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VIJAY ASSIGNMENT-5 01-03-2024
1. A boat crosses a river from a river port A to port 5. A boy running on a horizontal road at 8km/h finds
B, which are just on the opposite side. The speed the rain falling vertically. He increases his speed
of the water is Vw and that of boat is VB relative to to 12 km/h and finds that the drops makes 30º with
still water. Assume VB = 2Vw. What is the time the vertical. The speed of rain with respect to the
taken by the boat, if it has to crosses the river road is
directly on the AB line [D = width of the river] (A) 4 7 km/h (B) 9 7 km/h
2D 3D
(A) (B) (C) 12 7 km/h (D) 15 7 km/h
VB 3 2VB
D D 2 6. It is raining vertically downwards with a velocity
(C) (D)
VB 2 VB of 3 km h–1 . A man walks in the rain with a
velocity of 4 kmh–1. The rain drops will fall on the
2. A boat, which has a speed of 5 km/h in still water, man with a relative velocity of ;
crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest (A) 1 kmh–1 (B) 3 kmh–1
possible path in 15 minutes. The velocity of the (C) 4 kmh–1 (D) 5 kmh–1
river water in km/h is
(A) 1 (B) 3 7. A man walks in rain with a velocity of 5 kmh–1.
(C) 4 (D) 41 The rain drops strike at him at an angle of 45°
with the horizontal. Velocity of rain if it is falling
3. To cross the river in shortest distance, a swimmer vertically downward -
should swim making angle with the upstream. (A) 5 kmh–1 (B) 4 kmh–1
What is the ratio of the time taken to swim across (C) 3 kmh–1 (D) 1 kmh–1
in the shortest time to that in swimming across
over shortest distance. [Assume speed of swimmer 8. Raindrops are falling vertically with a velocity of
in still water is greater than the speed of river 10 m/s. To a cyclist moving on a straight road the
flow] raindrops appear to be coming with a velocity of
(A) cos (B) sin 20 m/s. The velocity of cyclist is :
(C) tan (D) cot (A) 10 m/s (B) 10 3 m/s
(C) 20 m/s (D) 20 3 m/s
4. A boat which can move with a speed of 5 m/s
relative to water crosses a river of width 480 m 9. Two particles are moving with velocities v1 and
flowing with a constant speed of 4 m/s. What is v2. Their relative velocity is the maximum, when
the time taken by the boat to cross the river along the angle between their velocities is :
the shortest path. (A) zero (B) /4
(A) 80 s (B) 160 s (C) /2 (D)
(C) 240 s (D) 320 s
2
10. A ship is travelling due east at 10 km/h. A ship 13. A man walks in rain with a velocity of 5 kmh–1.
heading 30° east of north is always due north from The rain drops strike at him at an angle of 45°
the first ship. The speed of the second ship in km/h with the horizontal. Velocity of the rain if it is
is - falling vertically downward -
(A) 20 2 (B) 20 3 / 2 (A) 5 kmh–1 (B) 4 kmh–1
(C) 3 kmh–1 (D) 1 kmh–1
(C) 20 (D) 20/ 2
14. An aeroplane has to go along straight line from A
11. To cross the river in shortest distance, a swimmer
to B, and back again. The relative speed with
should swim making angle with the upstream.
respect to wind is V. The wind blows
What is the ratio of the time taken to swim across
perpendicular to line AB with speed . The
in the shortest time to that in swimming across
over shortest distance. [Assume speed of swimmer distance between A and B is . The total time for
in still water is greater than the speed of river the round trip is:
flow] 2 2
(A) (B)
(A) cos (B) sin V − 2
2 V − 2
2
(C) tan (D) cot 2V 2
(C) (D)
V2 − 2 V + v2
2
12. A boat which can move with a speed of 5 m/s
relative to water crosses a river of width 480 m
flowing with a constant speed of 4 m/s. What is 15. For two particles A and B, given that rA = 2 î + 3
the time taken by the boat to cross the river along ˆj , rB = 6 î + 7 ˆj , v A = 3 î – ˆj and v B = x î – 5 ˆj .
the shortest path. What is the value of x if they collide.
(A) 80 s (B) 160 s (A) 1 (B) – 1
(C) 240 s (D) 320 s (C) 2 (D) –2
SELF-EVALUATION
Number of Question: 15 Number of Questions Attempted: __________
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Answer Key
1. (A) 4. (B) 7. (A) 10. (C) 13. (A)
2. (B) 5. (A) 8. (B) 11. (B) 14. (A)
3. (B) 6. (D) 9. (D) 12. (B) 15. (B)
