Revision Problems (JEE Advanced)

Kinematics
1. There is a narrow bridge somewhere on a road connecting two towns. Two cars travel from one of
the towns to the other with a constant speed 𝑣 everywhere on the road, except on the bridge,
where they travel with another constant speed 𝑣 . How the separation 𝑠 between the cars varies
with time 𝑡 is shown in the following graph.

(a) What is the speed 𝑣 of the cars on the road?

(b) What is the speed 𝑣 of the cars on the bridge?
(c) What is length of the bridge?

Ans.
𝒔
(a) 𝒗𝟏 = 𝒕 𝟏𝒕 = 𝟐𝟓 𝒎/𝒔
𝟐 𝟏
𝒔𝟐
(b) 𝒗𝟐 = 𝒕 = 𝟏𝟎 𝒎/𝒔
𝟐 𝒕𝟏
𝒔𝟐 (𝒕𝟑 𝒕𝟏 )
(c) (𝒕 𝒕 ) = 𝟕𝟎𝟎 𝒎
𝟐 𝟏

2. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Its distance 𝑠 from a fixed point varies with time 𝑡 according to
the following graph. Calculate velocity of projection of the ball.

Ans. 𝟐𝐠 𝐬𝟏𝟐 − 𝐬𝟑𝟐 + 𝐬𝟐𝟐 − 𝐬𝟑𝟐 = 𝟐𝟎 𝒎/𝒔

3. A semi-cylindrical
cylindrical groove of radius 𝑟 = 20 cm is made on a horizontal floor. An act wants to cross
the groove. A boy decides to help the ant making a bridge consisting of straight wire segments. But
all the wires available are length 𝑙 = 38 cm, so the boy rigidly connects two wires at right angle and
a
places the bridge in the groove as shown in the figure. If the ant can crawl up a wire segment at
speed 𝑣 = 0.5 cm/s and down a wire segment at speed 2𝑣,, in what minimum time can the ant cross
the groove with the help of this bridge?

𝒍 𝟒𝒓𝟐 𝒍𝟐
Ans. 𝟐𝒗 + 𝒗
≈ 𝟔𝟑 𝒔

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4. A small ball is thrown from footy of a wall with the minimum possible velocity to hit a bulb 𝐵 on the
ground a distance 𝐿 away from the wall. Find expression for height ℎ of shadow of the ball on the
wall as a function of time 𝑡.. Acc
Acceleration due to gravity is g.

Hint: The ball has been thrown at an angle 45° with the horizontal.

𝐠𝑳
Ans. 𝒉 = 𝒕 𝟐

5. A train passes a platform with a uniform speed. A boy standing on the platform decides to estimate
length of a coach and speed of the train. For this purpose, he first runs with a constant speed of
𝑢 = 10 km/h in the direction of the motion of the train and passes by a coach in 𝑛 = 30 steps. Then
he turns back, runs at the same constant speed and passes by a coach in 𝑛 = 20 steps. If the boy
covers a distance 𝑙 = 1.0 m in each step, answer the following questions.
(a) What is the speed of the train?
(b) What is the length of a coach?

𝒏𝟏 𝒏𝟐 𝟐 𝒏𝟏 𝒏𝟐 𝒍
Ans. (a) 𝒖 𝒏𝟏 𝒏𝟐
= 𝟐 𝒌𝒎
𝒌𝒎/𝒉 (b) 𝒏𝟏 𝒏𝟐
= 𝟐𝟒 𝒎

6. A boat is moving with uniform velocity 𝑣 = 20 𝑚/𝑠 pulling a water skier with the help of a tug-rope
tug
of length 𝑙 = 10 𝑚.. To increase his speed the water skier tilts the skies slightly away from the
direction of motion of the boat. As he does so, the tug rope rotates. What is the speed 𝑣 of the skier
with respect to the ground and angular velocity 𝜔 of the rope, when 𝜃 = 30°
30 and 𝜙 = 60°?

Ans.
𝒗 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝜽
𝒗𝒔 = 𝒃𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝝓 = 𝟐𝟎√𝟑 𝒎/𝒔 and

𝒗𝒃 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝝓 𝜽)
𝝎= 𝒍 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝝓
= 𝟐 rad/s

7. A stick 𝐴𝐵 of length 𝑙 stands vertically on a horizontal floor learning on a wall. A beetle 𝑃 starts
climbing the stick from the floor. When the beetles starts climbing, the lower end 𝐵 of the stick is
made to move away from the wall with a constant velocity 𝑣.. The beetle climbs the stick with a
constant speed 𝑢 relative to the stick. If the up
upper end 𝐴 does not leave the wall, what maximum
height can the beetle rise?

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 𝒍𝒖
𝟐𝒗
; 𝐢𝐟 𝒖 ≤ 𝒗√𝟐
Ans. =
𝒗𝟐
𝒍 𝟏 − 𝒖𝟐 ; 𝐢𝐟 𝐮 ≥ 𝐮√𝟐

8. Two cars are moving at constant speeds; one on a circular path of radius 𝑅 = 200 m and the other
on a straight road. Magnitude 𝑣 of velocity of one car relative to the other has been recorder at
regular intervals of time and data thus obtained is represented in a graph as shown in the figure.
Calculate speeds of both the cars relative to the gground.

𝒅𝒗
Ans. ≈ 𝑹 𝒅𝒕 𝒕 𝟐𝟓±
= 𝟐𝟎 𝒎/𝒔 each

9. Four identical rods are hinged at their ends to make a parallelogram 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷.
𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 The hinged joint 𝐴 is
rigidly attached to a wall and the opposite joint 𝐶 is pulled away from the wall with a constant
acceleration 𝛼 as shown in the figure. Initially, the joints 𝐴 and 𝐶 were coincident. Find of
acceleration vector of the joint 𝐶 at the instant shown.

𝟏 𝟑
Ans. 𝜶 𝟐
̂+
𝟐
𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝜽 + 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝟑 𝜽 ̂

10. One end of a light inextensible thread of length 𝑙 is held stationary over a frictionless horizontal
floor while a small bead tied at the other end of the thread is describing a circular path with a
uniform speed 𝑣 on the floor as shown in the figure.
The upper end of the thread is suddenly pulled vertically upwards with a constant acceleration 𝛼 . If
the bead does not leave the floor, find magnitude of its acceleration immediately after the upper end
of the thread is pulled.

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 𝒗𝟐
Ans. 𝒍 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟎 𝜽 + 𝜶𝟎 𝐜𝐨𝐭 𝜽 towards the centre of the circular path

11. An 𝐿 = 70 m long thin tape wound on a spool of radius 𝑟 = 10 mm makes a tape roll of outer radius
𝑅 = 25 mm. A motor used to wound the tape rotates the spool at a constant angular velocity and
takes 𝑇 = 165 𝑠 to complete the winding. Calculate length of the tape, which has been wound in
𝑡 = 110 𝑠 from the beginning of the winding

𝟐
𝑹 𝒓𝟎 𝒕
𝒓𝟎 𝒓𝟐𝟎
𝑻
Ans. 𝑳 𝑹𝟐 𝒓𝟐𝟎
= 𝟒𝟎 𝒎

12. A grasshopper on the bottom of a cubical box has to jump out of the box. If each side of the box is
ℎ = 52 cm and the grasshopper can jump with a maximum initial velocity 𝑢 = 3 m/s, what should
the minimum tilt angle 𝜃 tthe
he box be so that the grasshopper can jump out of the box. Acceleration
due to gravity is g = 10 𝑚//𝑠 .

𝒖𝟐
Ans. 𝜽 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟏
𝟐𝐠𝒉
= 𝟑𝟎
𝟑𝟎°

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 Newton’s Laws of Motion
Assignment
1.
i. A spinning disk has a hole at its centre. The surface of the disk is horizontal and a small
block 𝐴 of mass 𝑚 = 1 kg is placed on it.

Block 𝐴 is tied to a light inextensible string, other end of which passes through the hole and
supports another block 𝐵 of mass 𝑀 = 2 kg. The coefficient of friction between 𝐴 and the
disk surface is 0.5. It was observed that the disk is spinning with block 𝐴 remaining at rest
relative to the disk. Block 𝐵 was found to be stationary. It was estimated that length of
horizontal segment of the string (𝑟) was anywhere between 1.0 𝑚 to 1.5 𝑚. With this data
what estimate can be made about the angular speed ((𝜔) of the disk. [g = 10 𝑚/𝑠 ]
ii. A spring has force constant equal to 𝑘 = 100 𝑁𝑚 . Ends of the spring are joined to give it a
circular shape of radius 𝑅 = 20 𝑐𝑚. Now the spring is rotated about its symmetry axis
(perpendicular to its plane) such that the circumference of the circle increases by 1%. Find
the angular speed ((𝜔). Mass of one meter length of the spring is 𝜆 = 0.126 gm .
2. Two monkeys A and B are holding on the two sides of a light string passing over a smooth pulley.
Mass of the two monkeys are 𝑚 = 8 kg and 𝑚 = 10 kg respectively [[g = 10 m/s ]
(a) Monkey A holds the string tightly and B goes down with an acceleration 𝑎 = 2𝑚/𝑠 relative to
the string. Find thee weight that A feels of his own body.
(b) What is the weight experienced by two monkeys if A holds the string tightly and B goes down
with an acceleration 𝑎 = 4𝑚/𝑠 relative to the string.

1. A light string passing over a smooth pulley holds two identical buckets at its ends. Mass of each empty
bucket is 𝑀 and each of them holds 𝑀 mass of sand. The system was in equilibrium when a small leak
developed in bucket B (take this time as t = 0). Th
Thee sand leaves the bucket at a constant rate of 𝜇 kg/s.
Assume that the leaving sand particles have no relative speed with respect to the bucket (it means that
there is no impulsive force on the bucket like leaving exhaust gases exert on a rocket). Find tthe speed
(𝑉 ) of the two bucket when B is just empty.

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2. A triangular wedge 𝑊 having mass 𝑀 is placed on an incline plane with its face 𝐴𝐵 horizontal.
Inclination of the incline is 𝜃.. On the flat horizontal surface of the wedge there lies an infinite tower of
rectangular blocks. Blocks 1, 2, 3, 4 ………. Have masses 𝑀, , , ……………….. respectively. All surfaces
are smooth. Find the contact force between the block 1 and 2 after the system is released from rest. Also
find the acceleration
ion of the wedge.

3. A uniform chain of mass 𝑀 = 4.8 kg hangs in vertical plane as shown in the fig.
(a) Show that horizontal component of tension is same throughout the chain.
(b) Find tension in the chain at point P where the chain makes an angle 𝜃 = 15° with horizontal.
(c) Find mass of segment AP of the chain.
[Take g = 10 𝑚/𝑠 ; cos 15° = 0 0.96, sin 15° = 0.25]

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4. In the system shown in the fig. there is no friction and string is light. Mass of movable pulley 𝑃 is 𝑀 . If
pulley 𝑃 is massless, what should be value of applied force 𝐹 to keep the system in equilibrium?

5. A wedge is placed on the smooth surface of a fixed incline having inclination 𝜃 with the horizontal. The
vertical wall of the wedge has height ℎ and there is a small block 𝐴 on the edge of the horizontal surface
of the wedge. Mass of the wedge and the small block are 𝑀 and 𝑚 respectively.
(a) Find the acceleration of the wedge if friction between block A and the wedge is large enough to
prevent slipping
pping between the two.
(b) Find friction force between the block and the wedge in the above case. Also find the normal force
between the two.
(c) Assuming there is no friction between the block and the wedge, calculate the time in which the
block will hit the incline.

6. The system shown in figure is in equilibrium. Surface 𝑃𝑄 of wedge 𝐴,, having mass 𝑀, is horizontal.
Block 𝐵, having mass 2𝑀,, rests on wedge 𝐴 and is supported by a vertical spring. The spring balance 𝑆 is
showing a reading of √2 Mg. There is no friction anywhere and the thread 𝑄𝑆 is parallel to the incline
surface. The thread 𝑄𝑆 is cut. Find the acceleration of 𝐴 and the normal contact force between 𝐴 and 𝐵
immediately after the thread is cut.

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7. In the arrangement shown in figure pulley 𝑃 can move whereas other two pulleys are fixed. All of them
are light. String is light and inextensible. The coefficient of friction between 2 kg and 3 kg block is
𝜇 = 0.75 and that between 3 kg block and the tabl
table is 𝜇 = 0.5.. The system is released from rest

i. Find maximum value of mass 𝑀,, so that the system does not move. Find friction force between 2
kg and 3 kg blocks in this case.
ii. If 𝑀 = 4 kg, find the tension in the string attached to 2 kg block.
iii. If 𝑀 = 4 kg and 𝜇 = 0..9,, find friction force between the two blocks, and acceleration of 𝑀.
iv. Find acceleration of 𝑀 if 𝜇 = 0.75, 𝜇 = −0.9 and 𝑀 = 4 kg.
8. A small insect is climbing slowly along the inner wall of hemispherical bowl of radius 𝑅. The insect is
unable to climb beyond 𝜃 = 45 45°. Whenever it tries to climb beyond 𝜃 = 45°,, it slips.
(a) Find the minimum angular speed 𝜔 with which the bowl shall be rotated about its vertical radius so
that the insect can climb upto 𝜃 = 60°
(b) Find minimum 𝜔 for which the insect can move out of the bowl.

9. A block of mass 𝑚 placed on an incline just begins to slide when inclination of the incline is made
𝜃 = 45°.. With inclination equal to 𝜃 = 30°,, the block is placed on the incline. A Horizontal force
fo (𝐹)
parallel to the surface of the inline is applied to the block. The force 𝐹 is gradually increased from zero.
At what angle 𝛼 to the force 𝐹 will the block first begin to slide?

10. In the arrangement shown in the figure the coefficient of friction between the blocks 𝐶 and 𝐷 is 𝜇 = 0.7
and that between block 𝐷 and the horizontal table is 𝜇 = 0.2. The system is released from rest. [Take g
= 10 𝑚𝑠 ] Pulleys and thread are massless.
(a) Find the acceleration of the block C.
(b) Block 𝐵 is replaced with a new block. What
shall be the minimum mass of this new block
so that block 𝐶 and 𝐷 accelerate in opposite
direction?

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11. A hemisphere of mass 𝑀 and radius 𝑅 rests on a smooth horizontal table. A vertical rod of mass m is
held between two smooth guide walls supported on the sphere as shown. There is no friction between
the rod and the sphere. A horizontal string tied to the sphere keeps the system at rest.

(a) Find tension in the string.

(b) Find the acceleration of the hemisphere immediately after the string is cut.
12. A sphere of mass 𝑚 and radius 𝑟 = √3𝑚 is placed inside a container with flat bottom and slant sidewall
as shown in the figure. The sphere touches the wall at point 𝐴 and the floor at point 𝐵. It does not touch
any other surface. The container, along with the sphere, is rotated about the central vertical axis with
angular speed 𝜔.. The sphere moves along with the container, i.e., it is at rest relative to the container.
The normal force applied by the bottom surface and the slant surface on the sphere are 𝑁 and 𝑁
respectively. There is no friction.
(a) Find the value of 𝜔 abovee which 𝑁 becomes larges than 𝑁
(b) Find the value of 𝜔 above which the sphere leaves contact with the floor.

13. A smooth spherical ball of mass 𝑀 = 2 kg is resting on two identical blocks 𝐴 and 𝐵 as shown in the
figure. The blocks are moved apart with same horizontal velocity 𝑉 = 1 𝑚/𝑠𝑠 in opposite directions (see
figure)
(a) Find the normal force applied by each of the blocks on the sphere at the instant separation between
the blocks is 𝑎 = √2𝑅; 𝑅 = 1.0 𝑚 being the radius of the ball.

(b) How much force must be applied on each of the two blocks (When 𝑎 = √2𝑅) so that they do not
have any acceleration. Assume that the he horizontal surface is smooth.

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14. A small disc 𝑃 is placed on an inclined plane forming an angle 𝜃 with the horizontal and imparted an
initial velocity 𝑣 . Find how the velocity of disc depends on the angle 𝜙 which its velocity vector makes
with the 𝑥 axis (see figure) the coefficient of friction is 𝜇 = tan 𝜃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 initially 𝜙 = .

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