PHYSICS

Daily Practice Problems

CLASS : XI(PQRS) DPP. NO.-8

Q.1 After firing, a bullet is found to move at an angle of 37° to horizontal. Its acceleration is 10 m/
s2 downwards. Find the component of acceleration in the direction of the velocity.
(A*) – 6 m/s2 (B) – 4 m/s2 (C) – 8 m/s2 (D) – 5 m/s2

Q.2 A man moves in an open field such that after moving 10 m in a straight line, he makes a sharp turn of 60°
to his left. Find the total displacement of the man just after 7 such turns.
(A*) 10 m (B) 20 m (C) 70 m (D) 30 m

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A  î  ˆj  k̂ ; B  2 î  3ˆj  5k̂ angle between A and B is
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Q.3
(A) 120° (B*) 90° (C) 60° (D) 30°

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Q.4 Which of the following quantities have dimensions of : (Q = volume flow rate in m3/s)
3Q 
(A) surface tension (S) (B*) coefficient of viscosity
(C) energy (D) power

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Q.5 A particle of m = 5 kg is momentarily at rest at x = 0 at t = 0. It is acted upon by two forces F1 and F2 .
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F1  70 ĵ N . The direction and magnitude of F2 are unknown. The particle experiences a constant
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acceleration, a , in the direction as shown. Neglect gravity..
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(a) Find the missing force F2 .
(b) What is the velocity vector of the particle at t = 10 sec?
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(c) What third force, F3 is required to make the acceleration of the particle zero?
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Either give magnitude and direction of F3 or its components.
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[Ans. (a) F2 = 30 î – 30 ˆj or 30 2 at 45° (b) v = (60 î + 80 ˆj ) or 100 at 53° from horizontal
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(c) F3 = – 30 î – 40 ˆj or 50 N at  = 233° ACW
 = 127° CW ]

Q.6 At t = 0, a particle at (1, 0, 0) moves with velocity vector = (15i + 20j + 60k) m/s. Find its position
vector at time t = 2 sec. [Ans: (31i + 40j + 120k) m]

Q.7 A spy plane is being tracked by a radar. At t = 0, its position is reported as (100m, 200m, 1000m).
130 second later its position is reported to be (2500m, 1200m, 1000m). Find a unit vector in the
12î  5ˆj
direction of plane velocity and the magnitude of its average velocity. [Ans. , 20 m/s]
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 a  5 î  4ˆj  6k̂ , b  2 î  2ˆj  3k̂ and c  4 î  3ˆj  2k̂ .
      
Q.8 (a) Calculate r  a  b  c where
(b) Calculate the angle between r and the z-axis.
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(c) Find the angle between a and b

1   7    20 
[Ans.(a) 11 î  5ˆj  7 k̂ , (b) cos   , (c) cos 1  ]
 195   1309 

Q.9 The heat given to a body to raise it’s temperature is given as,
Q = ms t
where Q  heat given
m  mass of the body
s  specific heat
t  change in temperature.
Find the dimensions of specific heat (s).
[Ans.M0L2T–2–1]

Q.10 The area ‘A’ of a blot of ink is growing such that after t sec. its area is given by A = t2cm2. Calculate the
rate of increase of area at t = 5 sec. [Ans.10 cm2/sec]
 PHYSICS
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XI(PQRS) DPP. NO.-9
Q.1 A particle moves along a straight line such that at time t its displacement from a fixed point O on the line
is 3t2 – 2. The velocity of the particle when t = 2 is:
(A) 8 ms–1 (B) 4 ms–1 (C*) 12 ms–1 (D) 0

Q.2 The momentum of a particle moving in straight line is given by

1
p = ln t + (in m/s)
t
find the (time t > 0) at which the net force acting on particle is 0 and it’s momentum at that time.
[Ans. 1 kg m/sec.]

The velocity of the particle is given as v = 3t3 + t 

1
Q.3 . Calculate the net force acting on the body at time
t2
t = 2 sec, if the mass of the body is 5 kg _________. [Ans.186.25 N]

Q.4 The charge f l ow i ng through a conductor begi ni ng w i th ti me t = 0 i s gi ven by the f ormul a

dq
q = 2 t2 + 3t + 1 (coulombs) . Find the current i = at the end of the 5th second. [Ans.23 A]
dt

Q.5 The angle  through which a pulley turns with time t is specified by the function
d
 = t2 + 3t  5. Find the angular velocity = at t = 5 sec . [Ans.13 rad/s]
dt
Q.6 The motion of a particle in a straight line is defined by the relation x = t4  12t2  40 where x is in metres
and t is in sec. Determine the position x, velocity v and accleration a of the particle at
t = 2sec. [Ans. -72, -16, 24]

Q.7 A point moves in a straight line so that its distance from the start in time t is equal to

t  4 t3 + 16 t2.
1 4
s=
4
(a) At what times was the point at its starting position?
(b) At what times is its velocity equal to zero? [Ans. (a) 0, 8 sec (b) 0, 4, 8 sec]

Q.8 A body whose mass is 3 kg performs rectilinear motion according to the formula s = 1 + t + t2, where s
1
is measured in centimeters & t in seconds. Determine the kinetic energy mv2 of the body in 5 sec after
2
its start . [Ans. 1.815 × 105 ergs]

Q.9 A force of 40N is responsible for the motion of a body governed by the equation s=2t+2t2
where s is in metres and t in sec. What is the momentum of the body at t=2 sec?
[Hint: Find acc. then m = F/a & p = mv] [Ans: 100 kgm/s]
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The angle rotated by a disc is given by = t3 –
25 2
Q.10 t + 77t + 5, where is in rad. and t in seconds.
3 2
(a) Find the times at which the angular velocity of the disc is zero.
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(b) Its angular acceleration at these times. [Ans. (a) 7, (b) 3, –3]
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 PHYSICS
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XI(PQRS) DPP. NO.-10
Q.1 Temperature of a body varies with time as T = (T0 + t +  sint)K, where T0 is the temperature in Kelvin
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at t = 0 sec. &  = 2/. K/s2 &  = – 4 K, then rate of change of temperature at t = sec. is
(A) 8 K (B) 80K (C*) 8K/sec (D) 80K/sec
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A particle moves in a straight line, according to the law x = 4a [t + asin   ], where x is its position in
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Q.2

meters, t in sec. & a is some constants, then the velocity is zero at

(A*) x = 4a2meters (B) t =  sec. (C) t = 0 sec (D) none

Q.3 A point moves in a straight line so that its displacement is x m at time t sec, given by x2 = t2 + 1. Its
acceleration in m/s2 at time t sec is :
t2
(B)  2 (C)  2 (D)  3
1 1 1 t 1
(A) (E*) 3
x x x x x x

Q.4 A particle moves in space such that

x = 2t3 + 3t + 4 ; y = t2 + 4t – 1 ; z = 2 sin t
where x, y, z are measured in meter and t in second. The acceleration of the particle at t = 3s is
(A) 36 i  2 j  k ms–2 (B) 36 i  2 j  k ms-2 (C*) 36 i  2j ms–2 (D) 12i  2j ms–2

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Q.5 The velocity of a particle moving in straight line depends on it’s position as v = 3 sin (x + ) m/s. Find
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the acceleration of the particle when he is at x = . [Ans. m /s2]
4 2

Q.6 In a certain interval of time, the position of a particle is represented by x at time t.

Find the velocity of the particle at time t.
t ln t t2 1 ln t  1  t ln t 2t tan t  sec2 t  t 2 sec2 t
(a) x = t (b) x = [Ans. (a) , (b) ]
e tan t et tan 2 t

Q.7 The length, breadth & height of a cuboid depends on time t as

L = 1 + sin t
b = t2 – 1
h = (t + 1)
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find the rate of change of volume with time at t = sec.
2

[Ans.  + 2 – 2]
3 2
2
A body of mass 1 kg moves in x-y plane such that its position vector is given by r  sin( t ) î  cos( t ) ˆj
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Q.8
(i) Find its equation of trajectory.
(ii) Find the velocity of the particle at the initial time.
(iii) Find the component of its acceleration in the direction of velocity at time t.
(iv) Find angle between velocity vector and acceleration vector at time t.
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[Ans.x2 + y2 = 1, î ,0, ]
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Q.9 The position vector of a body of mass m=6kg is given as r = i(3t2-6t) + j(-4t3)m. Find:
(a) the force (F = ma) acting on the particle
(b) the power (P = F · v) generated by the force.
(c) the momentum(p = mv)
[Ans: (a) 36î  144 tˆj ,(b) 216t + 1728t3 – 216, (c) (36 t  36) î  72 t 2 ˆj ]

Q.10 A wheel rotates so that the angle of rotation is proportional to the square of time. The first revolution
was performed by the wheel for 8 sec. Find the angular velocity , 32 sec after the wheel started.
[Hint: Consider = kt2, find k ] [Ans: 2 rad/sec.]