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Aballisthrownverticallyupwardundertheinfluenceofgravity.SupposeobserverAfilmsthismotion
andplaythetapebackwards(sothetapebeginswiththeballatitsheighestpointandendswithit
reachingthepointfromwhichitwasreleased),andanotherobserverBobservesthemotionoftheball
fromaframeofreferencemovingatconstantvelocitywhichisequaltotheinitialvelocityoftheball.The
ballhasadownwardaccelerationaccordingtoobserver.
[3]
(A)(A)and(B)
(B)only(A)
(C)only(B)
(D)neither
Q.5
Youarepushingawoodencrateacrossthefloorataconstantspeed.Youdecidetochangetheorientation
ofcratesuchthatareaofcontactwithfloorbecomehalf.Intheneworientation,topushthesamecrate
acrossthesamefloorwiththesameconstantspeed,theforcethatyouapplymustbeabout________
astheforcerequiredbeforeyouchangedthecratesorientation.
[3]
(A)4timesasgreat (B)2timesasgreat (C)equallygreat
(D)1/2asgreat
Q.6
ACoastGuardshipistravelingataconstantvelocityof12.50m/s,duewest,relativetothewater.On
hisradarscreenthenavigatordetectsanobjectthatismovingataconstantvelocity.Theobjectis
locatedatadistanceof2500mwithrespecttotheship,inadirection53southofeast.Oneminute
later,henotesthattheobjectspositionrelativetotheshiphaschangedto1250m,37westofnorth.
Whatarethemagnitudeanddirectionofthevelocityoftheobjectrelativetothewater?Expressthe
directionasananglewithrespecttowest.
[3]
(A) 50 2m/sat45 (B)50m/sat30
(C) 50 3 m/sat60 (D)Noneofthese
Q.7
ThemoondoesnotfalltoEarthbecause:
(A)Thenetforceonitiszero.
(B)ItisbeyondthepullofEarthsgravity.
(C)ItisbeingpulledbythesunandplanetsaswellasbyEarth.
(D)Thestatementiswrong:moonisinastateoffreefall.
[3]
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Thisisgenerallyexplainedbysayingthatthisistheonlyoutcomethatconservesbothenergyandmo
mentum.[Notso.Therearemanyothers.]
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Considerthreeballs.Balls2and3arestationary.Ball1hitsball2withspeedV.Ball3movesawaywith
speedVleavingballs1and2stationary.Momentumandenergyarebothconserved.
Whyareotherresultsimpossible?
Letusconsiderthreeballsofequalmassof1kgeach.Thefirstisprojectedwithaspeedof6m/s
towardsothertwo.Let'sconsider2separatemodelswhichgivedifferentvaluesofvevensatisfying
basiclawsofphysics.
Model1,theobservedoutcome
Quantity
Initial
Initial
Initial
Final
Final
Final
Ball1
Ball2
Ball3
Ball1
Ball2
Ball3
velocity
momentum
kineticenergy
18
18
Model2,Twoballsemergeatthesamespeed.
Quantity
Q.8
Q.9
Initial
Initial
Initial
Final
Final
Final
Ball1
Ball2
Ball3
Ball1
Ball2
Ball3
velocity
momentum
kineticenergy
18
Observationoftheexperimentshowsustheoneenergyandmomentumconservingoutcomethatactu
allyhappens:Ball1comestorestandball3movesawaywithspeedV.Thistellsusthatmovingball1
experiencedforcesthatbroughtittorest.Ittellusthatball2,initiallyatrest,endsupatrest.Fromthiswe
concludethatball2experiencedequalsizeandoppositelydirectedimpulsesduetocompressional
forcesatitstwofaces.
Thefactthatball2haszeronetdisplacementtellsusthattheworkdoneonitbycompressionforcesis
zero.Finally,thesecompressionsatthetwointerfacesdidworkofequalsizeandoppositesignonballs
1and3.
Whatisthedefectinmodel2:
[3]
(A)Thelawofconservationofmomentumisnotobeyed
(B)Thelawofconservationofenergyisnotobeyed
(C)Neitherlawofconservationofmomentumnorconservationofenergyisobeyed
(D)Itdoesnotpredictactualresultsofexperiment
Inthegivensituation,:
[3]
(A)Alltheforcesactingtotheleftdidpositiveworkontheballconcernedandalltheforcesactingtothe
rightdidnegativeworkontheballconcerned.
(B)alltheforcesactingtotherightaswellasleftconcerneddidnegativeworkontheballconcerned
(C)alltheforcesactingtotheleftortotherightdidpositiveworkontheballconcerned
(D)alltheforcesactingtotheleftdidnegativeworkandforcesactingtotherightdidpositiveworkon
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theballconcerned.
Q.10 2elasticballsofsamemasshitanidenticalball.Theobservedoutcome
isthatleftmostballcomestorestand2ballsmoveonwithsamespeed.
Whichofthestatementiscorrect:
[3]
(A)thisistheonlywayconservationlawsareobeyed (B)thenetimpulseonthemiddleballiszero
(C)thenetworkdoneonleftmostballiszero
(D)thenetimpulseonrightmostballiszero
Q.11 Statement1: Ifthecentreofmassofasystemisattheoriginthenthetotalmasstotherightof
originissameastotalmasstoleftoforigin.
[3]
Smi xi
Q.12
Q.13
Q.14
Q.15
Q.16
Statement2: xcm= Sm
i
(A)Statement1isTrue,Statement2isTrue,Statement2isacorrectexplanationforstatement1
(B)Statement1isTrue,Statement2isTrue,Statement2isNOTacorrectexplanationforStatement1
(C)Statement1isTrue,Statement2isFalse (D)Statement1isFalse,Statement2isTrue
Statement1:Amanstartswalkingtowardswest.Frictionforceonhimactstowardseast.
Statement2: Frictionopposesrelativemotion
[3]
(A)Statement1isTrue,Statement2isTrue,Statement2isacorrectexplanationforstatement1
(B)Statement1isTrue,Statement2isTrue,Statement2isNOTacorrectexplanationforStatement1
(C)Statement1isTrue,Statement2isFalse (D)Statement1isFalse,Statement2isTrue
Consideraparticleatrestwhichmaydecayintotwo(daughter)particlesorintothree(daughter)particles.
Whichofthefollowingis trueinthetwobodycasebutfalseinthethreebodycase ? [4]
(Therearenoexternalforcesandthemassesofdaughterparticlesareknown.)
(A)Velocityvectorsofthedaughterparticlesmustlieinasingleplane.
(B)Giventhetotalkineticenergyofthesystemitispossibletodeterminethespeedofeachdaughter
particle.
(C)Giventhespeed(s)ofallbutonedaughterparticle,Itispossibletodeterminethespeedofthe
remainingparticle.
(D)Thetotalmomentumofthedaughterparticlesiszero.
Twoblocksofmassesm1andm2areplacedincontactwitheachotherona
horizontalplatform.Thecoefficientoffrictionbetweentheplatformandthetwo
blocksisthesame.Theplatformmoveswithanacceleration.Theforceof
m1 m2 a
interactionbetweentheblocksis
[4]
(A)zeroifm1>m2
(B)zeroifm1<m2
(C)nonzeroifbothareslidingrelativetotheplatform(D)zeroifbothareslidingrelativetoplatform
Asingleconservativeforceactsona1kgparticlethatmovesalongxaxis.Thepotentialenergyof
theparticlevarieswithxasU=20+(x2)2 ,hereUisinjoulesandxisinmeters.Whenthe
particleisatx=5m,itskineticenergyis20J.Thenwhichofthefollowingis/arecorrect? [4]
(A)Mechanicalenergyofparticleis49J.
(B)Leastandgreatestvalueofxbetweenwhichparticlecanmoveis(2 29)mand(2+ 29)
mrespectively.
(C)Maximumkineticenergyoftheparticleis29J. (D)Atx=2,thebodyisinequilibrium.
InColumnI,4situationsaredepictedandincolumnII,4possiblekindsofcollisionarelisted.
Matchthesituationwithtypeofcollision.
[5]
ColumnI
ColumnII
Before
After
(A)
(B)
(C)
3m/s
1.5m/s
1.8m/s
2kg
8kg
2kg
8kg
2m/s
1m/s
1m/s
2m/s
2kg
8kg
2kg
8kg
3m/s
1m/s
2kg
8kg
3.4m/s
2kg
1.8m/s
(P)
Elastic
(Q)
PerfectlyInelastic
(R)
Partiallyelastic
0.6m/s
8kg
(S) Collisionisnotpossible
Q.17 Atatimewhenminingasteroidshasbecomefeasible,astronautshaveconnectedalinebetweentheir
600kgspaceshipanda1200kgasteroid.Usingtheirshipsengine,theypullontheasteroidwitha
constantforceof450N.Initiallythespaceshipandtheasteroidareatrest,225mapart.Howmuch
time(insecond)doesittakefortheshipandtheasteroidtomeet?(Neglectgravitationalinteraction).[5]
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PHYSICS
Daily Practice Problems
TargetIITJEE2011
Class:XI(PQRS)Marks:59
Q.1
Time:60min.
A44kgchandelierissuspended1.5mbelowaceilingbythreewires,
eachofwhichhasthesametensionandthesamelengthof2.0m(seethe
drawing).Findthetensionineachwire.
[3]
(A)
Q.2
Date:1112/09/2009
550
N
3
(B)
1760
N
9
(C)
440
N
3
DPP.NO.53
1.5m
2.0m
(D)220N
Thepersoninthedrawingisstandingoncrutches.Assumethattheforce
exertedoneachcrutchbythegroundisdirectedalongthecrutch.Ifthe
coefficientofstaticfrictionbetweenacrutchandthegroundis0.90,deter
minethelargestangle qMAX thatthecrutchcanhavejustbeforeitbeginsto
sliponthefloor.
[3]
(A)tan1 (0.9)
(B)cot1 (0.9)
(C)sin1 (0.9)
(D)cos1 (0.9)
F q
Q.3
Anastronautfloatingweightlesslyinspaceshakesalargeironblockrapidlybackandforth.Shecompares
thattohermovingitonearthonasmoothhorizontalsurface.Shefindthat
[3]
(A)theshakingcostshernoeffortbecausethereisnoweightofblock.
(B)theshakingcostshersomeeffortbutconsiderablylessthanonEarth.
(C)althoughweightless,theeffortrequiredissame
(D)theshakingcostshermoreeffortthanonearth.
y
Q.4
ConsiderthesetupofaFerriswheelinanamusementpark.
Thewheelisturninginacounterclockwisemanner.Contraryto
theillustration,notallseatsarealignedhorizontally,i.e.parallel
tothexaxis.Determinetheorientationofthenormaltothe
seatasitpassesthepointA.
[3]
(A)paralleltothexaxis
(B)inthefirst/thirdquadrants
(C)paralleltotheyaxis
(D)inthesecond/fourthquadrants.
Q.5
r
r
Thefollowingsetoffiguresshowtwocasesofcollisionbetweentwoballs.Let u1 and u2 bethe
r r
velocitiesbeforecollisionand V1, V2 bethevelocitiesaftercollision.
[3]
u1
A
u2
B
u1
u2
Thecoefficientofrestitution,
r
r
V2 -V1
e= r r
u1- u2
StudentA: Equationholdsforbothcasesaseispropertyofmaterialofthecollidingbodies.
StudentB: EquationholdsforcaseIIonly.
(A)StudentAisincorrect,StudentBiscorrect.
(B)StudentAiscorrect,StudentBisincorrect.
(C)Botharecorrect
(D)Bothareincorrect
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Q.6
Awireisbentintothestructureasshowninthefigure,andplacedona
table.ItconsistsoftwohalfringsofradiusRandtwostraightpartsof
length pR.TheheightofCOMfromthetableis.
[3]
2R
(A)
p
R
(B)
p
R
(C)
2
R
p R
(D)zero
Theelevatorcablecanwithstandamaximumtensionof28000N.Itisbeingdrivenbyamotorfixedat
thetop.
Howmuchpowermustthemotordelivertolifttheelevatorcaranditspassengersataconstantspeedof
3m/s.
[3]
4
4
4
4
(A)610 W(B)4.810 W
(C)1.210 W
(D)3.610 W
Q.8
Theelevatorismovingupwards.Whatcannotbeapossibleaccelerationoftheelevator.
(A)5m/s2 -
(B)10m/s2
(C)14m/s2
(D)8m/s2
[3]
Q.9
Consideratimewhenelevatorismovingupandretarding:
(A)Thepowersuppliedbythemotormustbenegative
(B)Thepowersuppliedbythemotormustbepositive
(C)Thepowersuppliedbythemotormustbezero
(D)Thepowersuppliedbythemotormaybepositive.
[3]
Q.7
Q.10 Hesetsontofindthemaximumheightattainedbytheblock,assumingtheblockdoesnotfalloffto
theotherside.Whichofthefollowingequationsiscorrect.
[3]
1 2
(A)mgh= mv0 (byconservationofenergy)wherehismaximumheightoftheblock.
2
(B)02 = v2
02gsinq swheresismaximumdisplacementalongtheinclinedsurface
1 2 1 2 1 2
(C)mv0 =mv+mv(byconservationofmomentum)and mv0 = mv + mv + mgh
2
2
2
(D)Noneofthese
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Q.11 Howdoesthepathofblocklooklikeasseenfromground.
(A)
(B)
[3]
(C)
(D)
Q.12 Whatistheradiusofcurvatureofitspathatthehighestpoint?
(A)0
(B)
v02cos2q
g(sinq cosq + sin2 q)
(C)
2
v2
0 cos q
2g(1+ sin2 q)
[3]
(D)Noneofthese
ficientofstaticfrictionbetweenthesuitcaseandthecarouselis0.8,and
theangle q inthedrawingis37.Howmuchtime(insecond)isrequired
foryoursuitcasetogoaroundonce?(Assumelimitingfriction)(Take
p2 =g)
[5]
Q.16 Thedrawingshowsaskateboardermovingat7.0m/s
alongahorizontalsectionofatrackthatisslantedup
wardby45abovethehorizontalatitsend,whichis
0.45mabovetheground.Whensheleavesthetrack,
shefollowsthecharacteristicpathofprojectilemotion.
Ignoringfrictionandairresistance,findthemaximum
height H (inm)towhichsherisesabovetheendofthe
track.
[5]
H
7m/s
0.45m
Q.17 Acannonofmass10103kgisrigidlyboltedtotheearthsoitcanrecoilonlybyanegligibleamount.
Thecannonfiresa2.1103kgshellhorizontallywithaninitialvelocityof550m/s.Supposethecannon
isthenunboltedfromtheearth,andnoexternalforcehindersitsrecoil.Whatwouldbethevelocity
(inm/s)ofashellfiredhorizontallybythisloosecannon?(Hint:Inbothcasesassumethattheburning
gunpowderimpartsthesamekineticenergytothesystem.)
[5]
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