Solution of motion in plane:

1. A student is jogging on a straight path with the speed 5.4km per hour. Perpendicular to
the path is kept a pipe with its opening 8m from the road (see figure). Diameter of the
pipe is 0.45m. At the other end of the pipe is a speaker emitting sound of 1280 Hz
towards the opening of the pipes. As the student passes in front of the pipe, she hears the
speaker sound for T seconds. T is in the range (Take speed of sound. 320 m/s)

A. 6-12/
B. 12-18
C. 3-6
D. 18-22

Sol:- λ=320/1280=0.25m
using concept of diffraction of wave
bsinθ = 1.22λ
sinθ = 25/45×1.22=0.678
tanθ = 0.93
tanθ = y/2D
Y ⇒ 2Dtanθ
Time to cross this region = (2Dtanθ)/speed
⇒ (2×8×0.93)/1.5=9.9sec

2. A mouse jumps off from the 15th floor of a high-rise building lands 12 m from the
building. Assume that each floor is of 3 m height. The horizontal speed with which the
mouse jumps is closest to:
a. 0
b. 5 kmph
c. 10 kmph
d. 15 kmph/

Sol:- Time of fall = √2hg=√(2×45)/10

t = 3 sec
horizontal distance = horizontal velocity × time

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12= v×3
v = 4 m/s
= 4×18/5 km/hr
v = 14.4 km/hr
v ≈ 15 km/hr
3. Two balls are projected with the same velocity but with different angles with the
horizontal. Their ranges are equal. If the angle of projection of one is 30° and its
maximum height is h, then the maximum height of other will be:
A. 1h
B. 3h/
C. 6h
D. 10h

Sol:- For the same range, another projection angle will be 90∘–30∘=60∘
h= u2sin230∘/2g
h1 = u2sin260∘/2g
h1/h = sin260∘/sin230∘ = 3 ⇒ h1 =3h

4. In a circus, a performer throws an apple towards a hoop held at 45 m height by another

performer standing on a high platform (see figure below). The thrower aims for the hoop
and throws the apple with a speed of 24 m/s. At the exact moment that the thrower
releases the apple, the other performer drops the hoop. The hoop falls straight down. At
what height above the ground does the apple go through the hoop?

a. 21m
b. 22 m/
c. 23m
d. 24m

Sol:- Velocity of projection =24m/s

Distance between point of projection and hoop
=√(252+452)
∴ Time taken by ball to reach the hoop
=√(252+452)24
(Note :- We are analysing the motion wrt hoop)

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∴ Distance by which hoop will fall
=1/2 at2 =1/2 ×10× (252+452)/242
∴ Height above the ground where apple go through the hoop is given by
45−[1/2 ×10×√(252+452)/24]=22m
5. A ball is moving uniformly in a circular path of radius 1 m with a time period of 1.5s. If
the ball is suddenly stopped at t=8.3 s, the magnitude of displacement of ball with respect
to its position at t=0 s is closest to
a. 1m
b. 33m
c. 3m
d. 2m/

Sol:- Angular velocity w = 2π/T =2π/1.5 =4/3 rad/s

In 8.3sec total angle rotate by ball
Θ = w×t
= 4/3 π×8.3=11.106π
no of rotation = θ/2π = 11.106π /2π =5.553
that mean 5 complete and 1 almost half rotation.
So, after 8.3sec it will be at approx diametrically
opposite side so displacement = 2r = 2m

6. A girl drops an apple from the window of a train which is moving on a straight track with
speed increasing with a constant rate. The trajectory of the falling apple as seen by the
girl is :
a. parabolic and in direction of the moving train
b. parabolic and opposite to the direction of the moving train
c. an inclined straight line pointing in the direction of the moving train.
d. an inclined straight line pointing opposite to the direction of the moving train/

sol:- Pseudo force is opposite to the motion of train.

Refer image.

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Trajectory of falling as seen by the girl is an inclined line pointing opposite to the direction of the
moving train.

7. A train is moving slowly at 2 m/s next to a railway platform. A man 1.5 m tall, alights
from the train such that his feet are fixed on the ground. Taking him to be a rigid body the
instantenous angular velocity (in rad/sec) is
a. 1.5
b. 2.0/
c. 2.5
d. 3.0

Sol:- Man is considered as rigid body,

Applying conservation of Angular Momentum just before and after landing.
Mvl/2 = Iw
∴mvl/2 = ML2/3 ×w
∴w = 3v/2l = 3×2/(2 x (3/2)) = 2rad/sec

8. A student performs an experiment to determine the acceleration due to gravity g. The

student throws a steel ball up with initial velocity u and measures the height h travelled

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 by it at different times t. The graph the student should plot on a graph paper to readily
obtain the value of g is
(a) h versus t
(b) h versus t2
(c) h versus √t.
(d) h/t versus t /

Sol:- Initial speed of the vertically upward thrown ball is u.

Using second equation of motion,
h=ut−1/2gt2
⟹ h/t=u−g/2t
So, the student should plot h/t Vs t so that the slope of the graph gives the half of acceleration
due to gravity.

9. A person goes from point P to point Q covering 1/3 of the distance with speed 10 km/hr,
the next 1/3 of the distance at 20 km/hr and the last 1/3 of the distance at 60 km/hr. The
average speed of the person is:
(a) 30 km/hr
(b) 24 km/hr
(c) 18 km/hr /
(d) 12 km/hr
Sol:- Total distance covered be x i.e. S=x
Time taken to travel first part, t1= (x/3)/10 =x/30
Time taken to go to travel second part, t2= (x/3)/20= x/60
Time taken to go to travel third part, t3 = (x/3)/60 =x/180
Average speed of the person vavg = S/(t1+t2+t3)
∴ vavg =x/(x/30+x/60+x/180) =18 km/hr
10. A ball is dropped vertically from height h and is bouncing elastically on the floor (see
figure). Which of the following plots best depicts the acceleration of the ball as a function
of time.

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Sol:- During free fall of the ball, gravitational force acts on the body in downward direction
always and so the acceleration of the ball remains in vertically downward direction which is
constant with time. Its acceleration becomes positive only at single instant of time during the
collision of ball with the ground. The ground imparts an upward impulse and hence the upward
acceleration on the ball which makes the ball to move upward, but as soon as the ball looses
contact with the ground, its accelerates in the downward direction again. Hence, option B is
correct.

11. A boy is standing on top of a tower height 85m and throw a ball in the vertically upward
direction and a certain speed . If 5.25 seconds later he hears the ball hitting the ground,
then the speed with which the boy threw the ball is (take g=10 ms-2 , speed of sound in
air= 340 m/s)
(a) 6 m/s
(b) 8 m/s
(c) 10 m/s
(d) 12 m/s

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 Sol:- Time taken by sound = 85/340 =0.25 sec
Time taken by the ball =5.25−0.25=4 sec.
Now
−85 = u×5−1/2×10×25
u = 8 m/sec.

12. In the following displacement (x) vs time (t) graph, at which among the points P,Q, and R
is the object’s speed increasing?

(a) R only /
(b) P only
(c) Q and R only
(d) P,Q,R

Sol:- The slope of the displacement-time graph gives the instantaneous velocity of the
object. The magnitude of velocity is speed.
From the graph, at point Q, the slope of the graph is decreasing and thus the speed of the
object is also decreasing.
At point R, the slope of the graph is constant and thus the speed of the object is constant.
At point P, the slope of the graph is increasing so the speed of the object increasing.

13. A ball is thrown horizontally from a height with a certain intial velocity at time t=0. The
ball bounces repeatedly from the ground with the coefficient of restitution less than 1 as
shown. Neglecting air resistance and taking the upward direction as positive, which

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figure qualitatively depicts the vertical component of the ball’s velocity (Vy) as function
of time(t)?

Sol:- Just before hitting the ground the Velocity will be max and negative .Just after
collision the direction will become positive but slightly less than the velocity before
collision.At highest point the velocity will become zero changes to negative sign
Correct answer is B

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