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Motion In A Straight Line

Class 11th Physics Part I CBSE Solution



Exercise
Question 1.

In which of the following examples of motion, can the body not be considered approximately a point object:
A. a railway carriage moving without jerks between two stations.

B. a monkey sitting on top of a man cycling smoothly on a circular track.

C. a spinning cricket ball that turns sharply on hitting the ground.

D. a tumbling beaker that has slipped off the edge of a table.


Answer:

A) The size of the carriage is very small as compared with distance between the stations. So, it can be considered as point object.


B) The size of the monkey is very small as compared with circular track and man so, it can be interpreted as point object.


C) Spinning ball size is very small as compare with ground. Thus, it can be taken as point object.


D) Tumbling beaker is not much smaller than the height of the table to consider it as point object. So, it is not considered as point object.
Hence D is the correct answer


Question 2.

The position-time (x-t) graphs for two children A and B returning from their school O to their homes P and Q respectively are shown in Fig. 3.19. Choose the correct entries in the brackets below;

(a) (A/B) lives closer to the school than (B/A)

(b) (A/B) starts from the school earlier than (B/A)

(c) (A/B) walks faster than (B/A)

(d) A and B reach home at the (same/different) time

(e) (A/B) overtakes (B/A) on the road (once/twice).



Answer:

From the given Figure 3.19,


(a) Distance OP < OQ. So, A lives closer to the school than B.


(b) From School, starting time for A is Zero whereas B has some finite value t. So, A starts from the school earlier than B.


(c) Slope represents the velocity in uniform motion.


Slope of B > Slope of A


So, B walks faster than A.


(d) Since, the end point of time for B has less value than A. A and B reaches their homes at different times. B reach home before A.


(e) Only one point of intersection occurs in graph and we know that B is faster than A. So, B overtakes A once in whole journey.



Question 3.

A woman starts from her home at 9.00 am, walks with a speed of 5 km/hon 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 25 km/h. Choose suitable scales and plot the x-t graph of her motion.


Answer:

Given,
Speed of the woman = 5 km/h

Distance between her home and office = 2.5 km

Time required to travel to the office = 2.5/5 = 0.5 h =30 min

The women will reach office at 9:30 am

Ideal time at office = (12+5) – 9.5 = 7.5 hr.

Speed of the Auto = 25 km/h

Time require to reach the home = 2.5/25 =0.1 h = 6 min

The women will reach the home at 5.06 pm

By interpreting all this data, we obtain graph as follows,



Question 4.

A drunkard walking in a narrow lane takes 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward, followed again by 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward, and so on. Each step is 1 m long and requires 1 s. Plot the x-t graph of his motion. Determine graphically and otherwise how long the drunkard takes to fall in a pit 13 m away from the start.


Answer:

Given,


Distance covered in one step = 1 m


Time required for one step = 1 s


Distance for pit from initial position = 13 m


Time taken to move 5 m forward = 5 s


Time taken to move 3 m backward = 3 s


Speed of the drunkard = 1 m/s (∵from above two observations)


Net distance covered = 5-3 = 2 m


Net time required to cover 2 m = 8 s


Total 4 complete forward-backward cycles and 5 forward steps is possible


Time taken for 4 cycles = 32 sec


Distance covered in 4 cycles = 32 m


∴ Total time required to cover 13 m = 32 +5 = 37 s


The graph obtained from above data is,



Question 5.

A jet airplane travelling at the speed of 500 km/h ejects its products of combustion at the speed of 1500 km/h relative to the jet plane. What is the speed of the latter with respect to an observer on the ground?


Answer:

Given,


Speed of the jet plane, vjet = 500 km/h


Relative speed of the combustion products, v’smoke = 1500km/h


Observation:


As plane moves forward, combustion smoke moves backward.


Thus,


∴ Velocity of combustion gases, vsmoke = vjet – v’smoke


= 500 – 1500


= -1000 km/h

Thus, the velocity of gases will appear leaving the jet at a speed of 1000 km/h

(∵ Jet moving direction is taken as ‘+ve’ for man standing on ground)


Question 6.

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


Answer:

Given,


Initial velocity of the car, u = 126 km/h


= = 35 m/s


Distance covered before stop, s = 200 m


Final velocity of the car, v = 0 m/s


Let, the retardation be ‘a’.


From the 3rd equation of motion,


v2 – u2 = 2as


where,


v = Final velocity


u = Initial velocity


a = Acceleration / Deceleration


s = Distance covered


∴ a = = ms-2 = -3.06 ms-2


From the 1st equation of motion,


v = u + at


where,


v = Final velocity


u = Initial velocity


a = Acceleration


t = Time


∴ t = = s = 11.44 s



Question 7.

Two trains A and B of length 400 m each are moving on two parallel tracks with a uniform speed of 72 km/h in the same direction, with A ahead of B. The driver of B decides to overtake A and accelerates by 1 ms-2. If after 50 s, the guard of B just brushes past the driver of A, what was the original distance between them?


Answer:

Given,

The initial velocity of both train A and train B, u = 72 km/h
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Length of each train, l = 400 m

Acceleration of train A = 0 ms-2

Acceleration of train B = 1 ms-2

Time to overtake, t = 50 s

Distance to be covered to overtake,

Let, Distance traveled by train B in "t" time= SB

Distance traveled by train A in "t" time = SA


We have,


sB + sA= initial distance between the trains (d)

From 1st equation of motion,


v = u + at


where,


v = Final velocity


u = Initial velocity


a = Acceleration/Deceleration


t = Time


Final velocity of train A, vA = 20 + 0 = 20 m/s


Final velocity of train B, vB = 20 + (1×50) = 70 m/s


From 2nd equation of motion,


s = u × t + 0.5 × a × t2


where,


u = Initial velocity


a = Acceleration or Deceleration


s = Distance covered


t = Time



sA = (20×50) + (0.5×0×502) = 1000 m


sB = (20×50) + (0.5×1×502) = 2250 m


∴ Initial distance between trains, d = 2250 -1000


= 1250 m


Question 8.

On a two-lane road, car A is travelling with a speed of 36 km/h. Two cars B and C approach car A in opposite directions with a speed of 54 km/h each. At a certain instant, when the distance AB is equal to AC, both being 1 km, B decides to overtake A before C does. What minimum acceleration of car C is required to avoid an accident?


Answer:

Given,


Velocity of car A, vA = 36 km/h = 10 m/s


Velocity of car B, vB = 54 km/h = 15 m/s


Velocity of car C, vC = 54 km/h = 15 m/s


Relative velocity of car B with respect to car A,


vBA = vB –(-vA )= 15-(-10) = 25 m/s


Relative velocity of car C with respect to car A,


vCA = vC –vA= 15-10 =5 m/s



At a certain time, both cars B and C are at the same distance,


s = 1 km = 1000m


Time taken (t) by car B to just reach car A is,


t = = 40 s


∴ The minimum acceleration (a) required for car C to just beat car B in reaching car A is given by,


From 2nd equation of motion,


s = ut + 0.5at2


where,


u = Initial velocity = 5 m/s


a = Acceleration/Deceleration


s = Distance covered = 1000 m


t = Time = 40 s


⇒ 1000 = (5×40) + (0.5×a×402)


∴ a = ms-2 = 1 ms-2


Hence, car C require minimum acceleration, a = 1 ms-2 to beat car B.


Question 9.

Two towns A and B are connected by a regular bus service with a bus leaving in either direction every T minutes. A man cycling with a speed of 20 km/h in the direction A to B notices that a bus goes past him every 18 min in the direction of his motion, and every 6 min in the opposite direction. What is the period T of the bus service and with what speed (assumed constant) do the buses ply on the road?


Answer:

Given,


Speed of the cyclist, v = 20 km/h = 5.55 m/s


Time period for bus moving in the same direction= 18 min = 1080 s


Time period for bus moving in opposite direction=6 min = 360 s


Let, The velocity if the buses be V.


Thus,


Relative velocity of bus moving in the direction of cyclist = (V-5.55) m/s


Relative velocity of bus moving in opposite direction to the cyclist,


= (V+5.55) m/s


Distance covered by same direction bus = (V-5.55)×1080 m…….(1)


Distance covered by opposite direction bus = (V+5.55)×360 m…..(2)


Since both buses cover same distance (VT), equations (1) and (2) are equal.


⇒ (V-5.55)×1080 m = (V+5.55)×360 m


∴ V = 11.11 m/s


Thus,


Equating, equation (1) = VT


(11.11-5.55)×1080 = 11.11×T


We get, T = 540 s

The buses move with a speed of 11.11 m/s or 40kmph and the ply after every 540 s or 9 mins

Question 10.

A player throws a ball upwards with an initial speed of 29.4 m/s.

(a) What is the direction of acceleration during the upward motion of the ball?

(b) What are the velocity and acceleration of the ball at the highest point of its motion?

(c) Choose the x = 0 m and t = 0 s to be the location and time of the ball at its highest point, vertically downward direction to be the positive direction of x-axis, and give the signs of position, velocity and acceleration of the ball during its upward, and downward motion.

(d) To what height does the ball rise and after how long does the ball return to the player’s hands? (Take g = 9.8 ms-2 and neglect air resistance).


Answer:

(a) Irrespective of the direction of the motion of the ball, acceleration due to gravity always acts in the downward direction towards the center of the Earth.


(b) At highest point ball comes to rest. So, velocity of the ball at maximum height is Zero.


(c) During upward motion, Position is negative, Velocity is negative and Acceleration is positive.


During downward motion, Position, velocity and acceleration


all are positive.


(d) Initial velocity of the ball, u = 29.4 m/s


Final velocity of the ball, v = 0 m/s


Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 ms-2


For freely falling body, 3rd equation of motion becomes,


v2 – u2 = -2gs


where,


v = Final velocity


u = Initial velocity


g = Acceleration due to gravity


s = Distance covered


∴ s = m = m = 44.05 m


and, from 1st equation of motion for freely falling body,


v = u - gt


Where,


v = Final velocity


u = Initial velocity


g = Acceleration due to gravity


t = Time


thus, time of ascent = s = 3s


For freely falling body, time of ascent = time decent


∴ Total time = 2t = 6 s


Hence, the total time taken by the ball to reach players hands = 6 s.



Question 11.

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 positive value of acceleration must be speeding up.


Answer:

(a) True.


Explanation: When an object is vertically thrown upwards, at maximum height its velocity becomes zero. However, its acceleration remains constant (acceleration due to gravity).


(b) False.


Explanation: Speed and velocity have same magnitude for a body. So, If a body is having zero speed it should have zero velocity.


(c) True.


Explanation: Acceleration is defined as change in velocity with respect to time. Thus, If change in velocity is zero acceleration is also zero.


(d) False.


Explanation: When a body is vertically thrown upwards. Even though positive acceleration the body have it will slowly speeding down due acceleration due to gravity.


True.


Explanation: When a body is freely falling from a height. Acceleration due to gravity speedup the body.



Question 12.

A ball is dropped from a height of 90 m on a floor. At each collision with the floor, the ball loses one tenth of its speed. Plot the speed-time graph of its motion between t = 0 to 12 s.


Answer:

Given,


Ball is dropped from a height = 90 m


Time interval, 0 ≤ t ≤ 12


Initial velocity of the ball =0 m/s


Final velocity of the ball = v m/s


Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.81 ms-2


From 2nd equation of motion for freely falling body,


s = ut + 0.5gt2


where,


u = Initial velocity


g = Acceleration due to gravity


s = Distance covered


t = Time


⇒ 90 = 0 + (0.5×9.81)t2


∴ t = 4.29 s


From 1st equation of motion for freely falling body,


v = u + gt


where,


v = Final velocity


u = Initial velocity


g = Acceleration due to gravity


t = Time


⇒ v = 0 + (9.81×4.29) = 42.04 m/s


Bounce velocity of the ball, vb = 0.9v = 37.84 m/s


Time (t’) by the bouncing ball to reach maximum is given by,


v = vb – gt’


where,


v = Final velocity


vb = Bounce velocity


g = Acceleration due to gravity


t’ = Bouncing time


⇒ 0 = 37.84 – (9.81×t’)


∴ t’ = 3.86 s


Total time taken by the ball = t + t’ = 4.29 + 3.86 = 8.15 s


The iterations go on like this up to ball reach a static condition.


The graph obtained by the data is,




Question 13.

Explain clearly, with examples, the distinction between:

(a) Magnitude of displacement (sometimes called distance) over an interval of time, and the total length of path covered by a particle over the same interval;

(b) Magnitude of average velocity over an interval of time, and the average speed over the same interval. [Average speed of a particle over an interval of time is defined as the total path length divided by the time interval]. Show in both (a) and (b) that the second quantity is either greater than or equal to the first. When is the equality sign true? [For simplicity, consider one-dimensional motion only].


Answer:

(a) The shortest path between two points in a travel is defined as Displacement and the actual path traveled is called Distance (or) Total length of the path in same interval.



In above figure, AB is Displacement and AC-CD-DB is distance or Total length of the path in the same time interval T.


(b) Average velocity, v = m/s


Average speed, s = m/s


From the figure,


v = m/s


s = m/s



Question 14.

A man walks on a straight road from his home to a market 2.5 km away with a speed of 5 km/h. Finding the market closed, he instantly turns and walks back home with a speed of 7.5 km/h. 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 ?

[Note: You will appreciate from this exercise why it is better to define average speed as total path length divided by time, and not as magnitude of average velocity. You would not like to tell the tired man on his return home that his average speed was zero!]


Answer:

Given,


Speed from home to market, s1 = 5 km/h


Speed from market to home, s2 = 7.5 km/h


Distance between market and home, d = 2.5 km


Average velocity, v = m/s


Average speed, s = m/s


Magnitude of total length of the path = 5 km


Time taken for home to market, t1 = h = 30 min


Time taken for market to home, t2 = h= 20 min


Total journey time, T = t1 + t2 = 50 min


For,


(i)0 to 30 min


(a) Average velocity = = 5 km/h


(b) Average speed = = 5 km/h


(ii)0 to 50 min


Net displacement = 0 m


Net distance = 5 km


(a) Average velocity = 0 m/s


(b) Average speed = = 6 km/h


(iii)0 to 40 min


Distance travelled in return journey in 10 min = 7.5× =1.25 km


Net displacement = 2.5 – 1.25 km = 1.25 km


Net distance = 2.5+1.25 km = 3.75 km


(a) Average velocity = = 1.875 km/h


(b) Average speed = = 5.625 km/h


Question 15.

In Exercises 3.13 and 3.14, we have carefully distinguished between average speed and magnitude of average velocity. No such distinction is necessary when we consider instantaneous speed and magnitude of velocity. The instantaneous speed is always equal to the magnitude of instantaneous velocity. Why?


Answer:

Instantaneous velocity is defined as first derivative of distance with respect to time, vin = m/s


The time interval dt is very small such that direction particle doesn’t change. Since, velocity and speed differ in direction only.


Thus,


Instantaneous velocity = Instantaneous speed ……always



Question 16.

Look at the graphs (a) to (d) (Fig. 3.20) carefully and state, with reasons, which of these cannot possibly represent one-dimensional motion of a particle.



Answer:

(a) A particle cannot have two positions at the same instant of time in on-dimensional motion. So, it is not one-dimensional motion.


(b) A particle in one dimensional motion never have two velocities at same instant of time. So, it is not one-dimensional motion.


(c) Speed is a scalar quantity so, it cannot be negative. It is not a one-dimensional motion.


(d) Total path length cannot be decrease. So, it is not representing any motion.



Question 17.

Figure 3.21 shows the x-t plot of one-dimensional motion of a particle. Is it correct to say from the graph that the particle moves in a straight line for t < 0 and on a parabolic path for t >0? If not, suggest a suitable physical context for this graph.



Answer:

No.


x-t graph doesn’t represent the trajectory followed by the particle. It is formed by the points consist of both time and space coordinates.



Question 18.

A police van moving on a highway with a speed of 30 km/h fires a bullet at a thief’s car speeding away in the same direction with a speed of 192 km/h. If the muzzle speed of the bullet is 150 m/s, with what speed does the bullet hit the thief’s car? (Note: Obtain that speed which is relevant for damaging the thief’s car).


Answer:

Given,


Speed of the police van = 30 km/h = 8.33 m/s


Speed of the thief’s car = 192 km/h = 53.33 m/s


Speed of the bullet = 150 m/s



Initial speed of the bullet is given by,


U = Speed of the bullet + Speed of the police van


= 150 + 8.33 = 158.33 m/s


Since, both bullet and thief’s car moving in same direction, relative velocity of the bullet with respect to thief’s car is given by,


Vbt = U – Speed of the thief’s car


= 158.33 – 53.33 = 105 m/s


Hence, The bullet hits the thief’s with a speed of 105 m/s



Question 19.

Suggest a suitable physical situation for each of the following graphs (Fig.3.22).



Answer:

(a) A ball kicked towards a wall with constant velocity. Initially the ball is at rest and moves with constant velocity when kicked and hits the wall bounds back with certain velocity and comes to rest.


(b) A ball thrown from certain height vertically downwards. Thrown ball hits ground and bounces again and again until it reaches velocity zero (rest).


(c) Hammer moving with constant velocity to hit the nail. Initially acceleration zero (constant velocity) when hammer hits nail it produces jerk for short time and again comes to initial position (acceleration is zero).



Question 20.

Figure 3.23 gives the x-t plot of a particle executing one-dimensional simple harmonic motion. (You will learn about this motion in more detail in Chapter14). Give the signs of position, velocity and acceleration variables of the particle at,

t = 0.3 s, 1.2 s, – 1.2 s.



Answer:

The given figure represents simple harmonic motion (SHM).


Acceleration of a particle in simple harmonic motion is given by,


a = -ω2x ………….. (1)


Where,


a = acceleration/deceleration


ω = angular frequency


x = path distance


And v = r ω


Where,


v = velocity


r = radial distance


From above graph,


At t = 0.3 s (lies between t=0 and t=1),


Position, x is Negative,


Velocity, v is Negative (negative slope), and


Acceleration, a is Negative (from equation 1)


At t = 1.2 s (lies between t=1 and t=2),


Position, x is Positive,


Velocity, v is Positive (negative slope), and


Acceleration, a is Negative (from equation 1)


At t = -1.2 s (lies between t=1 and t=2),


Position, x is Negative,


Velocity, v is Positive (negative slope), and


Acceleration, a is Positive (from equation 1)



Question 21.

Figure 3.24 gives the x-t plot of a particle in one-dimensional motion. Three different equal intervals of time are shown. In which interval is the average speed greatest, and in which is it the least? Give the sign of average velocity for each interval.



Answer:

From the graph,


It is clear that slope of x-t graph is maximum in interval 2 and minimum in interval 3. The interval which covers more lengthy line will have maximum average speed. Thus, average speed is maximum in interval 3.


If slope in x-t graph is positive average speed is positive and slope in x-t graph is negative average speed is also negative.


∴ In interval 1 average speed is positive.


In interval 2 average speed is positive.


In interval 3 average speed is negative.



Question 22.

Figure 3.25 gives a speed-time graph of a particle in motion along a constant direction. Three equal intervals of time are shown. In which interval is the average acceleration greatest in magnitude? In which interval is the average speed greatest? Choosing the positive direction as the constant direction of motion, give the signs of v and a in the three intervals. What are the accelerations at the points A, B, C and D?



Answer:

We know that,


Slope of s-t graph represents acceleration.


y- Coordinate of point on s-t graph represents speed.


From the given s-t graph,


Slope is maximum in interval 2. So, it has maximum average acceleration.


y- Coordinate value of point in interval 3 has highest value thus, interval 3 has maximum average speed.


In interval 1,


Slope is positive. So, acceleration is positive.


y- Coordinate of points are positive. So, speed is positive.


In interval 2,


Slope is negative. So, acceleration is negative.


y- Coordinate of points are positive. So, speed is positive.


In interval 3,


Slope is positive. So, acceleration is positive.


y – Coordinate of points are positive. So, speed is positive.


At A, B and C slopes of curve are ‘0’. Thus, Acceleration at this point are zero.



Question 23.

A three-wheeler starts from rest, accelerates uniformly with 1 m/s2 on a straight road for 10 s, and then moves with uniform velocity. Plot the distance covered by the vehicle during the nth second (n = 1,2,3….) versus n. What do you expect this plot to be during accelerated motion: a straight line or a parabola?


Answer:

Straight line. Because,


Distance covered by the body in nth second is given by the equation,


Dn = u + m


Where,


u = initial velocity,


a = acceleration,


n = time = 1, 2, 3 ……, n


Given,


u = 0 m/s and a = 1 m/s2


∴ Dn = m ……………….. (1)


By substituting n values in equation 1, n = 1, 2, 3……… we get,



The graph obtain by above points is,



It is a straight line not parabola.



Question 24.

A boy standing on a stationary lift (open from above) throws a ball upwards with the maximum initial speed he can, equal to 49 m/s. How much time does the ball take to return to his hands? If the lift starts moving up with a uniform speed of 5 m/s and the boy again throws the ball up with the maximum speed he can, how long does the ball take to return to his hands?


Answer:

Given,


Initial speed of the ball, u = 49 m/s


Acceleration, a = -g = -9.81 m/s2


Speed of the lift = 5 m/s


Case 1, Lift is stationary:


It resembles freely falling body. Thus, In upward motion final velocity, v = 0


From 1st equation of motion,


v = u + at


Where,


v = Final velocity


u = Initial velocity


a = Acceleration/Deceleration


t = Time


⇒ Time of ascent, t = s = s = 5 s


Total time of float = 2×Time of ascent = 10 s


Case 2, Lift is moving with velocity 5 m/s:


Even though, lift (boy) is moving with velocity 5 m/s the initial velocity also increased by 5 m/s. So, relative velocity of ball with respect to boy remains 49 m/s. Thus, Time of float = 10 s.



Question 25.

On a long horizontally moving belt (Fig. 3.26), a child runs to and fro with a speed 9 km/h (with respect to the belt) between his father and mother located 50 m apart on the moving belt. The belt moves with a speed of 4 km/h. For an observer on a stationary platform outside, what is the

(a) Speed of the child running in the direction of motion of the belt?

(b) Speed of the child running opposite to the direction of motion of the belt?

(c) Time taken by the child in (a) and (b)?

Which of the answers alter if motion is viewed by one of the parents?



Answer:

Given,


Relative speed of child with respect to belt, vbc = 9 km/h


Speed of the belt, v = 4 km/h


Distance between parents, d = 50 m


(a) Speed of the child for stationary observer when he moves in same direction of belt is given by, V = vbc + v


= 9 + 4 = 13 km/h


(b) Speed of the child for stationary observer when he moves in opposite direction of belt is given by, V = vbc – v


= 9 – 4 = 5 km/h


(c) Since, parents are stationary with respect to belt, child speed is same for both. That is vbc = 9 km/h = 2.5 m/s


⇒ time taken by child to move towards one of his parents, t =


∴ t = = 20 s


If the motion is viewed in parent’s perspective, answer in (a) and (b) will alter and answer in (C) unaltered. Because, for them child speed is constant and equal to 9 km/h.



Question 26.

Two stones are thrown up simultaneously from the edge of a cliff 200 m high with initial speeds of 15 m/s and 30 m/s. Verify that the graph shown in Fig. 3.27 correctly represents the time variation of the relative position of the second stone with respect to the first. Neglect air resistance and assume that the stones do not rebound after hitting the ground. Take g = 10 m/s2. Give the equations for the linear and curved parts of the plot.



Answer:

For first stone:


Initial velocity, u1 = 15 m/s


Acceleration, a = -g = -10 m/s2


Using the relation,


xf = x0 + ut + 0.5at2 ……………..(1)


Where,


xf = Final position = here x1, ground, 0 m


x0 = Initial position = here height of the cliff, 200 m


u = Initial velocity = u1


a = Acceleration


t = time


⇒ 0 = 200 + 5t + (0.5×10)t2


By solving, t = 8 s


For second stone:


Initial velocity, u2 = 30 m/s


Acceleration, a = -g = -10 m/s2


Using the relation,


xf = x0 + ut + 0.5at2 …………..(2)


Where,


xf = Final position = here x2, ground, 0 m


x0 = Initial position = here height of the cliff, 200 m


u = Initial velocity = u2


a = Acceleration


t = time


⇒ 0 = 200 + 30t + 5t2


By solving, t = 10 s


Subtracting equation 1 from equation 2 to we get,


x2-x1 = 15t ………….. (3)


Equation 3 represent straight line.


Due to this linear relation between (x2-x1) and t , the remains straight line till 8 s.


So, Maximum separation between two stones occurs at t = 8 s.


∴(x2-x1)max = 15×8 = 120 m


After 8 s, only second stone is in motion whose variation is given by the quadratic equation,


(x2-x1) = 200 + 30t + 5t2


Hence, the equations of linear and curved path are given by,


(x2-x1) = 15t (linear)


(x2-x1) = 200 + 30t + 5t2 (curved)



Question 27.

The speed-time graph of a particle moving along a fixed direction is shown in Fig. 3.28. Obtain the distance traversed by the particle between (a) t = 0 s to 10 s, (b) t = 2 s to 6 s. What is the average speed of the particle over the intervals in (a) and (b)?



Answer:

(a) Distance travelled by the particle is equal to the area under s-t graph.


∴ Distance covered in time interval t=0 to t=10 is,


D = 0.5×10×12 m


= 60 m


Average speed = m/s


= = 6 m/s


(b) Since, the particle is undergoing increase in speed in interval t=2 s to t=5 s and decrease in speed in interval t=5 s to t= 6 s. So, we have to deal this interval separately.


Let distance traveled in between 2 s and 5 s be d1 and distance travelled in between 5 s and 6 s be d2. Then,


Total distance covered in t=2 s and t=6 s be,


D = d1 + d2


For distance d1:


For time interval t=0 s to t=5 s,


From 1st equation of motion,


v = u + at


Where,


v = Final velocity = here 12 m/s


u = Initial velocity = here 0 m/s


a = Acceleration/Deceleration = Let a’


t = Time = 5 s


⇒12 = 0 + 5a’


∴ a’ = 2.4 m/s2


Again, from first equation of motion and t = 2 s


v’ = 0 + 2×2.4 = 4.8 m/s


Distance travelled by the particle in t=2 s to t=5s .i.e.,3s


From second equation of motion,


s = ut + 0.5at2


Where,


u = Initial velocity = v’ m/s = 4.8 m/s


a = Acceleration/Deceleration = 2.4 m/s2


s = Distance covered = d1


t = Time = 3 s


⇒ d1 = (4.8×3) + (0.5×2.4×32) = 25.2 m


For distance d2:


For time interval t=5 s to t=10 s,


Final velocity = velocity at 10 s = 0 m/s


Initial velocity = velocity at 5 s = 12 m/s


From 1st equation of motion,


v = u + at


Where,


v = Final velocity = here 0 m/s


u = Initial velocity = here 12 m/s


a = Acceleration/Deceleration = Let a’


t = Time = 5 s


⇒ 0 = 12 + 5a’


∴ a’ = -2.4 m/s2


Distance travelled by the particle in t=5 s to t=6 s..i.e.,1s


From second equation of motion,


s = ut + 0.5at2


Where,


u = Initial velocity = v’ m/s = 12 m/s


a = Acceleration/Deceleration = -2.4 m/s2


s = Distance covered = d1


t = Time = 1 s


⇒ d2 = (12×1) + (0.5×-2.4×12) = 10.8 m


∴ Total distance covered in t=2 s and t=6 s be,


D = d1 + d2 = 25.2 + 10.8 = 36 m


And, Average speed = m/s


= = 9 m/s


Question 28.

The velocity-time graph of a particle in one-dimensional motion is shown in Fig. 3.29:


Which of the following formulae are correct for describing the motion of the particle over the time-interval t 1 to t 2:

(a) x(t2 ) = x(t1) + v(t1) (t2 – t1) + a (t2 – t1)2

(b) v(t2 ) = v(t1) + a (t2 – t1)

(c) vaverage =

(d) aaverage =

(e) x(t2 ) = x(t1) + vaverage (t2 – t1) + average (t2 – t1)2

(f) x(t2 ) – x(t1) = area under the v-t curve bounded by the t-axis and the dotted line shown.


Answer:

It is clear from the given graph that slope is not linearly varying. All linear equations in the given equations will cancel out and remaining equations may cause the above graph.


Thus,


Equations (a), (b) and (e) are wrong formulae.


Equations (c), (d) and (f) are correct formulae.