JEE-Physics

EXERCISE–01 CHECK YOUR GRASP

SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE (ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER)

1. The centre of mass of a non uniform rod of length L whose mass per unit length varies as  = kx2/L (where
k is a constant and x is the distance measured from one end) is at the following distance from the same
end.
(A) 3L/4 (B) L/4 (C) 2L/3 (D) L/3

2. Centre of mass of two uniform rods of same length but made up of different materials & kept as shown,
if the meeting point is the origin of co–ordinates

x
L

(A) (L/2,L/2) (B) (2L/3,L/2) (C) (L/3,L/3) (D) (L/3,L/6)

3. A uniform wire of length  is bent into the shape of 'V' as shown. The distance of its centre of mass from
the vertex A is

0
A 60

 3  3
(A)  / 2 (B) (C) (D) None of these
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4. Three man A, B & C of mass 40 kg, 50 kg & 60 kg are standing on a plank of mass 90 kg, which is
kept on a smooth horizontal plane. If A & C exchange their positions then mass B will shift

50kg 60kg
40kg

A B C
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(A) 1/3 m towards left (B) 1/3m towards right

(C) will not move w.r.t. ground (D) 5/3 m towards left

5. Considering a system having two masses m 1 and m 2 in which first mass is pushed towards centre of mass by a
distance a, the distance required to be moved for second mass to keep centre of mass at same position is

m1 m2
a

m1 m1m 2 m2  m 2 m1 
(A) m a (B) (C) m a (D)  a
2 a 1  m 1  m 2 

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6. An isolated particle of mass m is moving in horizontal plane (x–y), along the x–axis, at a certain height
m 3m
above the ground. It suddenly explodes into two fragment of masses and . An instant later, the
he
4 4
smaller fragment is at y = +15 cm. The larger fragment at this instant is at :–
(A) y = –5 cm (B) y = +20 cm (C) y = +5 cm (D) y = –20 cm

7. Two particles A and B initially at rest, move towards each other under the mutual force of attraction.
At the instant when the speed of A is v and the speed of B is 2v, the speed of the centre of mass of
the system is:–
(A) 3v (B) v (C) 1.5v (D) zero

8. The velocity of centre of mass of the system as shown in the figure

1kg 2m/s
y

x’ x 2 kg
0
30

y’
2m/s

2 2 3 2 2 3
ˆi  1 ˆj ˆi  2 ˆj
(A)  3  3 (B)  3  3
   

(C) 4iˆ (D) None of these

9. The figure shows the positions and velocities of two particles. If the particles move under the mutual
attraction of each other, then the position of centre of mass at t =1 s is
5m/s 3m/s
1kg 1kg
x=2m x=8m
(A) x=5m (B) x=6m (C) x=3m (D) x=2m

10. A particle of mass 2m is connected by an inextensible string of length 1.2 m to a ring of mass m which
is free to slide on a horizontal smooth rod. Initially the ring and the particle are at the same level with the
string taut. Both are then released simultaneously. The distance in meters moved by the ring when the string
becomes vertical is
(A) 0 (B) 0.4 (C) 0.8 (D) 1.2
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11. A ball of mass 1 kg drops vertically on to the floor with a speed of 25 m/s. It rebounds with an initial
velocity of 10 m/s. What impulse acts on the ball during contact?
(A) 35kg m/s downwards (B) 35 kg m/s upwards
(C) 30 kg m/s downwards (D) 30kg m/s upwards

12. A particle of mass m is made to move with uniform speed v 0 along the perimeter of a regular hexagon,
inscribed in a circle of radius R. The magnitude of impulse applied at each corner of the hexagon is
(A) 2mv 0sin/6 (B) mv 0 sin/6 (C)mv 0sin/3 (D) 2mv 0sin/3

13. Two balls of same mass are dropped from the same height h, on to the floor. The first ball bounces to
a height h/4 ,after the collision & the second ball to a height h/16. The impulse applied by the first &
second ball on the floor are I 1 and I 2 respectively. Then
(A) 5I 1 = 6I 2 (B) 6I 1 = 5I 2 (C) I 1 = 2I 2 (D) 2I 1 = I 2

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  
14. An impulse I changes the velocity of a particle from v 1 to v 2 . Kinetic energy gained by the particle is

1   1        
(A) ·(v 1  v 2 ) (B) ·(v 1  v 2 ) (C) ·(v 1  v 2 ) (D) ·(v 1  v 2 )
2 2
15. A particle of mass 4m which is at rest explodes into masses m, m & 2m. Two of the fragments of masses
m and 2m are found to move with equal speeds v each in opposite directions. The total mechanical energy
released in the process of explosion is
(A) mv2 (B) 2mv 2 (C) 1/2 mv 2 (D) 4mv 2

16. Two blocks A(3 kg) and B(2 kg) resting on a smooth horizontal surface is connected by a spring of stiffness
480N/m. Initially the spring is undeformed and a velocity of 2 m/s is imparted to A along the line of the
spring away from B. The maximum extension in meters of the spring during subsequent motion is

1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0.15
10 2 10 2 15
17. A cannon of mass 5m (including a shell of mass m) is at rest on a smooth horizontal ground, fires the shell
with its barrel at an angle  with the horizontal at a velocity u relative to cannon. Find the horizontal distance
of the point where shell strikes the ground from the initial position of the cannon:

4u 2 sin 2  u 2 sin 2  3u 2 sin 2  8 u 2 sin 2 

(A) (B) (C) (D)
5g 5g 5g 5g
18. A shell is fired from a cannon with a velocity v (m/s) at an angle  with the horizontal direction. At the highest
point in its path it explodes into two pieces of equal mass. One of the pieces retraces its path to the cannon
and the speed (m/s) of the other piece immediately after the explosion is :–

3 3
(A) 3vcos (B) 2vcos (C) vcos (D) vcos
2 2
19. A ball hits the floor and rebounds after an inelastic collision. In this case :–
(A) the momentum of the ball just after the collision is the same as that just before the collision
(B) the mechanical energy of the ball remains the same in the collision
(C) the total momentum of the ball and the earth is conserved
(D) the total energy of the ball and the earth is conserved
20. Three balls A, B and C (m A = m C = 4m B) are placed on a smooth horizontal surface. Ball B collides
with ball C with an initial velocity v as shown in the figure. Total number of collisions between the balls
will be (All collisions are elastic)
v
A B C
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(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four

21. A body of mass 1 kg strikes elastically with another body at rest and continues to move in the same direction
with one fourth of the initial velocity. The mass of the other body is –
(A) 0.6 kg (B) 2.4 kg (C) 3 kg (D) 4 kg

22. A small bucket of mass M kg is attached to a long inextensible cord of length L m . The bucket is released
from rest when the cord is in a horizontal position. At its lowest position, the bucket scoops up m kg of
water and swings up to a height h. The height h in meters is
2 2
 M   M  M  m M  m
(A)  L (B)  L (C)  L (D)  L
 M  m  M  m   M  M 

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23. A particle moving horizontally collides with a fixed plane inclined at 60o to the horizontal. If it bounces vertically,
the coefficient of restitution is:

1 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
3 3 3

24. A ball of mass 2m impinges directly on a ball of mass m, which is at rest. If the velocity with which the
larger ball impinges be equal to the velocity of the smaller mass after impact then the coefficient of restitution

1 3 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 2 5

25. A body of mass 2kg is projected upward from the surface of the ground at t = 0 with a velocity of
20m/s. One second later a body B, also of mass 2kg, is dropped from a height of 20m. If they collide
elastically, then velocities just after collision are
(A) v A = 5 m/s downward, v B = 5 m/s upward (B) v A = 10 m/s downward, v B= 5 m/s upward
(C) v A = 10 m/s upward, v B = 10 m/s downward (D) both move downward with velocity 5 m/s

26. A ball of mass 1 kg strikes a heavy platform, elastically, moving upwards with a velocity 10 m/s
1kg
of 5m/s. The speed of the ball just before the collision is 10m/s downwards. Then
the impulse imparted by the platform on the ball is
5 m/s
(A) 15 N–s (B) 10 N–s
(C) 20 N–s (D) 30 N–s
27. Two particles of mass m, constrained to move along the circumference of a smooth v0 v0
circular hoop of equal mass m, are initially located at opposite ends of a diameter
and given equal velocities v0 shown in the figure. The entire arrangement is located
in gravity free space. Their velocity just before collision is

1 3 2 7
(A) v0 (B) v0 (C) v0 (D) v0
3 2 3 3
28. Two objects move in the same direction in a straight line. One moves with a constant velocity v1 . The other
starts at rest and has constant acceleration a. They collide when the second object has velocity 2v 1. The
distance between the two objects when the second one starts moving is

v 12 v 12 2 v 12
(A) zero (B) (C) (D)
2a a a
29. A uniform rope of linear mass density  and length  is coiled on a smooth horizontal
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by the external agent in pulling the entire rope just off the ground is :

1  2 g 1 3 vg 1 3
(A)  v 2  (B) gv (C) v  (D) gv  v
2 2 2 2 2

CHE CK Y OU R G R ASP ANSWER KEY E XE R CISE – 1

Q u e. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A D C B A A D B B C B A A A B A A A C B
Q u e. 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Ans. A A C C A D D A C

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EXERCISE–02 BRAIN TEASERS

SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES (ONE OR MORE THEN ONE CORRECT ANSWERS)
 
1. Two particles A and B start moving due to their mutual interaction only. If at any time 't', a A and a B
 
are their respective accelerations, v A and v B are their respective velocities, and upto that time W A and
nd
WB are the work done on A and B respectively by the mutual force, mA and mB are their masses respectively,
then which of the following is always correct.
     
(A) v A  v B  0 (B) m A v A  m B v B  0 (C) W A + W B = 0 (D) a A  a B  0
y
2. On a smooth carom board, a coin moving in negative y–direction with
a speed of 3 m/s is being hit at the point (4, 6) by a striker moving along
negative x–axis. The line joining centres of the coin and the striker just (4,6) u
before the collision is parallel to x–axis. After collision the coin goes into coin
3m/s
the hole located at the origin. Masses of the striker and the coin are equal.
Considering the collision to be elastic, the initial and final speeds of the (0,0) x
striker in m/s will be–
(A) (1.2, 0) (B) (2, 0) (C) (3, 0) (D) None of these

3. A balloon having mass 'm' is filled with gas and is held in hands of a boy. Then suddenly it gets released
and gas starts coming out of it with a constant rate. The velocity of the ejected gas is 2m/s with respect
to the balloon. Find out the velocity of the balloon when the mass of gas is reduced to half.
(A) n 2 (B) 2n 4 (C) 2n 2 (D) None of these

40kg 60kg
4. Two men 'A' and 'B' are standing on a plank. 'B' is at the middle of A B
the plank and 'A' is at the left end of the plank. Surface of the plank
is smooth. System is initially at rest and masses are as shown in figure.
A and B starts moving such that the position of 'B' remains fixed with smooth
40kg
respect to ground then 'A' meets 'B'. Then the point where A meets B
120cm
is located at–
(A) the middle of the plank (B) 30 cm from the left end of the plank
(C) the right end of the plank (D) None of these
5. A gun which fires small balls of mass 20 gm is firing 20
balls per second on the smooth horizontal table surface
ABCD. If the collision is perfectly elastic and balls are striking D C
at the centre of table with a speed 5 m/s at an angle of
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60° with the vertical just before collision, then force exerted
A B
by one of the leg on ground is (assume total weight of the
table is 0.2 kg and g = 10 m/ s2 ) :
(A) 0.5 N (B) 1 N
(C) 0.25 N (D) 0.75 N
6. A ball is bouncing down a set of stairs. The coefficient of restitution is e. The height of each step is d
and the ball bounces one step at each bounce. After each bounce the ball rebounds to a height h above
the next lower step. Neglect width of each step in comparison to h and assume the impacts to be effectively
head on. Which of the following relation is correct ?
h h h 1 h 1
(A) = 1 – e2 (B) = 1 – e (C) = (D) =
d d d 1  e2 d 1e
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7. The diagram shows the velocity–time graph for two masses

v(m/s)
R and S that collided elastically. Which of the following
1.2
statements is true ? R S
I. R and S moved in the same direction after the collision 0.8
II. The velocities of R and S were equal at the mid time
0.4
of the collision.
III. The mass of R was greater than mass of S. 1 2 3 4 t(s)
(A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) I, II and III
8. A system of two blocks A and B are connected by an inextensible massless strings as shown.
The pulley is massless and frictionless. Initially the system is at rest when, a bullet of mass
'm' moving with a velocity 'u' as shown hits the block 'B' and gets embedded into it. The m
impulse imparted by tension force to the block of mass 3m is– u

mB
5mu 4mu 2mu 3mu A 3m
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 5 5 5

9. A piece of paper (shown in figure1) is in form of a square.

Two corners of this square are folded to make it appear like
2a 2a O
O
figure.2 . Both corners are put together at centre of square 'O'.
If O is taken to be (0,0), the centre of mass of new system will
Fig.1 Fig.2
be at

 a   a   a   a 
(A)   ,0  (B)   , 0  (C)  , 0  (D)   , 0 
8 6 12 12

10. An arrow sign is made by cutting and rejoining a quarter part of a square plate of
side 'L' as shown. The distance OC, where 'C' is the centre of mass of the arrow, is

L L 3L
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
3 4 8

11. A block of mass M is tied to one end of a massless rope. The other
end of the rope is in the hands of a man of mass 2M as shown
in the figure. The block and the man are resting on a rough wedge 2M
M
of mass M as shown in the figure. The whole system is resting on
a smooth horizontal surface. The man pulls the rope. Pulley is 2m M

massless and frictionless. What is the displacement of the wedge

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(A) 0.5m (B) 1m (C) Zero (D) 2/3 m
12. A continuous stream of particles of mass m and velocity v, is emitted from a source at a rate of n per second.
The particles travel along a straight line, collide with a body of mass M and get embedded in the body. If
the mass M was originally at rest, its velocity when it has received N particles will be

mvn mvN mv Nm  M
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Nm  n Nm  M Nm  M mv
13. Three particles start from origin at the same time with a velocity 2ms –1 along positive x–axis, the second
with a velocity 6ms–1 along negative y–axis. Find the velocity of the third particle along x=y line so that the
three particles may always lie in a straight line
(A) 3 3 (B) 3 2 (C) 3 2 (D) 2 2

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14. A bead can slide on a smooth straight wire and a particle of mass m 2m
attached to the bead by a light string of length L. The particle is held
in contact with the wire and with the string taut and is then let fall. If m
the bead has mass 2m then when the string makes an angle  with the
wire, the bead will have slipped a distance

L L L

(A) L (1  cos ) (B)   (1  cos ) (C)   (1  cos ) (D)   (1  cos )
2 3 6
15. A body of mass M moves in outer space with velocity v. It is desired to break the body into two parts so
that the mass of one part is one–tenth of the total mass. After the explosion, the heavier part comes to rest
while the lighter part continues to move in the original direction of motion. The velocity of the small part
will be

 v  v 
(A) v (B)   (C)   (D) 10 v
2 10
A
16. A ball of mass m is released from A inside a smooth wedge of mass m as shown
in the figure. What is the speed of the wedge when the ball reaches point B ? 450
B
1/2 1/2
 gR   5gR  3
(A)  (B) 2gR (C)  (D) gR
 3 2   2 3  2
smooth

1 7 . . A uniform metallic spherical shell is suspended from ceiling. It has two holes A and B
at top and bottom respectively. Which of the following is/are true: A
sand
(A) If B is closed and sand is poured from A, centre of mass first rises and then falls
(B) If shell is completely filled with sand and B is opened then centre of mass falls initially
(C) If shell is slightly filled with sand and B is opened, then centre of mass falls.
(D) None of these B

18. If both the blocks as shown in the given arrangement are given together a 1kg µ=0.1

horizontal velocity towards right. If a cm be the subsequent acceleration of 2 kg µ=0.2

the centre of mass of the system of blocks then a cm equals

5 7
(A) 0 m/ s2 (B) m/s 2 (C) m/s 2 (D) 2 m/s 2
3 3
19. A bead of mass m and diameter d is sliding back and forth with velocity v on a wire held between two rigid
walls of length L. Assume that the collisions with the wall are perfectly elastic and there is no friction. The
average force that the bouncing bead exerts on the one of the walls is

mv 2 mv 2 2m v2 2m v2
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(A) (B) (C) (D)

L d Ld L d L d
20. A set of n–identical cubical blocks lies at rest parallel to each other along a line on a smooth horizontal surface.
The separation between the near surfaces of any two adjacent blocks is L. The block at one end is given
a speed v towards the next one at time t = 0. All collisions are completely inelastic, then

L
(A) The last block starts moving at t = n (n–1)
2v
L
(B) The last block starts moving at t = (n–1)
v
v
(C) The centre of mass of the system will have a final speed
n
(D) The centre of mass of the system will have a final speed v.

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21. The Fig. shows a string of equally placed beads of mass m, separated by distance d. The beads are free
to slide without friction on a thin wire. A constant force F acts on the first bead initially at rest till it makes
collision with the second bead. The second bead then collides with the third and so on. Suppose that all collisions
are elastic,
F d
(A) Speed of the first bead immediately before and immediately after

2Fd 1 2 3 4
its collision with the second bead is and zero respectively.
m
(B) Speed of the first bead immediately before and immediately after its collision with the secondbead is

2Fd 1 2Fd
and respectively.
m 2 m
(C) Speed of the second bead immediately after its collision with third bead is zero.

1 2Fd
(D) The average speed of the first bead is .
2 m

22. Two persons A and B of weight 80 kg and 50 kg respectively

are standing at opposite ends of a boat of mass 70 kg and
length 2m at rest. When they interchange their positions then
displacement of the centre of mass of the boat will be:
(A) 60 cm towards left (B) 30 cm towards right
A B
(C) 30 cm towards left (D) stationary
23. In a one dimensional collision between two identical particles A and B, B is stationary and A has momentum
p before impact. During impact, B gives impulse J to A.
(A) The total momentum of the 'A plus B' system is p before and after the impact, and (p–1) during the impact.
(B) During the impact A gives impulse J to B
2J
(C) The coefficient of restitution is 1
p

J
(D) The coefficient of restitution is 1
p

24. Two balls of same mass are dropped from the same height onto the floor. The first ball bounces upwards
from the floor elastically. The second ball sticks to the floor. The first applies an impulse to the floor of I1
and the second applies an impulse I 2 . The impulses obey
I1 I1
(A) I 2 = 2I 1 (B) I 2= (C) I 2 = 4I 1 (D) I 2 =
2 4
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25. A small ball falling vertically downward with constant velocity 4m/s strikes
elastically a massive inclined cart moving with velocity 4m/s horizontally as
4m/s
shown. The velocity of the rebound of the ball is 45°
(A) 4 2 m/s (B) 4 3 m/s
(C) 4 m/s (D) 4 5 m/s

26. A particle of mass 4m which is at rest explodes into four equal fragments. All v
4 fragments scattered in the same horizontal plane. Three fragments are found to
move with velocity v each as shown in the fig. The total energy released in the process
0
of explosion is 90
v
(A) mv2 (3– 2 ) (B) mv 2 (3– 2 )/2
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27. The fig. shows the velocity as a function of the time for an object with mass 10
kg being pushed along a frictionless surface by external force. At t= 3s, the force V

stops pushing and the object moves freely. It then collides head on and sticks
15
to another object of mass 25 kg.
(A) External force acting on the system is 50 N 5
nd
(B) Velocity of the 2 particle just before the collision is 1 m/s t
3 4 6
(C) Before collision both bodies are moving in the same direction
(D) Before collision, bodies are moving in opposite direction with respect to each other
28. A particle of mass m = 0.1 kg is released from rest from a point A of a wedge A

of mass M = 2.4 kg free to slide on a frictionless horizontal plane. The particle slides
m
down the smooth face AB of the wedge. When the velocity of the wedge is
0.2 m/s the velocity of the particle in m/s relative to the wedge is v
V
M 60 0
B
(A) 4.8 (B) 5 (C) 7.5 (D) 10
m=4kg
29. A ball of mass 1 kg is suspended by an inextensible string 1 m long attached
A O B
to a point O of a smooth horizontal bar resting on a fixed smooth supports A 0
30
and B. The ball is released from rest from the position when the string makes
an angle of 30° with the vertical. The mass of the bar is 4 kg. The displacement
in meters of the bar when the string makes the maximum angle on the other m=1kg
side of the vertical is
(A) 0 (B) 0.2 (C) 0.25 (D) 0.5
m
30. Find the distance between centre of gravity and centre of mass of a two particle
system attached to the ends of a light rod. Each particle has same mass. Length m
of the rod is R, where R is the radius of earth
(A) R (B) R/2 (C) zero (D) R/4
31. After scaling a wall of 3 m height a man of weight W drops himself to the ground. If his body comes to a
complete stop in 0.15 s. After his feet touch the ground, calculate the average impulsive force in the vertical
direction exerted by ground on his feet.
(A) 5W (B) 5.21W (C) 3W (D) 6 W
3
32. An open water tight railway wagon of mass 5 x 10 kg coasts at an initial velocity 1.2 m/s without friction
on a railway track. Rain drops fall vertically downwards into the wagon. The velocity of the wagon after it
has collected 10 3 kg of water will be
(A) 0.5 m/s (B) 2m/s (C) 1 m/s (D) 1.5 m/s
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33. Three blocks A, B and C each of mass m are placed on a surface as shown in the figure. Blocks B and
C are initially at rest. Block A is moving to the right with speed v. It collides with block B and sticks to it.
The A–B combination collides elastically with block C. Which of the following statement is (are) true about
the velocity, of block B and C.
m m m
(A) Velocity of the block C after collision is 2/3 v towards right
A B C
v
(B) Velocity of the A–B combination after collision is towards leftt
3
2
(C) Velocity of the A–B combination after collision is v towards leftt
3
v
(D) Velocity of the block C after collision is towards right.
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34. Two masses A and B of mass M and 2M respectively are connected M A uk̂
by a compressed ideal spring. The system is placed on a horizontal X
frictionless table and given a velocity ukˆ in the z–direction as shown
uk̂ ˆ
i
in the figure. The spring is then released. In the subsequent motion the Z
line from B to A always points along the î unit vector. At some instant k̂
of time mass B has a x–component of velocity as v ˆi . The velocity
x 2M B uk̂

v A of mass A at that instant is

(A) v x ˆi  ukˆ (B) – v x ˆi  ukˆ (C) –2 v x ˆi  ukˆ (D) 2 v x ˆi  ukˆ

A
35. A disk A of radius r moving on perfectly smooth surface at a speed v B
v
undergoes an elastic collision with an identical stationary disk B. Find the
r/2
velocity of the disk B after collision if the impact parameter is r/2 as
shown in the figure

15 v v 3v
(A) v (B) (C) (D)
4 4 2 2
36. A spherical ball of mass 1 kg moving with a uniform speed of 1 m/s collides symmetrically with two identical spherical
balls of mass 1 kg each at rest touching each other. If the two balls move with 0.5m/s in two directions at the same
angle of 60° with the direction of the first ball, the loss of kinetic energy on account of the collision is :
(A) 0.125 J (B) 0.5J (C) 1.0 J (D) 0.75J
37. A smooth sphere A of mass m collides elastically with an identical sphere B at rest. The velocity of A before
collision is 8 m/s in a direction making 60° with the line of centres at the time of impact.
(A) The sphere A comes to rest after collision.
(B) The sphere B will move with a speed of 8 m/s after collision.
(C) The directions of motion A and B after collision are at right angles.
(D) The speed of B after collision is 4 m/s.
38. A particle moving with kinetic energy = 3J makes an elastic head–on collision with a stationary particle which
has twice its mass. During the impact,
(A) the minimum kinetic energy of the system is 1J.
(B) the maximum elastic potential energy of the system is 2J.
(C) momentum and total energy are conserved at every instant.
(D) the ratio of kinetic energy to potential energy of the system first decreases and then increases.
39. Two blocks A and B each of mass m, are connected by a massless
v
spring of natural length L and spring constant k. The blocks are initially
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as shown in fig. A third identical block C, also of mass m, moves on

the floor with a speed v along the line joining A and B, and collides elastically
with A. Then :–
(A) the kinetic energy of the A–B system, at maximum compression of the spring, is zero

mv 2
(B) the kinetic energy of the A–B system, at maximum compression of the spring, is
4

m
(C) the maximum compression of the spring is v  
k

m
(D) the maximum compression of the spring is v
2k

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40. Assuming potential energy 'U' at ground level to be zero.

Solid Cone Solid Cylinder

Solid Cube Q
Solid sphere Q S
P
D
D D D D

U=0
D D D

All objects are made up of same material.

U P = Potential energy of solid sphere U Q = Potential energy of solid cube
U R = Potential energy of solid cone U S = Potential energy of solid cylinder
(A) U S > U P (B) U Q > U S (C) U P > U Q (D) U S > U R

41. A bag of mass M hangs by a long thread and a bullet (mass m) comes horizontally with velocity v and gets
caught in the bag. Then for the combined system (bag + bullet) :
(A) Momentum is mMv/(M + m) (B) kinetic energy is (1/2) Mv 2
(C) Momentum is mv (D) kinetic energy is m 2 v 2 /2(M + m)

42. A ball moving with a velocity v hits a massive wall moving towards the ball with a velocity u. An elastic
impact lasts for a time t.

m (u  v)
(A) The average elastic force acting on the ball is
t

2m(u  v)
(B) The average elastic force acting on the ball is
t
(C) The kinetic energy of the ball increases by 2mu(u + v)
(D) The kinetic energy of the ball remains the same after the collision
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BRAIN TEASER S ANSWER KEY E XE R CISE – 2

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans . B B C C B C D D D B A B B C D
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans . A B D A A,C A,C C B,C B D A A,B,C D B C
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Ans . B C A C A A C,D A,B,C,D B,D A,B,D C,D B,C
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EXERCISE–03 MISCELLANEOUS TYPE QUESTIONS

TRUE / FALSE
1. In an elastic collision of two bodies, the momentum and energy of each body is conserved.
2. In an inelastic collision, the final kinetic energy is always less than the initial kinetic energy of the system.
3. Two particles of mass 1 kg and 3 kg move towards each other under their mutual force of attraction. No other
force acts on them. When the relative velocity of approach of the two particles is 2 m/s, their centre of mass
has a velocity of 0.5 m/s. When the relative velocity of approach becomes 3 m/s, the velocity of the centre of
mass is 0.75 m/s.

FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. A particle of mass 4m which is at rest explodes into three fragments. Two of the fragments each of mass
m are found to move with a speed v each in mutually perpendicular directions. The total energy released
in the process of explosion is ................
C
2. The magnitude of the force (in newtons) acting on a body 800
600

Force (N)
varies with time t (in microseconds) as shown in the figure AB, 400
BC and CD are straight line segments. The magnitude of the 200 A B
E F D
total impulse of the force on the body from t = 4 µs to 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Time (µs)
t = 16 µs is ........................... N–s.
3. A ball is dropped from height h to the ground. If the coefficient of restitution is 0.8, the height to which ball
goes up after it rebounds third time is ...............
4. A ball of mass 1 g is released down an inclined plane, just describes a circle of radius 10 cm in the vertical
plane, on reaching the bottom, the minimum height of the inclined plane is .................cm.
5. The rate of change of total momentum of a many–particle system is proportional to the .............. on the system.
6. In an inelastic collision of two bodies, the quantities which do not change after the collision are the ...............
of the system of two bodies.
7. A block of mass m moving with a velocity v, enters a region where it starts colliding with the stationary dust
particles. If the density of dust particles is  & all colliding particle stick to its front surface of cross–sectional
area A. The velocity of block after it has covered a distance x in this region is _________.
8. Two spheres of masses 3 kg and 2 kg collide directly. Their relative velocity before collision is 15 m/s and
after collision is 5 m/s. The total loss of K.E. in joules due to collision is ______.
MATCH THE COLUMN
1. A particle of mass m, kinetic energy K and momentum p collides head on elastically with another particle of
mass 2 m at rest. After collision :
Column I Column II
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(B) Momentum of second particle (q) – K/9

(C) Kinetic energy of first particle (r) – p/3

8K
(D) Kinetic energy of second particle (s)
9
(t) None
2. Two balls of mass m and 2m each have momentum 2p and p in the direction m 2p 2m p
shown in figure. During collision they exert an impulse of magnitude p on each other.
Column I Column II
(A) After collision momentum of m (p) 2p
(B) After collision momentum of 2m (q) p
(C) Coefficient of restitution between them (r) 1
(s) None
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3. A particle of mass 1kg has velocity v 1  (2t) ˆi and another particle of mass 2 kg has velocity v 2  (t 2 ) ˆj .
Column I Column II
20
(A) Net force on centre of mass at 2 s (p) unit
9
(B) Velocity of centre of mass at 2s (q) 68 unit

80
(C) Displacement of centre of mass in 2s (r) unit
3
(s) None
4. Two blocks A and B of mass 2m and m respectively are connected by a massless spring of spring constant k. This
system lies over a smooth horizontal surface. At t = 0 the block A has velocity u towards right as shown while the
speed of block B is zero, and the length of spring is equal to its natural length at that instant. In each situation of
column–I, certain statements are given and corresponding results are given in column II.
B k A
m 2m u

smooth horizontal surface

Column I Column II
(A) The velocity of block A (p) Can never be zero
(B) The velocity of block B (q) May be zero at certain instants of time
(C) The kinetic energy of system of two blocks (r) is minimum at maximum
compression of spring
(D) The potential energy of spring (s) Is maximum at maximum extension
of spring

5. In each situation of column–I, a system involving two bodies is given. All strings and pulleys are light and
friction is absent everywhere. Initially each body of every system is at rest. Consider the system in all situation
of column I from rest till any collision occurs. Then match the statements in column – I with the corresponding
results in column–II
Column I Column II
m
(A) The block plus wedge system is placed over (p) Shifts towards right
smooth horizontal surface. After the system M
is released from rest, the centre of mass of
system
(B) The string connecting both the blocks (q) Shifts downwards
m m
of mass m is horizontal. Left block is
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placed over smooth horizontal table

as shown. After the two block system is released
from rest, the centre of mass of system
(C) The block and monkey have same mass. The (r) Shifts upwards
monkey starts climbing up the rope. After the

monkey starts climbing up, the centre of mass

of monkey + block system

(D) Both block of mass m are initially at rest. The (s) Does not shift
left block is given initial velocity u downwards.
Then, the centre of mass of two block system
m m
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6. If net force on a system of particles is zero, then

Column I Column II
(A) Acceleration of centre of mass (p) Constant
(B) Velocity of centre of mass (q) Zero
(C) Momentum of centre of mass (r) May be zero
(D) Velocity of an individual particle (s) May be constant
of the system

7. Column I Column II
(A) Elastic collision (p) KE is conserved
(B) Inelastic collision (q) KE after collision = KE before collision
(C) Perfectly inelastic collision (r) KE after collision  KE before collision
(s) Particles stick after collision
(t) Linear momentum is conserved
(u) Relative velocity of separation after is zero

ASSERTION & REASON TYPE QUESTIONS

These questions contains, Statement 1 (assertion) and Statement 2 (reason).
1 . S t a t e m e n t – 1 : In case of bullet fired from gun, the ratio of kinetic energy of gun and bullet is equal to ratio
of mass of bullet and gun.
and
S t a t e m e n t – 2 : In firing, momentum is conserved.
(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.

2. S t a t e m e n t – 1 : When a girl jumps from a boat, the boat slightly moves away from the shore.
and
S t a t e m e n t – 2 : The total linear momentum of an isolated system remain conserved.
(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.

3. Statement–1 : In a two body collision, the momenta of the particles are equal and opposite to one another,
before as well as after the collision when measured in the center of mass frame.
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(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.

4. Statement–1 : The centre of mass and centre of gravity of a body are two different positions in general.
and
Statement–2 : The centre of mass and centre of gravity of a body coincide if
gravitational field is uniform.
(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.

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5. Statement–1 : A particle of mass m strikes a smooth wedge of mass M

m v0
as shown in the figure. Linear momentum of particle along
the inclined surface of wedge is conserved during collision.
and M
Statement–2 : Wedge exerts a force on particle perpendicular to inclined
face of wedge during collision. Smooth
(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.

6. Statement–1 : The coefficient of restitution is less than one for all collisions studied under Newton’s laws of
restitution.
and
S t a t e m e n t – 2 : For a perfectly elastic collision, coefficient of restitution is equal to one.
(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.

7. Statement–1 : No external force acts on system of two spheres which undergo a perfectly elastic head
on collision. The minimum kinetic energy of this system is zero if the net momentum of
this system is zero.
and
Statement–2 : In any two body system undergoing perfectly elastic head on collision, at the instant of
maximum deformation, the complete kinetic energy of the system is converted to deformation
potential energy of the system.
(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.

8. Statement–1 : A sphere of mass m moving with speed u undergoes a perfectly elastic head on collision
with another sphere of heavier mass M at rest (M>>>m), then direction of velocity of sphere
of mass m is reversed due to collision [no external force acts on system of two spheres]
and
Statement–2 : During a collision of spheres of unequal masses, the heavier exerts more force on lighter
mass in comparison to the force which lighter mass exerts on heavier mass.
(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.
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(D) Statement–1 is False, Statement–2 is True.

9. Statement–1 : If a ball projected up obliquely from the ground breaks up into several fragments in its
path, the centre of mass of the system of all fragments move in same parabolic path compared
to initial one till all fragments are in air.
and
Statement–2 : In the situation of statement–1, at the instant of breaking, the fragments may be thrown
in different directions with different speeds.
(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.

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COMPREHENSION BASED QUESTIONS

Comprehensi on # 1
If net force on a system in a particular direction is zero (say in horizontal direction) we can apply:
m R x R = m L x L , m Rv R = m L v L and m Ra R = m L a L
Here R stands for the masses which are moving towards right and L for the masses towards left, x is displacement,
v is velocity and a the acceleration (all with respect to ground). A small block of mass m = 1 kg is placed over a wedge
of mass M = 4 kg as shown in figure. Mass m is released from rest. All surfaces are smooth. Origin O is as shown.

4m
M 2m

O +x-axis
4m

1. Final velocity of the wedge is ..................... m/s :–

1 1
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) (D)
2 3

2. The block will strike the x–axis at x = ................m :–

(A) 4.2 (B) 7.6 (C) 5.6 (D) 6.8

3. Normal reaction between the two blocks at an instant when absolute acceleration of m is 5 3 m/s 2 at 60°
with horizontal is ........... N. Normal reaction at this instant is making 30° with horizontal :
(A) 6 (B) 10 (C) 4 (D) 5
4. At the same instant reaction on the wedge from the ground is .............. N.
(A) 42.5 (B) 40 (C) 43.46 (D) None of these
Comprehensi on # 2
When two bodies collide normally they exert equal and opposite impulses on each other. Impulse = change in linear
momentum. Coefficient of restitution between two bodies is given by :–

|Re lative velocity of separation|

e = 1, for elastic collision
|Re lative velocity of approach|

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1kg
6m/s 4m/s

Two bodies collide as shown in figure. During collision they exert impulse of magnitude J on each other.

1. If the collision is elastic, the value of J is ................... N–s :

(A) 10/3 (B) 5/ 4 (C) 8/ 3 (D) 3/ 2

2. For what values of J (in N–s) the 2 kg block will change its direction of velocity :
(A) J < 12 (B) J > 12 (C) J < 10 (D) J > 10

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Comprehension # 3
In an oblique collision component parallel to common tangent remains unchanged while along common normal direction,
relative velocity of separation becomes e times the relative velocity of approach.
1. A ball collides at B with velocity 10 m/s at 30° with vertical.
There is a flag at A and a wall at C. Collision of ball with ground is perfectly inelastic (e = 0) and that with
wall is elastic (e = 1). Given AB = BC = 10m. The ball will collide with the flag after time t = ......s.

30°

A B C

(A) 4 (B) 5
(C) 6 (D) Ball will not collide with the flag

Comprehensi on # 4
When the mass of a system is variable, a thrust force has to be applied on it in addition to all other forces acting on
   dm 
it. This thrust force is given by : F  v r   
 dt 


Here v r is the relative velocity with which the mass dm either enters or leaves the system. A car has total mass 50
kg. Gases are ejected from this backwards with relative velocity 20 m/s. The rate of ejection of gas is 2 kg/s.Total
mass of gas is 20 kg. Coefficient of friction between the car and road is µ = 0.1.

1. Car will start moving after time t = ............... second :

(A) 4 (B) 1 0 (C) 5 (D) 8
4
2. Maximum speed of car will be v = ................. m/s : (Take n = 0.28)
3
(A) 0.6 (B) 0.8 (C) 1.0 (D) 1.2
3. Car will stop after (from starting) t = ............. seconds :
(A) 12.2 (B) 6.4 (C) 10.6 (D) 5.8
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Comprehension #5
One particle of mass 1 kg is moving along positive x–axis with velocity 3 m/s. Another particle of mass 2 kg is moving
along y–axis with 6 m/s. At time t = 0, 1 kg mass is at (3m, 0) and 2 kg at (0, 9m), x–y plane is the horizontal plane.
(Surface is smooth for question 1 and rough for question 2 and 3)

1. The centre of mass of the two particles is moving in a straight line which equation is :
(A) y = x + 2 (B) y = 4x + 2 (C) y = 2x – 4 (D) y = 2x + 4
2. If both the particles have the same value of coefficient of friction  = 0.2. The centre of mass will stop at
time t = ......s :
(A) 1.5 (B) 4.5 (C) 3.0 (D) 2.0
3. Co–ordinates of centre of mass where it will stop finally are :–
(A) (2.0 m, 14.25 m) (B) (2.25 m, 10 m) (C) (3.75 m, 9 m) (D) (1.75 m, 12 m)

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Comprehensi on # 6
A 1 kg block is given a velocity of 15 m/s towards right over a very long rough plank of mass 2 kg as shown in figure.

rough
1kg 15 m/s

2kg
smooth

1. The correct graph showing linear momentum of 1 kg (i.e. p 1) and of 2kg (i.e. p 2) versus time is :

p1 and p2 p1 and p2 p1 and p2 p1 and p2

p2 p1 P1 p2
p1 and p2
(A) p1 (B) (C) (D)
p2 P2 p1
t t t t

2. If coefficient of friction between the two blocks is equal to 0.4, then magnitude of initial slope of p1 versus
t and p2 versus t (in SI unit) will be :–
(A) 4 and 2 (B) 2 and 4 (C) 4 and 4 (D) 2 and 2
3. Momentum of both the blocks are equal at time t = ..............seconds :
(A) 1.75 (B) 1.875 (C) 2.5 (D) 1.25
Comprehensi on # 7
k
Two blocks of equal mass m are connected by an unstretched spring and the system m m F
is kept at rest on a frictionless horizontal surface. A constant force F is applied on the
first block pulling it away from the other as shown in figure.

1. Then the displacement of the centre of mass at time t is :-

Ft 2 Ft 2 Ft 2 Ft 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2m 3m 4m m

2. If the extension of the spring is x 0 at time t, then the displacement of the first block at this instant is :-

1  Ft 2  1  Ft2  1  Ft 2   Ft 2 

(A) 2  2m  x 0   
(B) 2  2m  x 0  
(C) 2  2m  x 0  
(D)  2m  x 0 
   
       

3. If the extension of the spring is x 0 at time t, then the displacement of the second block at this instant is :-

 Ft 2  1  Ft 2  1  2Ft 2  1  Ft 2 
(A)  2m  x 0  (B) 2  2m  x 0  (C) 2  m  x 0  (D) 2  2m  x 0 
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Comprehensi on # 8
An initially stationary box on a frictionless floor explodes into two pieces, piece A with mass m A and piece B with mass
m B. Two pieces then move across the floor along x–axis. Graph of position versus time for the two pieces are given.

x A x x x x
x A
A A A
  
t t t t  t
B   
2   B
 t A
B B B B
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1. Which graphs pertain to physically possible explosions ?

(A) II, V (B) VI (C) I, III (D) IV
2. Based on the above question, Match column A with the column B.
Column B
Column A
(Graph number)
(P) mA = m B I
(Q) mA > m B II
(R) mA < m B III
IV
V
VI
(A) P – VI, Q – III, R – I (B) P – II, Q – V, R – IV
(C) P – II, Q – IV, R – V (D) P – VI, Q – II, R – IV
3. If all the graphs are possible then, in which of the following cases external force must be acting on
the box :-
(A) II (B) V (C) VI (D) I

M ISCEL L AN E OU S TYP E Q U ESTION ANSWER KEY E XE R CISE – 3

 Tr u e / Fals e 1. F 2. F 3. F

3mv2
 F i ll i n t h e B lanks 1. 2. 5 × 10 –3 3. (0.8) 6 h 4. 25 5. External force
2
mv
6. Linear momentum 7. 8. 120
m  Ax
 Matc h th e C o lu mn 1. A–r, B–t, C–t, D–s 2. A–q, B–p, C–s
3. A–q, B–r, C–p 4. A–p,r, B–q,r, C–p,r, D–q,s
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5. A–q, B–p, q, C–r, D–s 6. A–q, B–p,r, C–p,r, D–r,s

7. A–q,t, B–r,t, C–r,s,t,u

 A s s er ti o n – R eas o n 1. A 2. A 3. A 4.B 5.A 6.B 7. C 8. C 9.B

 C o mp r eh e ns i o n B as ed Qu es ti o ns
C o m p r e h e ns i o n #1 : 1. B 2.D 3. D 4. A
C o m p r e h e ns i o n #2 : 1. C 2. B
Comprehension #3: 1. C
C o m p r e h e ns i o n #4 : 1. C 2. A 3. C
C o m p r e h e ns i o n #5 : 1. B 2. C 3. D
C o m p r e h e ns i o n #6 : 1. D 2. C 3. C
C o m p r e h e ns i o n #7 : 1. C 2. A 3. D
C o m p r e h e ns i o n #8 : 1. A,D 2. B 3. C,D

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EXERCISE–04 [A] CONCEPTUAL SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE

1. Figure shows a uniform square plate from which four identical squares at the corners will be removed.
(i) Where is the centre of mass of the plate originally.
(ii) Where is C.M. after square 1 is removed.
(iii) Where is C.M. after squares 1 and 2 removed.
(iv) Where is C.M. after squares 1 and 3 are removed.
(v) Where is C.M. after squares 1, 2 and 3 are removed.
(vi) Where is C.M. after all the four squares are removed.
Give Answers in terms of quadrants and axes.

2. Four particles of masses m, 2m, 3m, 4m are placed at corners of a square of side 'a'

as shown in fig. Find out coordinates of centre of mass.

3. A rigid body consists of a 3 kg mass connected to a 2 kg mass by a massless rod. The 3kg mass is located at
 
r1  (2i  5 j ) m and the 2 kg mass at r2  (4 i  2 j ) m. Find the length of rod and the coordinates of the centre
of mass.

4. Three rods of the same mass are placed as shown in the figure.

Calculate the coordinates of the centre of mass of the system.

5. A man has constructed a toy as shown in fig. If density of the material of the sphere

is 12 times of the cone compute the position of the centre of mass. [Centre of mass

h
of a cone of height h is at height of from its base.]
4
m
A
6. Determine the centre of gravity of a thin homogeneous
r

C
O plate having the form of a rectangle with sides r and 2r
r

from which a semicircle with a radius r is cut out of figure.

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7. A circular plate of uniform thickness has a diameter of 56 cm. A circular portion of

diameter 42 cm is removed from one edge of the plate as shown in figure. Find the position

42 cm
of the centre of mass of the remaining portion. 56 cm

y
8. The figure shows a square metal plate of side  from which a square plate of side

a has been cut as shown in the figure. Find the ratio (a/) so that the centre of mass A
a
o x
of the remaining L–shaped plate coincides with the point A . a

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9. A thin sheet of metal of uniform thickness is cut into the shape bounded by the
y=kx2
x
line x=a and y = ± kx 2, as shown. Find the coordinates of the centre of mass. 2
y=-kx

10. In the figure shown, when the persons A and B exchange their positions, then

(i) the distance moved by the centre of mass of the system is _____. A B

(ii) the plank moves toward _______.

(iii) the distance moved by the plank is ____. m1 m2
M
(iv) the distance moved by A with respect to ground is _____.
2m
(v) the distance moved by B with respect to ground is __.
m1= 50kg; m2= 70kg;M = 80kg
11 2 bodies m1 & m2 of mass 1 and 2 kg respectively are moving along x–axis under x(in m)

the influence of mutual force only. The velocity of their centre of mass at a given
1
instant is 2 m/s. The x–coordinate of m 1 is plotted against time. Then plot the

x–coordinate of m 2 against time (Both are located at origin). 1 2 t(in m)

12. A body of mass 1 kg initially at rest, explodes and breaks into three fragments of masses in the ratio
1 : 1 : 3. The two pieces of equal mass fly–off perpendicular to each other with a speed of 30 m/s each.
What is the velocity of the heavier fragment ?
13. Two bodies of same mass tied with an inelastic string of length  lie together. One of them is projected vertically
upwards with velocity 6g . Find the maximum height up to which the centre of mass of system of the two
masses rises.
14. A man whose mass is m kg jumps vertically into air from a sitting position in which his centre of mass is at
a height h 1 from the ground. When his feet are just about to leave the ground his centre of mass is h 2 from
the ground and finally rises to h3 when he is at the top of the jump. What is the average upward force exerted
by the ground on him?
15. A uniform thin rod of mass M and length L is standing vertically along the y–axis on a smooth horizontal
surface, with its lower end at the origin (0, 0). A slight disturbance at t = 0 causes the lower end to slip
on the smooth surface the positive x–axis, and the rod starts falling.
(i) What is the path followed by the centre of mass of the rod during its fall ?
(ii) Find the equation of the trajectory of a point on the rod located at a distance r from the lower end.
What is the shape of the path of this point ?
m
16. A hemisphere of radius R and of mass 4m is free to slide with its base on
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a smooth horizontal table. A particle of mass m is placed on the top of the

4m
hemisphere. Find the angular velocity of the particle relative to hemisphere  R
an angular displacement  when velocity of hemisphere has become v.
17. A ball of mass 100 g is projected vertically upwards from the ground with a velocity of 49m/s. At the same
time another identical ball is dropped from a height of 98 m to fall freely along the same path as that followed
by the first ball. After some time the two balls collide and stick together and finally fall to the ground. Find
the time of flight of the masses.
18. A block of mass M with a semicircular track of radius R, rests on a
horizontal frictionless surface. A uniform cylinder of radius r and mass m R
m is released from rest at the top point A (see Fig). The cylinder slips M
on the semicircular frictionless track. How far has the block moved when B
the cylinder reaches the bottom (point B) of the track ? How fast is the
block moving when the cylinder reaches the bottom of the track ?
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19. Two bodies A and B of masses m and 2m respectively are placed on a smooth floor. They are connected
by a spring. A third body C of mass m moves with velocity v 0 along the line joining A and B and collides
elastically with A as shown in fig. At a certain instant of time t0 after collision, it is found that the instantaneous
velocities of A and B are the same. Further at this instant the compression of the spring is found to be x0.
Determine –
(i) the common velocity of A and B at time t 0 and C A B
(ii) the spring constant.

20. A sphere of mass m1 in motion hits directly another sphere of mass m2 at rest and sticks to it, the total kinetic
energy after collision is 2/3 of their total K.E. before collision. Find the ratio of m 1 : m 2.
L
21. A simple pendulum is suspended from a peg on a vertical wall. The
pendulum is pulled away from the wall to a horizontal position (see fig.)
and released. The ball hits the wall, the coefficient of restitution being
2
. What is the minimum number of collisions after which the amplitude
5
of oscillations becomes less than 60 degrees ?
Y
22. A small sphere of radius R is held against the inner surface of a larger
sphere of radius 6R. The masses of large and small spheres are 4M and M,R
M respectively. This arrangement is placed on a horizontal table. There 6R
O X
is no friction between any surfaces of contact. The small sphere is now 4M(L,0)

released. Find the co–ordinates of the centre of the larger sphere when
the smaller sphere reaches the other extreme position.

23. The bob A of a pendulum released from 30° to the vertical hits another bob

B of the same mass at rest on a table as shown in figure. How high does the

bob A rise after the collision? Neglect the size of the bob and assume the

collision to be elastic.

24. A massless platform is kept on a light elastic spring, shown in Fig. 0.1kg

When a sand particle of 0.1 kg mass is dropped on the pan from

a height 0.24 m, the particle strikes the pan, and the spring compresses
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by 0.01 m. From what height should the particle be dropped to cause

a compression of 0.04 m ?

25. In an elastic collision of two billiard balls, is the total kinetic energy conserved during the short time of collision
of the balls (i.e. when they are in contact)?
26. A body 'A' moving in a straight line with velocity v makes a collision with a body 'B' initially at rest. After
collision, B acquires a velocity of 1.6 v. Assuming the bodies to be perfectly elastic, what is the ratio of the
mass of A to that of B? What percentage of A's energy is transferred to B as a result of collision.

27. A particle of mass 2 kg moving with a velocity 5 i m/s collides head–on with another particle of mass 3 kg moving

with a velocity 2 i m/s. After the collision the first particle has speed of 1.6 m/s in negative x direction. Find :
(i) Velocity of the centre of mass after the collision (ii) Velocity of the second particle after the collision
(iii) Coefficient of restitution.
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A
28. Three particles A, B and C of equal mass move with equal speed v

along the medians of an equilateral triangle as shown in fig. They collide

at the centroid G of the triangle. After the collision, A comes to rest, G

B C
B retraces its path with the speed v. What is the velocity of C ?

29. Block A of mass m/2 is connected to one end of light rope which

passes over a pulley as shown in the Fig. Man of mass m climbs the other

end of rope with a relative acceleration of g/6 with respect to rope find g/6
m/2 A m
acceleration of block A and tension in the rope.

30. Two masses A & B each of 5 kg are suspended by a light inextensible

string passing over a smooth massless pulley such that mass A rest on 1m

smooth table & B is held at the position shown. Mass B is now gently lifted 2m B

up to the pulley and allowed to fall from rest. Determine up to what height A

will A rise for the ensuing motion.

31. Three identical balls each of mass m = 0.5 kg are connected with each other as shown in Fig. and rest
over a smooth horizontal table. At moment t = 0, ball B is imparted a horizontal velocity v0=9ms –1. Calculate
velocity of A just before it collides with ball C.
v0

A B C

CON CEP TUAL SU BJ ECTIVE E X ER CISE ANSWER KEY EXERCISE–4(A)

 a 7a 
1. (i) at O, (ii) diagonally from O to 3 (iii) along OY', (iv) at O (v) diagonally from O to 4 (vi) at O 2.  , 
2 10
 14 19  a a 2r
3. 13 m,  ,  4.  ,  5. 4R from O 6. OC = 7. 9 cm from centre of
5 5 3 3 3 4  
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bigger circle (leftwards)

 5  1 3a
8.  2  9. x= 10. (i) zero (ii) right (iii) 0.2 m (iv) 2.2 m (v) 1.8 m 11. 6m
  4
mg  h 3  h 1  (i) straight line
12. 10 2 ms–1 at 450 13.  14. 15. , 2.5m
 h 2  h1  x2 y2
(ii) 2
+ 2
=1
L  r 1 2
5v m R  r  2g  R  r   R  r 
16. 17. 6.53 s 18. , m
R cos  Mm M M  m 
v0 2mv 20
19. (i) (ii) 20. 2:1 21. 4 22. (L+2R, 0) 23. bob A does not rise 24. 3.96 m 25. No
3 3 x 20
4   4 g 13mg
26. 64% 27. (i) 0.8ˆi ms–1 (ii) 2.4ˆi ms–1(c) 28. v C   v B 29. , 30. 1.25 m 31. 6 ms–1
7 9 18
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EXERCISE–04 [B] BRAIN STORMING SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE

1. A bullet of mass M is fired with a velocity 50 m/s at an angle  with the horizontal. At the highest point

10
of its trajectory, it collides head–on with a bob of mass 3M suspended by a massless string of length
3
metres and gets embedded in the bob, after the collision the string moves through an angle of 120°.
Find : (i) the angle , (ii)the vertical and horizontal coordinates of the initial position of the bob with respect
to the point of firing of the bullet. (Take g = 10 m/s 2).

2. An object of mass 5 kg is projected with a velocity of 20 m/s at an angle of 60° to the horizontal. At
the highest point of its path the projectile explodes and breaks up into two fragments of masses 1 kg
and 4 kg. The fragments separate horizontally after the explosion. The explosion releases internal energy
such that the kinetic energy of the system at the highest point is doubled. Calculate the separation between
the two fragments when they reach the ground.
A
3. Two blocks of masses m 1 and m 2 are connected by a massless pulley A, m2
m1
slides along the smooth sides of a rectangular wedge of mass m, which rests
h m
on a smooth horizontal plane. Find the distance covered by the wedge on
the horizontal plane till the mass m 1 is lowered by the vertical distance h.

4. The 4 kg sphere from rest when  =60° strikes a block mass of 5 kg placed

on a rough horizontal plane and comes to rest after collision. The 5 kg block 
1m

comes to rest after moving a distance of 0.8m. Find µ of ground & block & 4kg
5kg
coefficient of restitution e.

5. Two particles A and B of mass 2m and m respectively are attached to the ends of a light inextensible
string of length 4a which passes over a small smooth peg at a height 3a from an inelastic table. The system
is released from rest with each particle at a height a from the table. Find–
(i) The speed of B when A strikes the table.
(ii) The time that elapses before A first hits the table.
(iii) The time for which A is resting on the table after the first collision & before it is first jerked off.

6. Two particles, each of mass m, are connected by a light inextensible string of length 2  . Initially they lie on a
smooth horizontal table at points A and B distant  apart. The particle at A is projected across the table with
velocity u. Find the speed with which the second particle begins to move if the direction of u is :-
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(i) along BA, (ii) at an angle of 120° with AB

(iii) perpendicular to AB. In each case calculate (in terms of m and u) the impulsive tension in the string.

7. After a completely inelastic collision two objects of the same mass and same initial speed are found to
move away together at half their initial speed. Find the angle between the initial velocities of the objects.

8. A cylindrical solid of mass 10 –2 kg and cross–sectional area 10 –4 m 2 is moving parallel to its axis (the
x–axis) with a uniform speed of 10 3 m/s in the positive direction. At t = 0, its front face passes the plane
x = 0. The region to the right of this plane is filled with the dust particle of uniform density 10 –3 kg/m 3.
When a dust particles collides with the face of the cylinder, it sticks to its surface. Assuming that the dimensions
of the cylinder remain practically unchanged and that the dust sticks only to the front face of the cylinder
find the x–coordinate of the front of the cylinder at t = 150 s.

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9. Two particles each of mass m are connected by a light inextensible string and a particle of mass M is attached
to the midpoint of the string. The system is at rest on a smooth horizontal table with the string just taut and
in a straight line. The particle M is given a velocity v along the table perpendicular to the string. Prove that
Mv
when the two particles are about to collide : (i) The velocity of M is  M  2m 
 2M(M  m 
(ii) The speed of each of the other particles is  M  2m  v.
   
10. The Atwood machine in figure has a third mass attached to it by a limp

string. After being released, the 2m mass falls a distance x before the limp
m 2m
string becomes taut. Thereafter both the mass on the left rise at the same

speed. What is the final speed? Assume that pulley is ideal. m

11. A wedge of mass M=2m rests on a smooth horizontal plane. A small block B
of mass m rests over it at left end A as shown in figure. A sharp impulse is
applied on the block, due to which it starts moving to the right with velocity m 20cm
v0
v0 = 6 ms–1. At highest point of its trajectory, the block collides with a particle
A M
of same mass m moving vertically downwards with velocity v = 2 ms –1 and
gets stuck with it. If the combined body lands at the end point A of body of 
mass M, calculate length . Neglect friction (g = 10 ms –2 )

12. A ball of mass m=1 kg is hung vertically by a thread =1.50 m. Upper

end of the thread is attached to the ceiling of a trolley of mass M = 4 kg. 1.50m
Initially, trolley is stationary and it free to move along horizontal rails without M
friction. A shell of mass m = 1 kg moving horizontally with velocity m m
v0=6 ms–1 collides with the ball and gets stuck with it. As a result, thread v0
starts to deflected towards right. Calculate its maximum deflection with the
vertical. (g = 10 ms –2 )
B
13. A 70 g ball B dropped from a height h 0 = 9 m
reaches a height h2 = 0.25 m after bouncing twice
from identical 210 g plates. Plate A rests directly h0
h2
on hard ground, while plate C rests on a foam – A
rubber mat. Determine.
(i) the coefficient of restitution between the ball and the plates,
(ii) the height h1 of the ball's first bounce.
om
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14. A ball of mass m = 1 kg falling vertically with a velocity v 0 = 2 m/s strikes

a wedge of mass M = 2 kg kept on a smooth, horizontal surface as shown M
in figure. The coefficient of resitution between the ball and the wedge is
300
e = 1/2. Find the velocity of the wedge and the ball immediately after collision.
BRAIN STOR MIN G SUBJ ECTIVE E X ER CISE ANSWER KEY EXERCISE–4(B)

 m 2  m 1 cot   h
1. (i) 37 0 (ii) (120, 45) 2. 44.25 m 3. 4. e=0.8,  =0.4
m  m1  m 2

2ag 3v 2v u mu u 3 mu 3 u 3 mu 3
5. (i) (ii) (iii) 6. (i) , (ii) , (iii) , 7. 1200 8. 105 m
3 g g 2 2 8 8 4 4
3gx 1 2
10. 11. 40 cm 12. 37 0 13. (i) 0.66 (ii) 4 m 14. v 1 = ms –1, v 2 = ms –1
8 3 3
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EXERCISE–05 (A) PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

1. Two identical particles move towards each other with velocity 2v and v respectively. The velocity of centre of
mass is- [ AIE EE - 2 0 02 ]
(1) v (2) v/3 (3) v/2 (4) zero
2. Consider the following two statements :- [ AIE EE - 2 0 03 ]
A : Linear momentum of a system of particles is zero. B : Kinetic energy of a system of particles is zero.
Then-
(1) A does not imply B and B does not imply A (2) A implies B but B does not imply A
(3) A does not imply B but B implies A (4) A implies B and B implies A
3. Two spherical bodies of mass M and 5M and radii R and 2R respectively are released in free space with initial
separation between their centres equal to 12 R. It they attract each other due to gravitational force only, then
the distance covered by the smaller body just before collision is- [ AIE EE - 2 0 03 ]
(1) 2.5 R (2) 4.5 R (3) 7.5 R (4) 1.5 R

4. A body A of mass M while falling vertically downwards under gravity breaks into two parts; a body B of mass
1 2
M and, a body C of mass M. The centre of mass of bodies B and C taken together shifts compared to that
3 3
of body A towards- [ AIE EE - 2 0 05 ]
(1) depends on height of breaking
(2) does not shift (3) body C (4) body B
5. The block of mass M moving on the frictionless horizontal surface collides with the spring of spring constant k
and compresses it by length L. The maximum momentum of the block after collision is- [ AIE EE - 2 0 05 ]

kL2 ML2
(1) Mk L (2) (3) zero (4)
2M k
6. A mass m moves with a velocity v and collides inelastically with another identical mass. After collision the Ist mass
v
moves with velocity in a direction perpendicular to the initial direction of motion. Find the speed of the
3
second mass after collision- [AIEEE-2005]
2 v
(1) v (2) 3v (3) v (4)
3 3

7. A T shaped object with dimensions shown in the figure, is lying on a smooth floor. A B

A force F is applied at the point P parallel to AB, such that the object has only the
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translational motion without rotation. Find the location of P with respect to C. P 2

[AIEEE - 2005] 
F
2 3 4
(1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  C
3 2 3
8. A bomb of mass 16 kg at rest explodes into two pieces of masses 4 kg and 12 kg. The velocity of the 12 kg
mass is 4 ms–1. The kinetic energy of the other mass is- [ AIE EE - 2 0 06 ]
(1) 144 J (2) 288 J (3) 192 J (4) 96 J

9. Consider a two particle system with particles having masses m1 and m2. If the first particle is pushed towards
the centre of mass through a distance d, by what distance should the second particle be moved, so as to keep
the centre of mass at the same position ? [ AIE EE - 2 0 06 ]
m2 m1 m1
(1) d (2) d (3) d (4) d
m1 m1  m 2 m2

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10. A circular disc of radius R is removed from a bigger circular disc of radius 2R such that the circumferences of
the discs coincide. The centre of mass of the new disc is R from the centre of the bigger disc. The value of 
is : - [ AIE EE - 2 0 07 ]
(1) 1/3 (2) 1/2 (3) 1/6 (4) 1/4

11. A block of mass 0.50 kg is moving with a speed of 2.00 ms–1 on a smooth surface. It strikes another mass of
1.00 kg and then they move together as a single body. The energy loss during the collision
is :- [AIEEE - 2008]
(1) 0.16 J (2) 1.00 J (3) 0.67 J (4) 0.34 J

12. A thin rod of length ‘L’ is lying along the x-axis with its ends at x = 0 and x = L. It linear density (mass/length)
n
 x
varies with x as k   where n can be zero or any positive number. If the position xCM of the centre of mass of
L
the rod is plotted against ‘n’, which of the following graphs best approximates the depence of xCM on n?
[ AIE EE - 2 0 08 ]

(1) (2) (3) (4)

13. Consider a rubber ball freely falling from a height h = 4.9 m onto a horizontal elastic plate. Assume that the
duration of collision is negligible and the collision with the plate is totally elastic.Then the velocity as a function
of time and the height as a function of time will be :- [ AIE EE - 2 0 09 ]

v y
v y
+v1 +v1
h
h
(1) O t1 2t1 3t1 4t1
t (2) O t1 2t1 3t1 4t1
t

–v1 t
–v1 t

v
y v y
+v1
h +v1
h
(3) O t (4) O t
t

–v1 t

Directions : This Questions contain Statement-1 and Statement-2.

Of the four choices given after the statements, choose the one that best discribes the two statements.

14. Statement-1 : Two particles moving in the same direction do not lose all their energy in a completely inelastic
collision.
Statement-2 : Principle of conservation of momentum holds true for all kinds of collisions. [ AIE EE - 2 0 10 ]
(1) Statement–1 is true, Statement–2 is false
(2) Statement–1 is true, Statement–2 is true; Statement–2 is the correct explanation of Statement–1
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(3) Statement–1 is true, Statement–2 is true; Statement–2 is not the correct explanation of Statement–1
(4) Statement–1 is false, Statement–2 is true

ANSWER-KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Ans. 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 2 3 1 3 1 1 2
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EXERCISE–05 (B) PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

MCQ' s with one correct answer
 
1. Two particles of masses m 1 and m 2 in projectile motion have velocities v 1  v 2 respectively at time t = 0.
 
They collide at time t 0. Their velocities become v '1 and v '2 at time 2t 0 while still moving in air. The value
   
of : [(m 1 v '1 +m 2 v '2 ) – (m 1 v 1 +m 2 v 2 )] is :– [ IIT-J E E 2 0 01 ]

1
(A) zero (B) (m 1 + m 1 )gt 0 (C) 2(m 1 + m 2 )gt 0 (D) (m 1 + m 2)gt 0
2
2. Two blocks of masses 10 kg and 4 kg are connected by a spring of negligible mass and placed on a frictionless
horizontal surface. An impulse gives a velocity of 14 m/s to the heavier block in the direction of the lighter
block. The velocity of the centre of mass is :– [ IIT-J E E 2 0 02 ]
(A) 30 m/s (B) 20 m/s (C) 10 m/s (D) 5 m/s

3. A particle moves in the X–Y plane under the influence of a force such that its linear momentum is

p(t)  A[iˆcos(kt)  ˆj sin(kt)] , where A and k are constants. The angle between the force and the momentum
is :– [ IIT-J E E 2 0 07 ]
(A) 0° (B) 30° (C) 45° (D) 90°

4. Two small particles of equal masses start moving in opposite directions from a point A in a horizontal circular
orbit. Their tangential velocities are v and 2v, respectively, as shown in the figure. Between collisions, the particles
move with constant speeds. After making how many elastic collisions, other that at A, these two particles will again
reach the point A ? [ IIT-J E E 2 0 09 ]

V A 2V

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

5. Look at the drawing given in the figure which has been drawn with ink of uniform line– thickness. The mass of ink
used to draw each of the two inner circles, and each of the two line segments in m. The mass of the ink used to
draw the outer circle is 6m. The coordinates of the centres of the different parts are : outer circle (0, 0), left inner
circle (– a, a) , right inner circle (a, a), vertical line (0, 0) and horizontal line (0, – a). The
y–coordinates of the centre of mass of the ink in this drawing is :– [ IIT-J E E 2 0 09 ]

y
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(A) (B) (C) (D)
10 8 12 3
6. A particle of mass m is projected from the ground with an initial speed u0 at an angle  with the horizontal.
At the highest point of its trajectory, it makes a completely inelastic collision with another identical particle,
which was thrown vertically upward from the ground with the same initial speed u0. The angle that the composite
system makes with the horizontal immediately after the collision is :- [ IIT-J E E 2 0 13 ]

   
(A) (B)  (C)  (D)
4 4 2 2

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MCQ's with one or more than one correct answers

 
1 . Two balls, having linear momenta p1  piˆ and p 2  piˆ , undergo a collision in free space. There is no external
 
force acting on the balls. Let p1' and p 2' be their final momenta. The following option(s) is (are) NOT ALLOWED
for any non–zero value of p, a 1, a 2, b 1 , b 2, c 1 and c 2 . [ IIT-J E E 2 0 08 ]
 ˆ ˆ ˆ  ˆ  ˆ 
(A) p 1'  a 1 i  b1 j  c 1 k (B) p 1'  c 1 k (C) p 1'  a 1ˆi  b1ˆj  c 1 k (D) p1'  a 1ˆi  b1ˆj
   
p 2'  a 2ˆi  b 2ˆj p '  c kˆ
2 2 p '  a ˆi  b ˆj  c kˆ
2 2 2 2 p '  a ˆi  b ˆj
2 2 1

Asserti on – Reason

1. Statement–1 : In an elastic collision between two bodies, the relative speed of the bodies after collision is
equal to the relative speed before the collision. [ IIT-J E E 2 0 07 ]
and
Statement–2 : In an elastic collision, the linear momentum of the system is conserved.

2. Statement–1 : If there is no external torque on a body about its centre of mass, then the velocity of the
centre of mass remains constant. [ IIT-J E E 2 0 07 ]
and
Statement–2 : The linear momentum of an isolated system remains constant.

Comprehensi on based questions [ IIT-J E E 2 0 08 ]

A small block of mass M moves on a frictionless surface of an inclined plane, as shown in figure. The angle
of the incline suddenly changes from 60° to 30° at point B. The block is initially at rest at A. Assume that
2
collisions between the block and the incline are totally inelastic (g = 10 m/s )

A
M

60° B

30° C
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1. The speed of the block at point B immediately after it strikes the second incline is :–
(A) 60 m/s (B) 45 m/s (C) 30 m/s (D) 15 m/s
2. The speed of the block at point C, immediately before it leaves the second incline is :–
(A) 120 m/s (B) 105 m/s (C) 30 m/s (D) 75 m/s

3. If collision between the block and the incline is completely elastic, then the vertical (upward) component of
the velocity of the block at point B, immediately after it strikes the second incline is :–
(A) 30 m/s (B) 15 m/s (C) 0 (D) – 15 m/s
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Subjective Questions

1. Two blocks of mass 2 kg and M are at rest on an inclined plane and are separated by a distance of 6.0
m as shown. The coefficient of friction between each block and the inclined plane is 0.25. The 2 kg block
is given a velocity of 10.0 m/s up the inclined plane. It collides with M, comes back and has a velocity of
1.0 m/s when it reaches its initial position. The other block M after the collision moves 0.5 m up and comes
to rest. Calculate the coefficient of restitution between the blocks and the mass of the block M. (Take sin
 tan = 0.05 and g = 10 m/s 2 ) [ IIT-J E E 1 9 99 ]

M
6.0m

2 kg

2. A car P is moving with a uniform speed of 5 3 m/s towards a carriage of mass 9 kg at rest kept on the
rails at a point B as shown in figure. The height AC is 120 m. Cannon balls of 1 kg are fired from the car
with an initial velocity 100 m/s at an angle 30° with the horizontal. The first cannon balls hits the stationary
carriage after a time t 0 and sticks to it. Determine t 0 .

C
P

A B

At t0, the second cannon ball is fired. Assume that the resistive force between the rails and the carriage is constant
and ignore the vertical motion of the carriage throughout. If the second ball also hits and sticks of the carriage,
what will be the horizontal velocity of the carriage just after the second impact? [ IIT-J E E 2 0 01 ]

3. A particle of mass m, moving in a circular path of radius R with a constant speed v 2 is located at point (2R, 0)
at time t = 0 and a man starts moving with a velocity v1 along the positive y–axis from origin at time t = 0. Calculate
the linear momentum of the particle w.r.t. man as a function of time. [ IIT-J E E 2 0 03 ]

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R
(0,0) x
m

4. Two point masses m 1 and m 2 are connected by a spring of natural length  0 . The spring is compressed
such that the two point masses touch each other and then they are fastened by a string. Then the system
is moved with a velocity v 0 along positive x–axis. When the system reaches the origin the string breaks
(t = 0). The position of the point mass m 1 is given by x 1 = v 0t–A(1–cost) where A and  are constants.
Find the position of the second block as a function of time. Also find the relation between A and  0 .
[ IIT-J E E 2 0 03 ]

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5. There is a rectangular plate of mass M kg of dimensions (a × b). The plate is held in horizontal position by
striking n small balls each of mass m per unit area per unit time. These are striking in the shaded half region
of the plate. The balls are colliding elastically with velocity v. What is v ? It is given n=100, M = 3 kg, m=0.01
kg, b=2m, a=1m, g=10 m/s 2 . [ IIT-J E E 2 0 06 ]

6. Three objects A, B and C are kept in a straight line on a frictionless horizontal surface. These have masses m, 2m
and m, respectively. The object A moves towards B with a speed 9 m/s and makes an elastic collision with it.
Thereafter, B makes completely inelastic collision with C. All motions occur on the same straight line Find the final
speed (in m/s ) of the object C. [IIT-JEE 2009]

B
A C
m 2m m

P RE VIOU S Y EARS QU E STION S ANSWER KEY E XE R CISE – 5

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MCQ's with one correct answer 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. A

MCQ's with one or more than one correct answers 1. A,D
Assertion – Reason 1. B 2. D
Comprehension Based questions 1. B 2. B 3. C
Subjective Questions 1. e = 0.84, M = 15.21 kg 2. 12 s, 15.75 ms –1

v2  v2 
3. – mv2 sin t î + m  v 2 cos t  v 1  ˆj
R R

m1  m1 
4. x2 = v0t + m A 1  cos t  , 0 =   1 A
2  m2 

5. 10 ms–1 6. 4 m/s

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