PHYSICS

Daily Practice Problems

TargetIITJEE2011
Class:XI(P)Marks:29

Date:1415/09/2009

Time:30min.

DPP.NO.54

Q.1

Alargewedgerestsonahorizontalfrictionlesssurface,asshown.Ablockstartsfrom
restandslidesdowntheinclinedsurfaceofthewedge,whichisrough.Duringthe
motion
oftheblock,thecenterofmassoftheblockandwedgesystem
[3]
(A)doesnotmove
(B)movesverticallywithincreasingspeed
(C)moveshorizontallywithconstantspeed
(D)movesbothhorizontallyandvertically

Q.2

Twopaticlesofmassm,constrainedtomovealongthecircumferenceofa
smoothcircularhoopofequalmassm,areinitiallylocatedatopposite
endsofadiameterandgivenequalvelocitiesv0showninthefigure.The
entirearrangementislocatedingravityfreespace.Theirrelativevelocity
justbeforecollisionis
[3]
(A)

1
3

v0

(B)

3
v
2 0

(C)

2
3

v0

(D)noneofthese

Q.3
Aprojectileislaunchedfromtheoriginwithspeedvatanangle q fromthehorizontal.Atthehighestpoint
inthetrajectory,theprojectilebreaksintotwopieces,AandB,ofmassesmand2m,respectively.
ImmediatelyafterthebreakuppieceAisatrestrelativetotheground.Neglectairresistance.Whichof
thefollowingsentencesmostaccuratelydescribeswhathappensnext?
[3]
(A)PieceBwillhitthegroundfirst,sinceitismoremassive.
(B)Bothpieceshavezeroverticalvelocityimmediatelyafterthebreakup,andthereforetheyhitthe
groundatthesametime.
(C)PieceAwillhitthegroundfirst,becauseitwillhaveadownwardvelocityimmediatelyafterthe
breakup.
(D)Thereisnowayofknowingwhichpiecewillhitthegroundfirst,becausenotenoughinformationis
givenaboutthebreakup.
Q.4

Inthediagramshown,thereisnofrictionatanycontactsurface.Initially,thespringhasnodeformation.
Whatwillbethemaximumdeformationinthespring?
[3]

(A)4F/3K

(B)8F/3K

(C)4F/K

(D)None

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Q.5

TwoblocksAandBofequalmassareconnectedbyalightinextensibletautstringpassingovertwolight
smoothpulleysfixedtotheblocks.Thepartsofthestringnotincontactwiththepulleysarehorizontal.
AhorizontalforceFisappliedtotheblockAasshown.Thereisnofriction,then
[4]
(A)theaccelerationofAwillbemorethatofB
(B)theaccelerationofAwillbelessthanthatofB
(C)thesumofrateofchangesofmomentumofAandBisgreaterthanthemagnitudeofF.
(D)thesumofrateofchangesofmomentumofAandBisequaltothemagnitudeofF.

Q.6

ConsidertwoskatersAandBinitiallyatrestonice(frictionisnegligible)withAholdingaball.Ahas
greatermassthanBandtheballhassomesignificantmass.AthrowstheballtoB.Bcatchesitand
throwsitbacktoAwhocatchesitagain.Themagnitudesoftheskaters' (excludingball) finalvelocities,
momentumandkineticenergies(denotedbelowasv,pandKrespectively)arerelatedas
[4]

(A)vA=vB

(B)vA<vB,pA<pB

(C)pA =pB,KA <KB (D)pA<pB,KA<KB

Paragraph for Question Nos. 7 to 9

BlockAisplacedonwedgeBataheighthaboveground.Blockandthetwowedgesareallofsame
massm.Neglectfrictioneverywhere:
m

h
m

Q.7

FindvelocityofBwhenAhassliddownfromit:
(A) gh

Q.8

(B)

gh
2

(C)

[3]
gh
2

(D)Noneofthese

FindmaximumheightuptowhichblockArisesonwedgeC:
(A)h

Q.9

m
C

(B)

h
2

(C)

h
4

[3]
(D)Noneofthese

FindvelocityofAwhenithassliddowntogroundfromwedgeC:
(A)0

(B)

gh
2

(C)

gh
4

[3]
(D)Noneofthese

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Date:1617/09/2009
QuestionNo.1to10(10questions)

Time:35min.

DPP.NO.55

m
moving
2
horizontallyalongvexdirectionwithvelocity 2gl collideswiththebobandcomestorest.Whenthe
bobcomestorest,anotherparticleQofmassmmovinghorizontallyalongydirectioncollideswiththe
bobandstickstoit.Itisobservedthatthebobnowmovesalongahorizontalcircle.Thereishorizontal
floor2l distancebelowthepointofsuspensionofthependulum.

Apendulumbobhasmassm.Thelengthofpendulumis l.Itisinitiallyatrest.AparticlePof

Q.1

Forthefirstcollisionwhichquantityisconserved:
[3]
(A)Onlymechanicalenergy
(B)Onlymomentum
(C)Both
(D)None

Q.2

Tensioninstringimmediatelyafterthefirstcollision

[3]

3
(C) mg
2
Tensioninstringjustbeforethesecondcollision

5
(D) mg
2

(A)2mg
Q.3

(B)mg

[3]

mg
mg
3
(B) mg
(C)
2
4
4
Theheightofthecircularpathabovetheflooris:
(A)

Q.4

(D)

3
mg
2

[3]

3l
4l
5l
(B)
(C)
(D)Datanotsufficient
2
3
4
WhichofthefollowingisapossiblevalueofthespeedofparticleQjustbeforeitscollisionwiththebob:

(A)
Q.5

7lg
3lg
(B)
3
4
Timeperiodofthecircularmotion:
(A)

Q.6

(A)2p
Q.7

l
g

(B)2p

3l
4g

(C)

7lg
4

(D)None

[3]
[3]

(C)2p

7 l
4g

(D)2p

7 l
3g

Magnitudeofthenetforceontheparticleduringitscircularmotion

[3]

8
2 7
2 7
mg
(B)
mg
(C) mg
(D)none
3
3
4
Magnitudeofaverageaccelerationduringhalfpartofitscircularmotion

[3]

2 7g
2 7g
7g
(B)
(C)
(D)none
4p
3p
4p
Ifthestringbreaksduringthecircularmotion,thebobwillhitthefloorafteratime:

[3]

(A)
Q.8

(A)
Q.9

(A)

5l
2g

(B)

4 l
2g

(C)

4 l
g

(D)none

Q.10 Distanceofthepointwheretheparticlehitsthefloorfromtheverticallinethroughthepointofsuspension.
(A)

13
l
3

(B)

10
l
3

(C)

91
l
48

(D)none

[3]
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Date:1819/09/2009
Time:40min.
DPP.NO.56
Q.1 Twoblocksofmass2kgeachareconnectedbyaspringofconstant1000N/m.Initially,thespringisat
thenaturallength.Aforceof10Nisappliedtothe1stblock.At0.1sec,theextensioninthespringis
seentobe1cm.WhatisthedisplacementoftheblockA(incm)tillthattimeasseenfromground. [5]
B

Q.2

Twoequaldiscsinitiallyatrestareincontactonatable.Athirddisc
ofsamemassbutofdoubleradiusstrikesthemsymmetricallyand
itselfcomestorestafterimpact.Thecoefficientofrestitutionis
_________.
[5]

Q.3

Aparticleisthrownfromaheighthhorizontallytowardsaverticalwall
movingawaywithaspeed n asshowninthefigure.Iftheparticlereturnsto
thepointofprojectionaftersufferingtwoelasticcollisions,onewiththe
wallandanotherwiththeground,findthetotaltimeofflightandinitial
separation x betweentheparticleandthewall.
[5]

Q.4

AisafixedpointataheightHaboveaperfectlyinelasticsmoothhorizontal
plane.AlightinextensiblestringoflengthL(>H)hasoneendattachedtoAand
otheristoaheavyparticle.TheparticleisheldatthelevelofAwithstringjust
tautandreleasedfromrest.Findtheheightoftheparticleabovetheplane
whenitisnextinstantaneouslyatrest.
[5]

Q.5

ABandCDaretwosmoothparallelwalls.Achildrollsaballalongground
fromAtowardspointPfindPDsothatballreachespointBafterstriking
thewallCD.Givencoefficientofrestitutione=0.5
[5]

Q.6

Aballisshotinalonghallhavingaroofataheightof15mwithspeedof25
m/satanangleof53withthefloor.Theballlandsontheflooratadistance
shownx=_________mfromthepointofprojection.
(Assumecollisionsaselasticifany)
[5]

Q.7

Theonedimensionalelasticcollision(inwhichthetargetisinitallyatrest)
isgenericallydepictedinfigure
[8]
Whichofthecurvesinfigureisthegraphofthevelocityratiov1f/v1i
versusthemassratiom1/m2?
Whatarethevaluesoftheratiosattheinterceptofthatcurvewiththe
verticalaxis?
Whatvelocityratiodoesthatcurveapproachbeyondtherightsideofthegraph?
Whatpointonthatcurvecorrespondstoequalmassesoftheprojectileandthetarget?
Whichofthecurvesisthegraphofthevelocityratio v2f/vliversusm1/m2?
Whatarethevaluesoftheratioattheinterceptofthecurvewiththeverticalaxis?
Whatvelocityratiodoesthecurveapproachbeyondtherightsideofthegraph?
Whatpointonthecurvecorrespondstoequalmassesoftheprojectileandthetarget?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

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Date:2122/09/2009
Time:35min.
DPP.NO.57
Paragraph for question nos. 1 to 3
Geometricalsolutiontotwobodycollision
Inthecaseofamovingobjectmakingaheadoncollisionwithanotherobjectofequalmassatrestwe
havemomentumconservation
MV0 =MV1 +MV2
...(1)
andforelasticcollision,energyconservation
1
1
1
MV02 = MV12 + MV22
...(2)
2
2
2
Inequation(1)and(2),V0 istheincomingspeed,V1 isthespeedoftheincidentobjectafterthe
collision,andV2isthefinalspeedoftheinitiallystationaryobject.Eliminatingcommonfactorsfromboth
sidesofeq.(1)and(2)yields.
V1 +V2 =V0
...(3)
2
2
2
and
V1 +V2 =V0
...(4)
V2
V1+V2=V0

UniquePhysical
Solution

V0
V2=V1
V0

V1

V1 +V2 =V0

TheV1V2graphforatwobodycollisionwithM1=M2

Equations(3)and(4)aretwosimultaneousequationsintwounknowns,whicharereadilysolved.Rather
thansolvethemalgebraicallyitisveryhelpfultoplotthesetwoequationsinatwodimensionalV1V2
graph.Thisplotisshowninfig.thecircleofradiusV0arisingfromenergyconservationandthestraight
linefrommomentumconservation.Thetwopointsofintersectionprovidetwomathematicalsolutionsto
equation(3)and(4).Oneofthesesolutions(V1=V0,V2=0)isprohibitedonphysicalgroundssinceit
wouldrequireobject1topassthroughobject2inthecollision.Theotherintersectionpoint(V1=0,V2
=V0)providesthewellknownanduniquephysicalsolution.
Q.1

Foraninelasticcollisioninasimilarsituation,momentumisstillconserved,butthekineticenergyofthe
systemreduces.Inthiscase:
[3]
(A) Themomentumconservationequationwillyieldadifferentstraightline,buttheenergyequation
willyieldacircleofsmallerradius
(B) Themomentumconservationequationwillyieldthesamestraightline,buttheenergyequation
willyieldacircleoflargerradius
(C) Themomentumconservationequationwillyieldadifferentstraightline,buttheenergyequation
willyieldacircleoflargerradius
(D) Themomentumconservationequationwillyieldthesamestraightline,buttheenergyequation
willyieldacircleofsmallerradius
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Q.2

Ifthecollisioniscompletelyinelastic,howcanthisberepresentedonV1V2graph.
V2

V2

(A)

Q.3

V1

V2

(B)

V1 (C)

[3]

V2

V1

(D)

V1

Inacasewherebothobjectsareofmass1kg,and1stobjectistravellingwithvelocityof2m/s.Their
V2V1graphisasshownhere.WhatisthevelocityV2afterthecollision:
[3]
V1
2

(0.5,1.5)
A
B

(A)1.5m/s
Q.4

(B)0.5m/s

(1.5,0.5)
V2
2

(C)2m/s

(D)zero

Aballofmassmcollideshorizontallywithastationarywedgeonaroughhorizontalsurface,inthetwo
orientationsasshown.Neglectfrictionbetweenballandwedge.Twostudentcommenton systemofball
andwedgein thesesituations
[3]
y
m

m
rough
(I)

rough
(II)

Saurav: Momentumofsysteminxdirectionwillchangebysignificantamountinbothcases.
Rahul: Therearenoimpulsive external forcesinydirectioninbothcaseshencethetotalmomentumof
systeminydirectioncanbetreatedasconservedinbothcases.
(A) Saurav iswrongand Rahul iscorrect
(B) Saurav iscorrectand Rahul iswrong
(C)Botharecorrect
(D)Botharewrong
Q.5

Fromwhatminimumheighthmustthesystembereleasedwhenspringis
unstretchedsothatafterperfectlyinelasticcollision(e=0)withground,Bmay
beliftedofftheground(Springconstant=k).
[3]
(A)mg/(4k)
(B)4mg/k
(C)mg/(2k)
(D)none

Q.6

Aballofmass1kgstrikesaheavyplatform,elastically,movingupwardswitha
velocityof5m/s.Thespeedoftheballjustbeforethecollisionis10m/s
downwards.Thentheimpulseimpartedbytheplatformontheballis [3]
(A)15Ns
(B)10Ns
(C)20Ns
(D)30Ns

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Q.7

Abodyofmass2kgisprojectedupwardfromthesurfaceofthegroundat t =0withavelocityof20m/
s.OnesecondlaterabodyB,alsoofmass2kg,isdroppedfromaheightof20m.Iftheycollide
elastically,thenvelocitiesjustaftercollisionare
[3]
(A)VA=5m/sdownward,VB=5m/supward(B)VA=10m/sdownward,VB=5m/supward
(C)VA=10m/supward,VB=10m/sdownward(D)bothmovedownwardwithvelocity5m/s

Q.8

Asmoothdisk(massM1)movingonsmoothfloorundergoeselasticcollisionwithanothersmoothdisk
(massM2)atrest.QuantitiesincolumnIIrefertopossiblevaluesaftercollision.(v speed,p
momentum,k kineticenergy)
[5]
ColumnI
ColumnII
r
r
(A) M1>>M2,collisionisheadon
(P) |v2f | > |v1f |
r
r
(B)M1<<M2,collisionisheadon
(Q) |p2f | > |p1f |

Q.9

(C)M1=M2,collisionisheadon

(R) k2f > k1f

(D)M1=M2,collisionisoblique

(S) k2f < k1f

Abodyinitiallymovingtowardsrightexplodesintotwopieces1and2.Directionofmotionofthepieces
isshownincolumnIandpossiblemassratioareshownincolumnII
[5]
ColumnI
ColumnII
(A)

(P)

m1>m2

(B)

(Q)

m1=m2

(R)

m1<m2

(S)

Impossibleforanymasses

(C)

(D)

,v1 < v2

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