Practice Sheet 2 : Motion in a Straight Line

1. A particle starts moving rectilinearly at time t = 0 such that

its velocity v changes with time t according to the equation 10. A metro train starts from rest and in five seconds achieves a
v = t2 – t where t is in seconds and v is in m/s. Find the time speed 108 km/h. After that it moves with constant velocity
interval for which the particle retards. and comes to rest after travelling 45m with uniform
1 1 retardation. If total distance travelled is 395 m, find total
(a) <t <1 (b) >t >1
2 2 time of travelling.
1 1 3 (a) 12.2 s (b) 15.3 s (c) 9 s (d) 17.2 s
(c) <t <1 (d) <t<
4 2 4
2. The co-ordinates of a moving particle at any time ‘t’are given 11. A window is 50 cm long. A stone is falling from
by x = at3 and y = bt3. The speed of the particle at time ‘t’
is given by a height of 40 cm above the window. It crosses

(a) 3t a 2 + b2 (b) 3t 2 a 2 + b2
the window in:-
3 2
(1) s (2) s
(c) 2
t a +b2 2
a 2 + b2
(d) 7 7
3. th
If a car covers 2/5 of the total distance with v1 speed and 1 4
3/5th distance with v2 then average speed is (3) s (4) s
7 7
1 v1 + v2 2v1v2 5v1v2
(a) v1v2 (b) (c)
+
(d) 12. The velocity of a particle is v = v0 + gt + ft2. If its position is
2 2 v1 v2 3v 1 + 2v2
4. Choose the correct statements from the following. x = 0 at t = 0, then its displacement after unit time (t = 1) is
(a) The magnitude of instantaneous velocity of a particle (a) v0 + g /2 + f (b) v0 + 2g + 3f
is equal to its instantaneous speed
(c) v0 + g /2 + f/3 (d) v0 + g + f
(b) The magnitude of the average velocity in an interval is 13. A man is 45 m behind the bus when the bus starts accelerating
equal to its average speed in that interval. from rest with acceleration 2.5 m/s2. With what minimum
(c) It is possible to have a situation in which the speed of velocity should the man start running to catch the bus?
the particle is never zero but the average speed in an
interval is zero. (a) 12 m/s (b) 14 m/s (c) 15 m/s (d) 16 m/s
(d) It is possible to have a situation in which the speed of 14. A body is at rest at x = 0. At t = 0, it starts moving in the
particle is zero but the average speed is not zero. positive x-direction with a constant acceleration. At the same
5. A particle located at x = 0 at time t = 0, starts moving along instant another body passes through x = 0 moving in the
with the positive x-direction with a velocity 'v' that varies as positive x-direction with a constant speed. The position of
v = a x . The displacement of the particle varies with time as the first body is given by x1(t) after time ‘t’; and that of the
(a) t 2 (b) t (c) t 1/2 (d) t 3 second body by x2(t) after the same time interval. Which of
6. Figure here gives the speed-time graph for a body. The the following graphs correctly describes (x1 – x2) as a
displacement travelled between t = 1.0 second and t = 7.0 function of time ‘t’?
second is nearest to
4 (x1 – x2) (x1 – x2)
(a) 1.5 m 8
v (in ms -1 )

(b) 2 m 0 6
2 4 t
(in sec .)
(c) 3 m
-4 t
(d) 4 m (a) t (b) O
O
7. A particle is moving in a straight line with initial velocity
and uniform acceleration a. If the sum of the distance (x1 – x2) (x1 – x2)
travelled in tth and (t + 1)th seconds is 100 cm, then its
velocity after t seconds, in cm/s, is
(a) 80 (b) 50 (c) 20 (d) 30
8. A thief is running away on a straight road on a jeep moving t (d)
with a speed of 9 m/s. A police man chases him on a motor (c) O t
O
cycle moving at a speed of 10 m/s. If the instantaneous
separation of jeep from the motor cycle is 100 m, how long
will it take for the police man to catch the thief? 15. From the top of a building 40 m tall, a boy projects a stone
vertically upwards with an initial velocity 10 m/s such that it
(a) 1 second (b) 19 second
eventually falls to the ground. After how long will the stone
(c) 90 second (d) 100 second strike the ground ? Take g = 10 m/s2.
9. A particle is thrown vertically upward. Find its (a) 1 s (b) 2 s (c) 3 s (d) 4 s
velocity so that it covers same distance in
fifth andsixth second :-
(1) 48 m/s (2) 14 m/s
(3) 49 m/s (4) 7 m/s
16. Two bodies begin to fall freely from the same height but the 24. A particle moves a distance x in time t according to equation
second falls T second after the first. The time (after which x = (t + 5)–1. The acceleration of particle is proportional to:
the first body begins to fall) when the distance between the (a) (velocity) 3/2 (b) (distance)2
bodies equals L is (c) (distance)–2 (d) (velocity)2/3
1 T L L 2L 25. A particle when thrown, moves such that it passes from
(a) T (b) + (c) (d) T+ same height at 2 and 10 seconds, then this height h is :
2 2 gT gT gT
(a) 5g (b) g (c) 8g (d) 10g
17. Let A, B, C, D be points on a vertical line such that
26. The distance through which a body falls in the nth second
AB = BC = CD. If a body is released from position A, the
is h. The distance through which it falls in the next second is
times of descent through AB, BC and CD are in the ratio.
g
(a) 1 : 3 - 2 : 3 + 2 (b) 1 : 2 - 1 : 3 - 2 (a) h (b) h+ (c) h – g (d) h + g
2
(c) 1 : 2 -1 : 3 (d) 1 : 2 : 3 - 1 27. A stone thrown upward with a speed u from the top of the
18. The water drops fall at regular intervals from a tap 5 m above tower reaches the ground with a velocity 3u. The height of
the ground. The third drop is leaving the tap at an instant the tower is
when the first drop touches the ground. How far above the (a) 3u2/g (b) 4u2/g (c) 6u2/g (d) 9u2/g
ground is the second drop at that instant? (Take g = 10 m/s2) 28. A particle moves along a straight line OX. At a time t (in
(a) 1.25 m (b) 2.50 m (c) 3.75 m (d) 5.00 m seconds) the distance x (in metres) of the particle from O is
19. The displacement ‘x’ (in meter) of a particle of mass ‘m’ (in given by x = 40 + 12t – t3. How long would the particle travel
kg) moving in one dimension under the action of a force, is before coming to rest?
related to time ‘t’ (in sec) by t = x + 3 . The displacement (a) 40 m (b) 56 m (c) 16 m (d) 24 m
of the particle when its velocity is zero, will be 29. The graph shown in figure shows
(a) 2 m (b) 4 m (c) zero (d) 6 m the velocity v versus time t for a
20. A body moving with a uniform acceleration crosses a body.
distance of 65 m in the 5 th second and 105 m in 9th second. Which of the graphs represents the
How far will it go in 20 s?
corresponding acceleration versus
(a) 2040 m (b) 240 m (c) 2400 m (d) 2004 m time graphs?
21. An automobile travelling with a speed of 60 km/h, can brake
to stop within a distance of 20m. If the car is going twice as
fast i.e., 120 km/h, the stopping distance will be
(a) 60 m (b) 40 m (c) 20 m (d) 80 m a a
(a) t (b) t

22. A particle accelerates from rest at a constant rate for some

time and attains a velocity of 8 m/sec. Afterwards it
decelerates with the constant rate and comes to rest. If the
total time taken is 4 sec, the distance travelled is
(a) 32 m (b) 16 m a a
(c) 4 m (d) None of the above (c) t (d) t
23. The equation represented by the graph below is :
1
(a) y = gt 30. A particle moving along x-axis has acceleration f, at time t,
2
given by f = f0 æç 1 - ö÷ , where f0 and T are constants. The
-1 t(s) t
(b) y = gt O
è Tø
2 particle at t = 0 has zero velocity. In the time interval between
y
1 2 t = 0 and the instant when f = 0, the particle’s velocity (vx) is
(m)
(c) y = gt
2 1 1
(a) f T2 (b) f0T2 (c) f T (d) f0T
-1 2 2 0 2 0
(d) y = gt 31. A body is thrown vertically up with a velocity u. It passes
2
three points A, B and C in its upward journey with velocities
u u u
, and respectively. The ratio of AB and BC is
2 3 4
(a) 20 : 7 (b) 2 (c) 10 : 7 (d) 1
32. A boat takes 2 hours to travel 8 km and back in still water 40. A bullet is fired with a speed of 1000 m/sec in order to
lake. With water velocity of 4 km h–1, the time taken for penetrate a target situated at 100 m away. If g = 10 m/s2, the
going upstream of 8 km and coming back is gun should be aimed
(a) 160 minutes (b) 80 minutes (a) directly towards the target
(c) 100 minutes (d) 120 minutes (b) 5 cm above the target
33. A body starts from rest and travels a distance x with uniform (c) 10 cm above the target
acceleration, then it travels a distance 2x with uniform speed, (d) 15 cm above the target
finally it travels a distance 3x with uniform retardation and 41. A body covers 26, 28, 30, 32 meters in 10th, 11th, 12th and
comes to rest. If the complete motion of the particle is along 13th seconds respectively. The body starts
a straight line, then the ratio of its average velocity to (a) from rest and moves with uniform velocity
maximum velocity is (b) from rest and moves with uniform acceleration
(c) with an initial velocity and moves with uniform
(a) 2/5 (b) 3/5 (c) 4/5 (d) 6/7 acceleration
34. A man of 50 kg mass is standing in a gravity free space at a (d) with an initial velocity and moves with uniform velocity
height of 10 m above the floor. He throws a stone of 0.5 kg
mass downwards with a speed 2 m/s. When the stone 42. A particle is moving with uniform acceleration along a
reaches the floor, the distance of the man above the floor straight line. The average velocity of the particle from P to Q
will be: is 8ms–1 and that Q to S is 12ms–1. If QS = PQ, then the
(a) 9.9 m (b) 10.1 m (c) 10 m (d) 20 m average velocity from P to S is
35. A boy moving with a velocity of 20 km h–1 along a straight (a) 9.6 ms–1 (b) 12.87 ms–1 O
line joining two stationary objects. According to him both P Q S
objects (c) 64 ms–1 (d) 327 ms–1
(a) move in the same direction with the same speed of 43. The variation of velocity of a particle with time moving along
20 km h–1 a straight line is illustrated in the figure. The distance travelled
(b) move in different direction with the same speed of by the particle in four seconds is
20 km h–1 (a) 60 m
(c) move towards him
30

Velocity (m/s)
(d) remain stationary (b) 55 m
20
36. A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 5 metre on a plane (c) 25 m 10
where the acceleration due to gravity is same as that onto 0 1 2 3 4
the surface of the earth. On bouncing, it rises to a height of (d) 30 m Time in second
1.8 m. On bouncing, the ball loses its velocity by a factor of
3 2 16 44. A stone falls freely under gravity. It covers distances h 1, h 2
(a) (b) 9 (c) (d) and h3 in the first 5 seconds, the next 5 seconds and the
5 25 5 25
37. A stone falls freely from rest from a height h and it travels a next 5 seconds respectively. The relation between h 1, h2
and h3 is
9h
distance in the last second. The value of h is h2 h
25 (a) h1 = = 3 (b) h2 = 3h 1 and h3 = 3h2
(a) 145 m (b) 100 m (c) 122.5 m (d) 200 m 3 5
38. Which one of the following equations represents the motion (c) h1 = h2 = h3 (d) h1 = 2h 2 = 3h 3
of a body with finite constant acceleration ? In these
equations, y denotes the displacement of the body at time t 45. A car, starting from rest, accelerates at the rate f through a
and a, b and c are constants of motion. distance S, then continues at constant speed for time t and
(a) y = at (b) y = at + bt 2 f
then decelerates at the rate to come to rest. If the total
a
(b) y = at + bt 2 + ct 3 (d) y = + bt 2
t distance traversed is 15 S , then
39. A particle travels half the distance with a velocity of 6 ms–1. 1
The remaining half distance is covered with a velocity of (a) S = ft 2 (b) S = f t
6
4 ms–1 for half the time and with a velocity of 8 ms–1 for the 1 2 1 2
rest of the half time. What is the velocity of the particle (c) S = ft (d) S = ft
4 72
averaged over the whole time of motion ?
(a) 9 ms–1 (b) 6 ms–1 (c) 5.35 ms–1 (d) 5 ms–1