A stone tied to the end of a string \(80\) cm long is whirled in a horizontal circle at a constant speed. If the stone makes \(14\) revolutions in \(25\) s, what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the stone?
| 1. | \(8.1\) ms–2 | 2. | \(7.7\) ms–2 |
| 3. | \(8.7\) ms–2 | 4. | \(9.9\) ms–2 |
A particle starts from the origin at \(t=0\) sec with a velocity of \(10\hat j~\text{m/s}\) and moves in the \(x\text-y\) plane with a constant acceleration of \((8.0\hat i +2.0 \hat j)~\text{m/s}^2\). At what time is the \(x\text-\)coordinate of the particle \(16~\text{m}\)?
1. \(2\) s
2. \(3\) s
3. \(4\) s
4. \(1\) s
A particle is moving along a circle such that it completes one revolution in \(40\) seconds. In \(2\) minutes \(20\) seconds, the ratio of \(|displacement| \over distance\) will be:
1. \(0\)
2. \(\dfrac{1}{7}\)
3. \(\dfrac{2}{7}\)
4. \(\dfrac{1}{11}\)
Consider the motion of the tip of the second hand of a clock. In one minute (assuming \(R\) to be the length of the second hand), its:
| 1. | displacement is \(2\pi R\) |
| 2. | distance covered is \(2R\) |
| 3. | displacement is zero. |
| 4. | distance covered is zero. |
A person reaches a point directly opposite on the other bank of a flowing river while swimming at a speed of \(5~\text{m/s}\)at an angle of \(120^\circ\) with the flow. The speed of the flow must be:
1. \(2.5~\text{m/s}\)
2. \(3~\text{m/s}\)
3. \(4~\text{m/s}\)
4. \(1.5~\text{m/s}\)
A car with a vertical windshield moves in a rain storm at a speed of \(40\) km/hr. The rain drops fall vertically with a constant speed of \(20\) m/s. The angle at which raindrops strike the windshield is:
1. \(\tan^{- 1} \frac{5}{9}\)
2. \(\tan^{- 1} \frac{9}{5}\)
3. \(\tan^{- 1} \frac{3}{2}\)
4. \(\tan^{- 1} \frac{2}{3}\)
A particle is projected from the origin and moves in the \(xy\text-\)plane with velocity:
\(\vec{v} = 3 \hat{i} + 6 x \hat{j},\)
where \(\hat i\) and \(\hat j\) are unit vectors along the \(x\) and \(y\text-\)axes, respectively. Which of the following represents the equation of the trajectory of the particle?
| 1. | \(y=x^2\) | 2. | \(y=\dfrac{1}{x^2}\) |
| 3. | \(y=2x^2\) | 4. | \(y=\dfrac{1}{x}\) |
The position coordinates of a projectile projected from ground on a certain planet (with no atmosphere) are given by
\(y =4 t - 2 t^{2}~ \text{m}\) and \(x =3t\) metre, where \(t\) is in seconds and point of projection is taken as the origin. The angle of projection of projectile with vertical is:
1. \(30^{\circ}\)
2. \(37^{\circ}\)
3. \(45^{\circ}\)
4. \(60^{\circ}\)
The velocity at the maximum height of a projectile is \(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\) times its initial velocity of projection \((u)\). Its range on the horizontal plane is:
1. \(\frac{\sqrt{3} u^{2}}{2 g}\)
2. \(\frac{3 u^{2}}{2 g}\)
3. \(\frac{3 u^{2}}{ g}\)
4. \(\frac{u^{2}}{2 g}\)
The equation of a projectile is \(y = ax -bx^{2}\). Its horizontal range is?
1. \(\frac{a}{b}\)
2. \(\frac{b}{a}\)
3. \(a+b\)
4. \(b-a\)