 m/s
(c) 3.57 m/s

1
(d) tan 1

4 3
2m

Truck

v0
man
4m

(d) 1.414 m/s

3.

A particle is projected with a speed of 100 m/s at angle = 60 with the horizontal at time t
= 0. At time t the velocity vector of the particle becomes perpendicular to the direction of
velocity of projection. Its tangential acceleration at time t is
(a) 10 m/s2
(b) 5 3 m/s2
(c) 5 m/s2
(d) zero

4.

In the above problem, its radius of curvature at time t is

2
(a) 3 km
(b)
km
(c) 2 km
3 3

5.

6.

7.

(d)

2 km

To a block of mass 1 kg a horizontal force of

10
N is applied horizontally as shown in the
3
figure. The frictional force acting on the block
is
10
20
(a) zero
(b)
N
(c)
N
(d) 5 N
3
3
A student is standing on a train travelling along a straight horizontal track at a speed of 10
m/s. The student throws a ball into the air along a path, that makes an initial angle of 60
with the horizontal along the track as observed by the student. The professor standing on the
ground observes the ball to rise vertically. What will be the maximum height (in m) reached
by the ball.
A particle of mass 2.5 kg is moving in gravity free space with velocity of 3i m/s. At t = 0, a
force of magnitude 67.5 N starts acting on the particle such that it is always perpendicular to
its instantaneous velocity. Find the minimum time (in ms) after which the particle has the
same velocity as the initial. ( = 3.14)

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8.

A particle P is moving on a circle under the action of only one

force acting always towards fixed point O on the
d 2
d
and at the moment
2
dt
dt
2

circumference. Find ratio of

when = 45.

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DPP 14
1.

2.

A cat wants to catch a rat. The cat follows the path whose equation is x y 0 . But rat
follows the path whose equation is x 2 y 2 4 . The co-ordinates of possible points of
catching the rat are
(a) ( 2 ,

2)

(b) ( 2 ,

(c) ( 2 ,

3)

(d) (0, 0)

2)

A
v

In the arrangement shown, end A of light inextensible string

is pulled up with constant velocity v. The velocity of block
B is
(a) v/2

(b) v

(c) v/3

(d) 3v
B

3.

A particle is projected with a velocity u, at an angle , with the horizontal. Time at which
its vertical component of velocity becomes half of its net speed at the highest point will be
u
u
(a)
(b)
sin cos
2g
2g
(c)

4.

u
2 cos sin
2g

(d)

u
2 sin cos
2g

Tangential acceleration of a particle moving in a circle of radius

1 m varies with time t (initial velocity of particle is zero) as
shown in figure. Time after which total acceleration of particle
makes an angle of 30 with radial acceleration is

(a) 4 sec

(b)

4
sec
3

(c) 2 3 sec

(d)

2 sec

5.

A man is standing on a rough (= 0.5) horizontal disc rotating with constant angular
velocity of 5 rad/sec. Distance from centre at which he should stand so that he does not slip
on the disc is
(a) R 0.2m
(b) R 0.2 m
(c) R 0.5 m
(d) R 0.3 m

6.

Particle A is moving in a horizontal plane with constant

velocity V as shown. Another particle B is moving in a circle of
radius 1 m with same speed V. At the moment when A is
diametrically opposite to B, find the radius of curvature (in m)
of B as seen by A at this moment.

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7.

A small bead of mass m can moves on a smooth circular wire (radius R)

Km
under the action of a force F = 2 directed (r = position of bead from P &
r
R
K = constant) towards a point P with in the circle at a distance
from the
2
centre. What should be the minimum velocity (in m/s) of bead at the point
of the wire nearest the centre of force (P) so that bead will complete the
k
circle (Take
8 unit)
3R

8.

A ball is attached to an end of a light inextensible string, the other end of which is fixed at
the origin. The ball moves in vertical x-y plane where x is along horizontal and y along
vertical. At the top of its trajectory, when string is straight its velocity is 5i m/s. What
will be the angular velocity (in rad/s) when ball is at the bottom of the trajectory.
[length of string = 0.5 m]