CLASS : XITH SUBJECT : PHYSICS

DATE : DPP NO. : 10

Topic :- LAWS OF MOTION

1. A particle is moving in the 𝑥 - 𝑦 plane. At certain instant of time, the components of its velocity
and acceleration are as follows 𝑣𝑥 = 3 ms-1, 𝑣𝑦 = 4 ms-1, 𝑎𝑥 = 2 ms-2 and 𝑎𝑦 = 1 ms-2. The rate of
change of speed at this moment is
a) 10 ms-1 b) 4 ms-2 c) 5 ms-2 d)2 ms-2

2. A particle moves in the X-Y plane under the influence of a force such that its linear momentum
is 𝐩(𝑡) = 𝐴[𝐢cos(𝑘𝑡) - 𝐣sin(𝑘𝑡)] where A and 𝑘 are constant. The angle between the force and
the momentum is
a) 0° b) 30° c) 45° d)90°

3. The small marble is projected with a velocity of 10 ms-1 in a direction 45° from the horizontal 𝑦
-direction on the smooth inclined plane. Calculate the magnitude 𝑣 of its velocity after 2 s
x

10 ms-1
45o
45o
y
a) 10 2 ms-1 b) 5 ms-1 c) 10 ms-1 d)5 2 ms-1

4. A block of mass𝑚, lying on a horizontal plane, is acted upon by a horizontal force 𝑃 and another
force𝒬, inclined at an angle 𝜃 to the vertical. The block will remain in equilibrium if the
coefficient of friction between it and the surface is (assume 𝑃 > 𝒬)

P m

a) (𝑃 sin 𝜃 - 𝒬)/(𝑚g - cos 𝜃 ) b) (𝑃 - 𝒬 sin 𝜃 )/(𝑚g + 𝒬 cos 𝜃 )

c) (𝑃 cos 𝜃 + 𝒬)/(𝑚g - 𝒬 cos 𝜃 ) d)(𝑃 + 𝒬 sin 𝜃 )/(𝑚g + 𝒬 cos 𝜃 )

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 5. A body of mass 𝑚 is held at rest at a height h on two smooth wedges of mass 𝑀 each, which are
themselves at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. When the mass 𝑚 is released, it moves
down, pushing aside the wedges. The velocity with which the wedge recede from each other,
when 𝑚 reaches the ground, is
m
M
M h
37o 37o

8𝑚gh d)None of these

a) b) 40𝑚gh × 4 c) 32𝑚gh × 4
𝑚 + 2𝑀 5𝑚 + 6𝑀 32𝑀 + 9𝑚

6. If block 𝐴 is moving with an acceleration of 5 ms-2, the acceleration of 𝐵 w.r.t. ground is

a) 5 ms-2 b) 5 2 ms-2 c) 5 5 ms-2 d)10 ms-2

7. In the system shown all the surfaces are frictionless while pulley and string are massless. Mass
of block 𝐴 is 2 𝑚 and that of block 𝐵 is 𝑚. Acceleration of block 𝐵 immediately after system is
released from rest is

A
2m m B

a) g/2 b) G c) g/3 d)None of these

8. A horizontal force, just sufficient to move a body of mass 4 kg lying on a rough horizontal
surface, is applied on it. The coefficient of static and kinetic friction between the body and the
surface are 0.8 and 0.6, respectively. If the force continuous to act even after the block has
started moving, the acceleration of the block in ms-2 is (g=10 ms-2)
a) 1/4 b) 1/2 c) 2 d)4
9. The masses of the blocks 𝐴 and 𝐵 are 𝑚 and𝑀, respectively. Between 𝐴 and 𝐵 there is constant
frictional force𝐹, and 𝐵 can slide frictionlessly on horizontal surface. 𝐴 is set in motion with
velocity while 𝐵 is at rest. What is the distance moved by 𝐴 relative to 𝐵 before they move with
the same velocity?
v0
A m
B M

𝑚𝑀𝑣20 𝑚𝑀𝑣20 𝑚𝑀𝑣20 𝑚𝑀𝑣20

a) b) c) d)
𝐹(𝑚 - 𝑀) 2𝐹(𝑚 - 𝑀) 𝐹(𝑚 + 𝑀) 2𝐹(𝑚 + 𝑀)

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 10. A block 𝑃 of mass 𝑚 is placed on a horizontal surface. Another block 𝑄 of same mass is kept on
𝑃 and connected to the wall with the help of a spring of spring constant 𝑘 as shown in the
figure. μ𝑠 is the coefficient of friction between 𝑃 and 𝑄. The blocks move together performing
SHM of amplitude 𝐴. The maximum value of the friction force between 𝑃 and 𝑄 is

𝑘𝐴 c) Zero
a) 𝑘𝐴 b) d) μ𝑠 𝑚𝑔
2

11. Consider a 14-tyre truck, whose only rear 8 wheels are power driven (means only these 8
wheels can produce acceleration). These 8 wheels are supporting approximately half of the
entire load. If coefficient of friction between rod and each of the tyres is 0.6, then what could be
the maximum attainable acceleration by this truck?
a) 6 ms-2 b) 24 ms-2 c) 3 ms-2 d)10 ms-2

12. A block of metal weighing 2 kg is resting on a frictionless plane. It is struck by a jet releasing
water at a rate of 1 kgs-1 and a speed of5 ms-1. The initial acceleration of the block will be
a) 2.5 ms-2 b) 5 ms-2 c) 10 ms-2 d)20 ms-2

13. Two blocks 𝑚 and 𝑀 tied together with an inextensible string are placed at rest on a rough
horizontal surface with coefficient of friction𝜇. The block 𝑚 is pulled with a variable force 𝐹 at a
varying angle 𝜃 with the horizontal. The value of 𝜃 at which the least value of 𝐹 is required to
move the blocks is given by
F
m m

Rough surf ace

a) 𝜃 = tan-1 𝜇 b) 𝜃 > tan-1 𝜇 c) 𝜃 < tan-1 𝜇 d)Insufficient data

14. A circular table of radius 0.5 m has smooth diametrical groove. A ball of mass 90 g is placed
inside the groove along with a spring of spring constant102 Ncm-1. One end of the spring is tied
to the edge of the table and the other end to the ball. The ball is at a distance of 0.1 m from the
centre when the table is at rest. On rotating the table with a constant angular frequency of 102
rad s-1, the ball moves away from the centre by a distance nearly equal to
a) 10-1m b) 10-2m c) 10-3m d)2 × 101 m

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 15. A small block slides without friction down an inclined plane starting from rest. Let 𝑠𝑛 be the
distance travelled from time 𝑡 = 𝑛 - 1 to 𝑡 = 𝑛. Then
𝑠𝑛
is
𝑠𝑛 + 1
2𝑛 - 1 2𝑛 + 1 2𝑛 - 1 2𝑛
a) b) c) d)
2𝑛 2𝑛 - 1 2𝑛 + 1 2𝑛 + 1

16. A painter of mass 𝑀 stands on a platform of mass 𝑚 and pulls himself up by ropes which hang
over pulley as shown. He pulls each rope with force 𝐹 and moves upward with a uniform
acceleration𝑎. Find 𝑎, neglecting the fact that no one could do this for long time

4𝐹 + (2𝑀 + 𝑚)g 4𝐹 + (𝑀 + 𝑚)g 4𝐹 - (𝑀 + 𝑚)g 4𝐹 - (𝑀 + 𝑚)g

a) b) c) d)
𝑀 + 2𝑚 𝑀 + 2𝑚 𝑀+𝑚 2𝑀 + 𝑚

17. In the figure shown, the acceleration of 𝐴 is 𝑎𝐴 = 15𝑖 +15𝑗, then the acceleration of 𝐵 is (𝐴
remains in contact with 𝐵)
A y
x
37o B

a) 6𝑖 b) -15𝑖 c) -10𝑖 d) -5𝑖

18. An object moving with a constant acceleration in a non-inertial frame

a) Must have non-zero net force acting on it
b) May have zero net force acting on it
c) May have no force acting on it
d)This situation is practically impossible. (The pseudo force acting on the object has also to be
considered)

19. If the blocks 𝐴 and 𝐵 are moving towards each other with acceleration 𝑎 and 𝑏 as shown in the
figure, find the net acceleration of block 𝐶
l3

l4 l2
A B
C
l1
a b

a) 𝑎𝑖 - 2(𝑎 + 𝑏)𝑗 b) -(𝑎 + 𝑏)𝑗 c) 𝑎𝑖 - (𝑎 + 𝑏)𝑗 d)None of these

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 20. A block of mass 𝑚 is lying on a wedge having inclination angle𝛼 = tan-1 (1). Wedge is moving
5
with a constant acceleration 𝑎 = 2 ms-2. The minimum value of coefficient of friction 𝜇 so that
𝑚 remains stationary w.r.t. wedge is
m

a = 2 ms-2

a) 2/9 b) 5/12 c) 1/5 d)2/5

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