ASSIGNMENT 2

CLASS XI (2024-25)
PHYSICS (042)

1.) Draw distance time graph of a body moving with

a) positive constant acceleration

b) negative constant acceleration

c) zero acceleration.

2.) The acceleration a (in m/s2) of a body, starting from rest varies with time t (s) following the
equation a = 3t + 4. Determine the velocity of the body at time t = 2s.

3.) Displacement of a particle is given by the expression x=3t2 + 7t - 9, where x is in meters and t is in
seconds. What is acceleration?

4.) A car moving on a straight highway with speed of 126km/hr is brought to a stop within 200 m.
What is the retardation of the car (assumed uniform) and how long does it take for the car to stop?

5.) Read each statement below carefully and state with reasons and examples, if it is true or false; A
particle in one-dimensional motion

a) with zero speed at an instant may have non-zero acceleration at that instant

b) with zero speed may have non-zero velocity

c) with constant speed must have zero acceleration

d) with a positive value of acceleration must be speeding up.

6.) The position of a particle is given by S(t)=5t 𝑖̂ +6t2 ĵ-10 ̂𝑘 where t is in seconds. Find the velocity v
(t and acceleration at of the particle at t = 1s.

7.) Velocity time graph of a moving particle is shown. Find the displacement and distance

(a) 0 – 4 s

(b) 0 – 8 s

(c) 0 – 12 s from the graph.

9.) A woman starts from her home at 9.00 am, walks with a speed of 5 km h-1 on a straight road up to
her office 2.5 km away, stays at the office up to 5.00 pm, and returns home by an auto with a speed
of 2.5 km h-1. Choose suitable scales and plot the x-t graph of her motion.

10.) A passenger arriving in a new town wishes to go from the station to a hotel located 10 km away
on a straight road from the station. A dishonest cab man takes him along a circuitous path 23 km
long and reaches the hotel in 28 min. What is

(a) the average speed of the taxi,

(b) the magnitude of average velocity? Are the two equal?

11.) A man walks on a straight road from his home to a market 2.5 km away with a speed of 5 km h -1.
Finding the market closed, he instantly turns and walks back home with a speed of 7.5 km h-1. What
is the

(a)Magnitude of average velocity, and

(b)Average speed of the man over the interval of time

(i) 0 to 30 min.

(ii) 0 to 50 min.

(iii) 0 to 40 min.

12.) Graphically derive the three equations of motion.

13.) A particle is moving along a straight line and its position is given by the relation

x = ( t3 – 6t2 - 15t + 40 ) m. Find

(a) The time at which velocity is zero.

(b) Position and displacement of the particle at that point.

(c) Acceleration.
14.) A man went on his bike from Delhi to Gurgaon at a speed of 60km/hr and came back at a speed
of 40km/hr. What is his average speed for the entire journey?

15.) A balloon is ascending at the rate of 4.9m/s. A pocket is dropped from the balloon when situated
at a height of 245m. How long does it take the packet to reach the ground? What is its final velocity?
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16.) Establish the relation Snth = u + 2 (2n-1) where the letters have their usual meanings.

17.) A stone is dropped from the top of a cliff and is found to travel 44.1m diving the last second
before it reaches the ground. What is the height of the cliff? (g = 9.8m/s2)

18.) The displacement x of a particle moving in one dimension under the action of constant force is
related to the time by the equation t = √𝑥 − 3 where x is in meters and t is in seconds. Find the
velocity of the particle at t = 3s and t = 6s.

19.) A stone is dropped into water from a bridge 44.1m above the water. Another stone is thrown
vertically downward 1 sec later. Both strike the water simultaneously. What was the initial speed of
the second stone?

20.) A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate αfor some time, after which it decelerates at a
constant rate β and comes to rest. If the total time elapsed is t, then what is the maximum velocity
acquired by the car?

21.) A body starts from rest and travels with uniform acceleration of 2 m/s². If its velocity is v after
making a displacement of 9 m, then v is

(a) 8 m/s (b) 6 m/s (c) 10 m/s (d) 4 m/s

22.) The slope of the velocity – time graph for retarded motion is

a) Zero

b) Positive

c) Negative

d) Neutral

23.) A car moving on a straight road covers one third of a certain distance with 20 km/h and the rest
with 60 km/h. The average speed is:

a) 40 km/h

b) 50 km/h

c) 36 km/h

d) 55 km/h

23.) A body moves along a straight line with acceleration 3 ms-2 for 2 seconds and then with
acceleration 4 ms-2 for 3 seconds. What is his average acceleration?

a) 3.4 ms-2

b) 3.5 ms-2
 c) 3.6 ms-2

d) 3.7 ms-2

25.) A vehicle travels half the distance L with speed v1 and the other half with speed v2, then
its average speed is