When a car is stopped by applying brakes, it stops after travelling a distance of 80 m. If speed of car is halved and same retarding acceleration is applied then it stops after travelling a distance of
1. 20 m
2. 50 m
3. 75 m
4. 100 m
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Using the stopping distance formula:
If speed is halved, new stopping distance:
A ball is thrown horizontally with a speed of 20 m/s from a height of 80 m. Find the horizontal distance before hitting the ground.
1. 60 m
2. 70 m
3. 80 m
4. 90 m
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Using the formula for range in horizontal projectile motion:
R=vx×g2h
R=20×102×80
R=20×16=20×4=80 m
Correct Answer: (3) 80 m
A helicopter flying at a height of 125 m and moving horizontally with a speed of 10 m/s drops a package. Find the horizontal distance it covers before hitting the ground.
1. 20 m
2. 30 m
3. 40 m
4. 50 m
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Using the direct range formula for a projectile dropped from a height:
A helicopter is moving horizontally at a constant speed when it drops a package from a certain height. What will be the observed path of the package when viewed from the ground ?
1. A straight vertical line
2. A straight horizontal line
3. A parabola
4. A circle
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\[ y = -\frac{g}{2 v_x^2} x^2 \]
This is of the form
, which represents a parabolic path. Hence, the object follows a parabolic trajectory when viewed from the ground.
A helicopter is flying horizontally at a constant velocity. It releases a package, which falls freely under gravity. What will be the path of the package as seen by an observer inside the helicopter?
1. A Parabola
2. A Straight line
3. An Ellipse
4. A Circle
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From the helicopter’s frame of reference, both the helicopter and the package have the same horizontal velocity. Since the package moves downward only due to gravity, it appears to fall straight down in a vertical line when observed from the helicopter.
If radius of a spherical bubble starts to increase with time \(t\) as \(r = 0.5t\). What is the rate of change of volume of the bubble with time \(t = 4\text{ s}\) ?
1. \(8\pi\text{ units/s}\)
2. \(4\pi\text{ units/s}\)
3. \(2\pi\text{ units/s}\)
4. \(\pi\text{ units/s}\)
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The volume of a spherical bubble is \(V = \frac{4}{3}\pi r^3\). Differentiating with respect to time gives \(\frac{dV}{dt} = 4\pi r^2 \frac{dr}{dt}\). Given \(r = 0.5t\), we have \(\frac{dr}{dt} = 0.5\), and at \(t = 4\text{ s}\), \(r = 2\). Thus, \(\frac{dV}{dt} = 4\pi (2)^2 (0.5) = 8\pi\text{ units/s}\).
At \(n^{\text{th}}\) second of the motion, the distance moved by the body is 3 times the distance moved in the previous second. The motion is uniformly accelerated & started from rest. The value of (n) is :
1. (3)
2. (2)
3. (1)
4. (4)
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Distance in \( n^{\text{th}} \) second is \( S_n = u + frac {a}{2}(2n-1)) \). Starting from rest \( u=0 , S_n =frac {a}{2}(2n-1).\) Given
\( S_n = 3 S_{n-1} \), we have 2n-1 = 3(2n-3). Solving gives (4n = 8), hence (n = 2).
A car moving with a speed of \(50\text{ kmh}^{-1}\), can be stopped by brakes after at least \(6\text{ m}\). If the same car is moving at a speed of \(100\text{ kmh}^{-1}\), the minimum stopping distance is
1. \(12\text{ m}\)
2. \(18\text{ m}\)
3. \(24\text{ m}\)
4. \(6\text{ m}\)
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Stopping distance \(s\) is proportional to \(u^2\). When the speed is doubled (from 50 to 100), the stopping distance increases by a factor of 4. Thus, \(s' = 4 \times 6 = 24\text{ m}\).