Numerical Problems : Kinematics

LEVEL I
1. A cricketer hits a ball from the ground level with a velocity vo = (20i^ + 10j^ ) m/sec. Find the
velocity of the ball at t = 1 sec, from the instant of projection (g = 10 m/sec2 ).
[ Ans: 20i^ ]
2. A body is projected vertically up with a speed Vo . Find the magnitude of time average velocity
of the body during its ascent.
[ Ans: Vo/2 ]
3. A bomb is released from an aeroplane flying with a horizontal velocity of magnitude 100
m/sec at an altitude of 1 km. What is the displacement during the time of its flight ?
[ Ans: 1732 m , tan-1(0.707) ]
4. A football player kicks the football so that it will have a hang time (time of flight) of 5s and
lands 50 m away. If the ball leaves the playes foot 1.5m above the ground, what is its initial
velocity (magnitude and direction)? (g = 10 m/sec2 )
[ Ans: 26.64 m/s, 67.96 ]
5. A rocket is fired vertically up from the ground with a resultant vertical acceleration of 10 m/s2 .
The fuel is finished in 1 minute and it continues to move up
(a) what is the maximum height reached ?
(b) After how much time from then will the maximum height be reached ? (Take g = 10 m/s2 )
[ Ans: (a) 36 km

(b) 1 minute ]

6. A ball is falling from the top of a cliff of height h with an initial speed V. Another ball is
simultaneously projected vertically up with the same speed. When do they meet ?
[ Ans: h/2V ]
7. If an object travels one-half its total path in the last second of its fall from rest, find (a) the
time and (b) the height of its fall. Explain the physically unacceptable solution of the quadratic
time equation.
[ Ans: (a) 3.4 sec (b) 57m ]

8. A particle starts moving due east with a velocity v1 = 5 m/sec. for 10 sec. and turns to north
with a velocity v2 =10 m/sec. for 5 sec. Find the average velocity of the particle during 15 sec.
from starting.
[ Ans: 52/3 due north of east ]
9. A particle is moving with a speed Vo in a circular path of radius R. Find the ratio of average
velocity to its instantaneous velocity when the particle describes an angle (< /2).
10. To a man moving due east with a speed v in a rain, the rain appears to fall vertically. If he
changes his speed by a factor n, the rain appears to fall at an angle to vertical. Find the speed of
the rain.
Numerical Problems : Kinematics-II
LEVEL II

1. Two particles are projected horizontally in opposite directions with v1 & v2 from the top of a
pole. If the particles move perpendicular to each other just before striking the ground, find the
height of the pole.
[Ans: v1v2 /2g ]
2. A cannon fires successively two shells with velocity vo = 250 m/s; the first at the angle 1 =
60 and the second at the angle 2 = 45 to the horizontal, the azimuth being the same.
Neglecting the air drag, find the time interval between firings leading to the collision of the
shells.
[Ans:10.7 sec]
3. An aeroplane flies in still air at a speed of 400 km/hr. Air is blowing from the south at a speed
of 50 km/hr. The pilot wants to travel from point A to point B north-east of A and then to
return.Calculate the direction he must steer
(a) on his onward journey (b) on his return journey.
If the distance AB is 1000 km then calculate the time taken in two journeys.
[Ans:(a) 390 56 north of east, 2.3 hour (b) 390 56 west of south, 2.75 hour ]
4. Two particles move in a uniform gravitational field with an acceleration g. At the initial
moment the particles were located at one point in space and moved with velocities v1 = 3.0 m/s
and v2 = 4.0 m/s horizontally in opposite directions. Find the distance between the particles at the
moment when their velocity vectors become mutually perpendicular.

[Ans:2.5 m ]
5. A point moves rectilinearly with deceleration whose modulus depends on the velocity v of the
particle as w = a v , where a is a positive constant. At the initial moment the velocity of the
point is equal to vo . What distance will it traverse before it stops? What time will it take to cover
that distance?
6. Find the ratio between the normal and tangential acceleration of a point on the rim of a
rotating wheel when at the moment when the vector of the total acceleration of this point forms
an angle of 30 with the vector of the linear velocity.
[Ans: ar/at = 1/3]
7. A fan rotates with a velocity corresponding to a frequency of 900 rev/min. When its motor is
switched off, the fan uniformly slows down and performs 75 revolutions before it comes to a
stop. How much time elapsed from the moment the fan was switched off to the moment it
stopped ?
[Ans: 10 sec ]
8. A motor cyclist, going due east with a velocity of 10 m/s, finds that the wind is blowing
directly from the north. When he doubles his speed, he finds that the wind is blowing from north
east. In what direction and with what velocity is the wind blowin?.
[Ans: 102 m/s, from north west ]
9. The acceleration vector of a particle having initial speed Vo changes with distance as a = x .
Find the distance covered by the particle when its speed becomes twice the initial speed.
10. An observer in a train moving with a uniform velocity finds that a car moving parallel to the
train has a speed of 10 km/h in the direction of motion of the train. An object falls from the car
and the observer in the train notices that the car has moved on for one minute, turned back, and
moved with a speed of 10 km/h and picked up the object two minutes after turning. Find
(a) the velocity of the train relative to the ground and
(b) the velocity of the car during its forward and reverse journeys.
Assume that the object comes to rest immediately on fall from the point of view of the observer
on the ground.
[Ans:(a) 3.33 km/hr (b) 13 km/hr, 6.67 km/hr ]

Numerical Problems : Laws Of Motion

LEVEL I

1. Two blocks A and B of masses M1 and M2 respectively kept in contact with each other on a
smooth horizontal surface. A constant horizontal force (F) is applied on A as shown in figure.
Find the acceleration of each block and the contact force between the blocks

[Ans: a= F/( M1 + M2) , N=M2F/( M1 + M2) ]

2. A bob of mass m = 50 gm is suspended from the ceiling of a trolley by a light inextensible
string. If the trolley accelerates horizontally, the string makes an angle = 30 with the vertical.
Find the acceleration of the trolley.

[Ans: 5.7 m/s2]

3. Two small bodies connected by a light inextensible string passing over a smooth pulley are in
equilibrium on a fixed smooth wedge as shown in the figure. Find the ratio of the masses. Given
that = 60 and = 30

[Ans: m1/m2 = 1/3]

4. Both the springs shown in Figure are unstretched. If the block is displaced by a distance x and
released, what will be the initial acceleration?

[Ans: 2kx/m]
5. A block of mass m = 1 kg is at rest on a rough horizontal surface having coefficient of static
friction 0.2 and kinetic force 0.15. Find the frictional forces if a horizontal force (a) F = 1 N, (b)
F = 1.96 N and (c) F = 2.5 N are applied on a block which is at rest on the surface.

[Ans: (a) 1N (b) 1.96 N (c) 1.5 N ]

6. Two masses m1 = 5 kg, m2 = 2 kg placed on a smooth horizontal surface are connected by a
light inextensible string. A horizontal force F = 1 N is applied on m1. Find the acceleration of
either block. Describe the motion of m1 and m2 if the string breaks but F continues to act.
7. The coefficient of static friction between a block of mass m and an incline is s = 0.3. (a) What
can be the maximum angle of the incline with the horizontal so that the block does not slip on
the plane? (b) If the incline makes an angle /2 with the horizontal, find the frictional force on
the block.
8. A 20 kg box is dragged across a rough level floor having a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.3
by a rope which is pulled upward at angle of 30 to the horizontal with a force of magnitude 80
N.
(a) What is the normal force?
(b) What is the frictional force?
(c) What is the acceleration of the box?
(d) If the force is reduced until the acceleration becomes zero, what is the tension in the rope?
9. A small body A starts sliding down from the top of a wedge (fig.) whose base is equal to l =
2.10 m. The coefficient of friction between the body and the wedge surface is k = 0.140. For
what value of the anlge will the time of sliding be the least? What will it be equal to?

10. A chain of length l is placed on a smooth spherical surface of radius R with one of its ends
fixed at the top of the sphere. What will be the acceleration a of each element of the chain when
its upper end is released? It is assumed that the length of the chain l < (R/2).
Numerical Problems : Laws Of Motion-II
LEVEL II

1. A smooth wedge with elevation is fixed in an elevator moving up with uniform acceleration
ao = g/2. The base of the wedge has a length L. Find the time taken by a particle sliding down the
incline to reach the base.
2. A body of mass 2 kg is lying on a rough inclined plane of inclination 30. Find the magnitude
of the force parallel to the incline needed to make the block move (a) up the incline (b) down the
incline. Coefficient of static friction = 0.2.
3. A spring has its end fixed to the ceiling of the elevator rigidly. It has spring constant = 2000
N/m. A man of mass 50 kg climbs along the other end of the spring vertically up with an
acceleration of 2 m/s2relative to the elevtater. The elevater is going up with retardation 3 m/s2 .
Find extension in the spring.
4. A bar of mass m resting on a smooth horizontal plane starts moving due to the force F = mg/3
of constant magnitude. In the process of its rectilinear motion the angle between the direction
of this force and the horizontal varies as = as, where a is a constant, and s is the distance
traversed by the bar from its initial position. Find the velocity of the bar as a function of the
angle .
5. Two blocks in contact of masses 2 kg and 4 kg in succession from down to up are sliding
down an inclined surface of inclination 30 . The friction coefficient between the block of mass
2.0 kg and the inclines is 1, and that between the block of mass 4.0 kg and the incline is 2 .
Calculate the acceleration of the 2.0 kg block if (a) 1 = 0.20 and 2 = 0.30 , (b) 1 = 0.30 and 2
= 0.20. Take g = 10 m/s2.
6. A balloon is descending with a constant acceleration a , less than the acceleration due to
gravity g. The weight of the balloon, with its basket and contents, is w. What weight, w should be
released so that the balloon will begin to accelerate upward with constant acceleration a ?
Neglect air resistance.
7. In the figure shown co-efficient of friction between the block B and C is 0.4. There is no
friction between the block C and the surface on which it is placed. The block A is released from
rest , find the distance moved by the block C when block A descends through a height 2m. Given
masses of the blocks are mA = 3 kg, mB = 5 kg and mC = 10 kg.

8. Two masses m1 and m2 are connected by means of a light string, that passes over a light pulley
as shown in the figure. If m1 = 2kg and m2 = 5 kg and a vertical force F is applied on the pulley
then find the acceleration of the masses and that of the pulley when
(a) F = 35 N (b) F = 70 N (c) F = 140 N

9. In the given figure the co-efficient of friction between the walls of block of mass m and the
plank of mass M is . The same co-efficient of friction is there between the plank and the
horizontal floor. The force F is of 100 N and the masses m and M are of 1 kg and 3 kg
respectively. Find the value of , if the block does not slip along the wall of the plank.

10. In figure, a bar of mass m is placed on the smooth surface of a wedge of mass M. The bar is
connected to an inextensible string passing over a light smooth pulley fitted with the wedge. The
string is connected to the vertical wall. The angle of inclination of the slant surface of the wedge
is . If all contacting surfaces are smooth, find the acceleration of the wedge.

Numerical Problems : Work , Power & Energy

LEVEL I

1. An object of mass 5 kg falls from rest through a vertical distance of 20 m and attains a velocity
of 10 m/s. How much work is done by the resistance of the air on the object? (g = 10m/s2).
2. A train of mass 100 metric tons is drawn up an incline of 1 in 49 at the rate of 36 km per hour
by an engine. If the resistance due to friction be 10 N per metric ton, calculate the power of the
engine. If the steam is shut off, how far will the train move before it comes to rest?
3. Shown in the figure is a smooth vertical frame of wire along which a small bead moves from
the point A. Find its speed at the point B.

4. A rubber ball after falling through a height h penetrates into the water through a distance x.
Find the average force imparted by water on the rubber ball in ideal conditions.
5. A bus of mass 1000 kg has an engine which produces a constant power of 50 kW. If the
resistance to motion, assumed constant is 1000 N, find the maximum speed at which the bus can
travel on level road and the acceleration when its travelling at 25 m/s.
6. A particle of mass m is projected up the smooth inclined plane of inclination with a speed v0(
> (2glSin) ) as shown in the figure. Find the maximum height travelled by the particle.

7. A block of mass m collides with a horizontal weightless spring of force constant k. The block
compresses the spring by x. Calculate the maximum momentum of the block.
8. Prove that K. E. of two identical trains with respect to heliocentric frame of reference moving
in opposite directions on equatorial line with same speed (w.r.t earth) are not equal.
9. A small mass m starts from rest and slides down the smooth spherical surface of R. Assume
zero potential energy at the top. Find (a) the change in potential energy (b) the kinetic energy (c)
the speed of the mass as a function of the angle made by the radius through the mass with the
vertical.

10. An ideal massless spring can be compressed by 1 m by a force of 100 N. This same spring is
placed at the bottom of a frictionless inclined plane which makes an angle = 30 with the
horizontal. A 10 kg mass is released from rest at the top of the incline and is brought to rest
momentarily after compressing the spring 2 meters.
(a) Through what distance does the mass slide before coming to rest?
(b) What is the speed of the mass just before it reaches the spring?

Numerical Problems : Work , Power & Energy-II

LEVEL II

1. A spring of mass m and stiffness k is fitted to a block of mass M. The system is moving with a
constant velocity v on a smooth horizontal surface. If the system collides with a wall, find the
maximum compression of the spring before it recoils, assuming that the total energy is
conserved.

2. A body of mass m is pushed with the initial velocity v0 up an inclined plane of angle of
inclination . The co- efficient of friction between the body and the plane is . What is the net
work done by friction during the ascent of the body, comes to stop.
3. A block of mass m slides from the top of an inclined plane of angle of inclination & length l.
The coefficient of friction between the plane and the block is . Then it is observed cover a
distance d along the horizontal surface having the same coefficient of friction , before it comes
to a stop. Find the value of d.
4. A particle of mass m moves along a straight line on smooth horizontal plane, acted upon by a
force delivering a constant power P. If the initial velocity of the particle is zero, then find its
displacement as a function of time t.

5. The figure shows a ball A of mass m connected to a light spring of stiffness k. Another
identical ball B is connected with the ball A by a light inextensible string as shown in the figure.
Other end of the spring is fixed. Initially the spring is in relaxed position. A vertical force F acts
on B such that the balls move slowly.

What is the work done by the force in pulling the ball B till the ball A reaches at the top of the
cylindrical surface. The ball A remains in contact with the surface and co-efficient of friction
between the surface and the ball A is .
6. A body of mass m was slowly hauled up the hill. (Fig.) by a force F which at each point was
directed along a tangent to the trajectory. Find the work performed by this force, if the height of
the hill is h, the length of its base l, and coefficient of kinetic friction k.

7. A particle of mass m moves along a circle of radius R with a normal acceleration varying with
time as wn = at2, where a is a constant. Find the time dependence of the power developed by all
the forces acting on the particle, and the mean value of this power averaged over the first t
seconds after the beginning of motion.
8. A bob hangs from a rigid support by an inextensible string of length l . If it is displaced
through a distance l keeping the string straight & released, find the speed of the bob at the lowest
position.
9. A body is projected from the top of a smooth fixed frictionless semi circular vertical tube of
radius R with a speed gR . Find the speed of the body when it descends through a vertical
distance R/2.

10. Two blocks of masses m1, and m2 connected by a light spring of stiffness k, are kept on a
smooth horizontal surface as shown in the figure. What should be the initial compression of the
spring so that the system will be about to break off the surface, after releasing the block m1?
Numerical Problems : Collision , COM & Impulse
LEVEL I

1. Two particles A and B of which lighter particle has mass m, are released from infinity. They
move towards each other under their mutual force of attraction. If their speeds are v and 2 v
respectively find the K.E. of the system.
2. A bullet of mass 0.01 kg travelling at a speed of 500 m/s strikes a block of mass 2 kg which is
suspended by a string of length 5 m. The centre of gravity of the block is found to rise a vertical
distance of 0.2 m. What is the speed of the bullet after it emerges from the block?
3. A body of mass 1 kg initially at rest, explodes and breaks into three fragments of masses in the
ratio 1 : 1 : 3. The two pieces of equal mass fly off perpendicular to each other with a speed of 15
m/s each. What is the velocity of the heavier fragment?
4. Steel ball of mass 0.5 kg is fastened to a cord 20 cm long and fixed at the far end and is
released when the cord is horizontal. At the bottom of its path the ball strikes a 2.5 kg steel block
initially at rest on a frictionless surface. The collision is elastic. Find the speed of the block, just
after the collision.
5. A particle loses 25% of its energy during collision with another identical particle at rest. Find
the coefficient of restitution.
6. A body of mass 3 kg collides elastically with another body at rest and then continues to move
in the original direction with one half of its original speed. What is the mass of the target body?
7. An automatic gun fires 600 bullets a minute. The mass of each bullet is 4 gm and its initial
velocity is 500 m/s. Find the mean impact force experienced by the gun.
8. A skater of mass m standing on ice throws a stone of mass M with a velocity of v m/s in a
horizontal direction. Find the distance over which the skater will move back if the coefficient of
friction between the skaters and the ice is .
9. A steel ball with a mass of m = 20 g falls from a height of h1 = 1 m onto a steel plate and
rebounds to a height of h2 = 81 cm. Find: the impulse of the force received by the plate during
the impact.

10. A ball collides with an inclined plane of inclination after falling through a distance h. If it
moves horizontally just after the impact, find the coefficient of restitution.
Numerical Problems : Collision , COM & Impulse-II
LEVEL II

1. A block of mass m moving with a velocity v hits a light spring of stiffness K attached rigidly
to a stationary sledge of mass M. Neglecting friction between all contacting surface, find the
maximum compression of the spring.
2. A small empty bucket of mass M is attached to a long inextensible cord of length l . The
bucket is released from rest when the cord is in a horizontal position. In its lowest position the
bucket scoops up a mass m of water, what is the height of the swing above the lowest position?
3. A uniform thin rod of mass M and length L is standing vertically along the y-axis on a smooth
horizontal surface, with its lower end at the origin (0,0). A slight disturbance at t = 0 causes the
lower end to slip on the smooth surface along the positive x-axis, and the rod starts falling. (a)
What is the path followed by the centre of mass of the rod during its fall. (b) Find the equation of
trajectory of a point on the rod located at a distance r from the lower end. What is the shape of
the path of this point?
4. A block of mass M with a semicircular track of radius R rest on a horizontal frictionless
surface. A uniform cylinder of radius r and mass m is released from rest at the top point A. The
cylinder slips in the semicircular frictionless track. How far the block moved when the cylinder
reaches the bottom of the track?
5. A block of mass M is hanging from a rigid support by an in-extensible light string. A ball of
mass m hits it with a vertical velocity v at its bottom. Find the change in momentum of the ball
assuming inelastic collision.
6. Two identical blocks A and B of mass M each are kept on each other on a smooth horizontal
plane. There exists friction between A and B. If a bullet of mass m hits the lower block with a
horizontal velocity v and gets embedded into it. Find the work done by friction between A and B.
7. A cannon and a supply of cannon balls are inside a sealed railroad car. The cannon fires to the
right, the car recoils to the left. The cannon balls remain in the car after hitting the far wall. Show
that no matter how the cannon balls are fired, the railroad car cannot travel more than l, assuming
it starts from rest
8. Two wooden blocks of mass M1 = 1 kg, M2 = 2.98 kg lie separately side by side smooth
surface. A bullet of mass m = 20 gm strikes the block M1 and pierces through it, then strikes the

second block and sticks to it. Consequently both the blocks move with equal velocities. Find the
percentage change in speed of the bullet when it escapes from the first block.
9. A steel ball is suspended by a light inextensible string of length l from a fixed point O. When
the ball is in equilibrium it just touches a vertical wall as shown in the figure. The ball is first
taken aside such that string becomes horizontal and then released from rest. If co-efficient of
restitution is e, then find the maximum deflection of the string after nth collision.

10. A body of mass M with a small disc of mass m placed on it rests on a smooth horizontal
plane. The disc is set in motion in the horizontal direction with velocity v. To what height
(relative to the initial level) will the disc rise after breaking off the body M? All surfaces are
frictionless.

Numerical Problems : Rotational Mechanics

LEVEL I

1. A ring having mass M, radius R is kept on horizontal surface as shown in the figure.

Find the minimum value of co-efficient of friction so that ring will not slip. Also find
(a) the direction and the magnitude friction acting on the ring.
(b) acceleration of ring.
(c) angular acceleration of ring.
[Ans: F/2M opposite to the applied force , F/2MR clockwise sense ]

2. A disc is rotating about one of its diameters with a kinetic energy E. If the mass and the radius
of the disc are m and r respectively, find its angular momentum.
[Ans: R(mE/2)]
3. A solid uniform disk of mass m and radius R is pivoted about a horizontal axis tangential to
the rim of disc. A particle of mass m is attached to a point on the rim of disk, diametrically
opposite to the pivot. The combination is now released from rest, with the plane of disc initially
horizontal. Find the angular velocity when the small particle reaches its lowest point.
[Ans: = (12g/11r)]
4. The flywheel of a gasoline engine is required to give up 300 J of kinetic energy while its
angular velocity decreases from 600 rev min-1 to 540 rev. min-1. What is the moment of inertia of
the flywheel ?
[Ans: 0.81 kg-m2]
5. A cord, with one end fixed to a horizontal ceiling, is wrapped over a flywheel of radius r .
The wheel is allowed to fall. Find the angular acceleration of the wheel and the tension in the
cord.
[Ans: g/2r , mg/2 ]
6. A uniform disc of radius r, and mass M kg can rotate without friction about a fixed vertical
axis passing through its center and perpendicular to its plane. A cord is wound at the rim of the
disc and a uniform force of F Newton is applied on the cord. Find the tangential acceleration of a
point on the rim of the disc.
[Ans: 2F/M]
7. A ball is thrown in such a way that it slides with a speed vo initially without rolling on a rough
horizontal plane. Prove that it will roll without sliding when its speed falls to (5/7)vo.
8. A disc of mass m , radius r being wrapped over by a light and inextensible string is pulled by
force F at the free end of the string. If it moves on a smooth horizontal surface, find (a) linear (b)
angular acceleration of the disc.
[Ans: (a)F/m (b)2F/mR ]
9. Show that a cylinder will slip on an inclined plane of inclination if the coefficient of static
friction between plane and cylinder is less than (1/3)tan .

10. A uniform rod of mass M and length a lies on a smooth horizontal plane. A particle of mass m
moving at a speed v perpendicular to the length of the rod strikes it at a distance a/4 from the
centre and stops after the collision.

Find :
(a) the velocity of the centre of the rod and
(b) the angular velocity of the rod about its centre just after the collision.
[Ans: (a)V = mv/M (b) = 3mv/Ma ]
Numerical Problems : Rotational Mechanics-II
LEVEL II

1. A boy stands on a freely rotating platform with his arms stretched. His rotation speed is 0.25
rev./s. But when he draws them in, his speed is 0.80 rev./s.
Find (a) the ratio of his moment of inertia in the first case to that in the second.
(b) the ratio of K.E. in the first case to that in the second.
2. A sphere of mass m and radius R rolls without sliding on a horizontal surface. It collides with
a light spring of stiffness K with a kinetic energy E. If the surface (AB) under the spring is
smooth, find the maximum compression of the spring

3. A uniform rod of mass m & length l0is rotating with a constant angular speed about a
vertical axis passing through its point of suspension. Find the moment of inertia of the rod about
the axis of rotation if it makes an angle to the vertical (axis of rotation)

4. Where should a spherical shell placed on a smooth horizontal surface (shown in the figure) be
hit by a cue that it will roll without sliding ?

5. In the figure shown two particles m & M are interconnected by an inextensible and light
string. M is in equilibrium due to revolution of particle m. Now M is pulled down slowly through
a distance l/2. Find the change in angular speed of particle m.

6. A solid sphere is projected up along an inclined plane of inclination =30 with a speed v =
2m/sec. If it rolls without slipping, find the maximum distance traversed by it (g = 10 m/sec2)
7. A bullet of mass m collides inelastically at the periphery of a disc of mass M and radius R,
with a speed v. The disc rotates about a fixed horizontal axis. Find the angular velocity of the
disc bullet system just after the impact.

8. Two heavy metallic plates are joined together at 900 to each other. A laminar sheet of mass
30Kg is hinged at the line AB joining the two heavy metallic plates. The hinges are frictionless.
The moment of inertia of the laminar sheet about an axis parallel to AB and passing through its
centre of mass is 1.2 Kg-m2

Two rubber obstacles P and Q are fixed, one on each metallic plates at a distance 0.5 m from the
line AB. This distance is chosen so that the reaction due to the hinges on the laminar sheet is zero
during the impact. Initially the laminar sheet hits one of the obstacles with an angular velocity 1
rad/s and turns back. If the impulse on the sheet due to each obstacle is 6N-s,
(a) Find the location of the centre of mass of the laminar sheet from AB.
(b) At what angular velocity does the laminar sheet come back after the first impact?
(c) After how may impacts, does the laminar sheets come to rest..
9. A boy rolls a hoop over a horizontal path with a speed of 7.2 km/h. Over what distance can the
hoop roll uphill at the expense of its kinetic energy? The slope of the hill is 1 in 10.
10. A solid sphere of radius R is moving on a rough horizontal plane. At certain instant, it has
translational velocity v0 in right direction and an angular velocity v0/4R in clockwise sense.
When its translational velocity is 0.75 v0. It has a perfectly elastic collision with a smooth
vertical wall which is normal to its path. Find the speed of the sphere when the sphere starts
rolling.
Numerical Problems : Gravitation
LEVEL I

1. Three identical bodies, each of mass m, are separated by a distance a and are found to start
moving towards one another under mutual force of gravitational attraction. If at t = t0, the
separation between any two is a/2, find the speed of each body at time t0.
2. If the radius and density of a planet are two times and half respectively of those of earth, find
the intensity of gravitational field at planet surface and escape velocity from planet.
3. A mass M is split into two parts m and (M m), which are the separated by a certain
distance. What ratio of ( m/M ) maximizes the gravitational force between the parts ?
4. Four massive particles, each of mass m, are kept at the vertices of square of side l. With what
speed should the system rotate in its plane about its centre so as to remain stable?

5. Two concentric spherical shells have masses M1, M2 and radii R1, R2 (R1 < R2). What is the
force exerted by this system on a particle of mass m if it is placed at a distance (R1 + R2)/2 from
the centre?
6. A body stretches a spring by a particular length at the earths surface at the equator. At what
height above the South Pole will it stretch the same spring to the same length? Assume the earth
to be spherical.
7. Find the radius of the circular orbit of a satellite moving with an angular speed equal to the
angular speed of earths rotation.
8. What is the true weight of an object, that weighed exactly 10.0 N at the north pole, at the
position of a geostationary satellite?
9. What should be the period of rotation of the earth so that every object on the equator is
weightless?
10. A particle is fired vertically upward with a speed 15 km/s.
(a) Show that it will escape from the earth and
(b) With what speed will it move in interstellar space? Assume the presence of the earths
gravitational field only.
Numerical Problems : Gravitation-II
LEVEL II

1. With what speed should a satellite be projected from earths surface so that it starts resolving
around earth at a height of 2600 km in circular orbit ? (Radius of earth = 6400 km, g at surface =
9.8 m/sec2)
A thin spherical shell of radius 3R and mass M and a hollow sphere of mass 3M with R and 2R
as internal and external radii are placed concentrically at O. Find the gravitational field & the
gravitational potential at Q where OP = 5R/2 and OQ = 4R.
3. Two small dense stars rotate about their common centre of mass, as a binary system with the
period of 1 year for each. One star is of double the mass of the other and the mass of the lighter
one is 1/3 the mass of the sun. The distance between the earth and the sun is R. If the distance
between two stars is r, then obtain the relation between r and R.

4. What is the magnitude of the gravitational force on the particle of mass m due to the rod?

5. A system consists of a thin ring of radius r and of mass M and a straight wire of linear mass
density l of infinite length placed along the axis of the ring with one of its ends at the centre of
the ring. Find the force of interaction between the wire and the ring.
6. Two massive particles of mass m1and m2 are released from rest from a very large distance.
Find the speeds of the particles when their distance of separation is r .
7. A particle of mass m is kept on the axis of a fixed circular ring of mass M and radius R at a
distance x from the centre of the ring. Find the maximum gravitational force between the ring
and the particle.
8. A double-star, with two stars masses m1 and m2, rotates with constant angular speed. If the
maximum distance of separation is R, then find the minimum value of angular speed.
9. A projectile is fired vertically upward from the surface of earth with a velocity Kve where ve is
escape velocity and K < 1. Neglecting air resistance, show that the maximum height to which it
will rise, measured from the centre of earth, is R/(1- K2 ) where R is the radius of earth.
10. A planet of mass m moves along an elliptical orbit around the sun so that its maximum and
minimum distances from the sun (mass = M) are equal to r1 and r2 respectively. Find the angular
momentum of this planet relative to the sun.
Numerical Problems : Simple Harmonic Motion
LEVEL I

1. The equation of a simple harmonic motion is given by x = 6 sin 10 t + 8 cos 10 t, where x is in

cm, and t is in seconds. Find the resultant amplitude.
2. A particle of mass 4 g performs S.H.M. between x = 10 cm and x = + 10 cm along x-axis
with frequency 60 Hz, initially the particle starts from x = +5 cm. Find
(a) equation of motion of the particle.
(b) the initial phase, amplitude and time period of the particle.
(c) velocity- displacement and acceleration displacement curve of this motion.
(d) plot the graphs of (i) KE vs displacement

(ii) PE vs displacement
(iii) Total energy vs displacement
3. A cubical body (side .1 m and mass 0. 02 kg) floats in water. It is pressed and then released so
that it oscillates vertically. Find the time period. (density of water = 1000 kg/m3).
4. Find the time period of the motion of a particle shown in figure. Neglecting the small effect of
the bend near the bottom.

5. Consider a situation shown in the figure. Show that if the blocks are displaced slightly in
opposite directions and released, they will execute S.H.M. calculate the time period.

6. A uniform rod of mass m and length l is pivoted at one end. It is free to rotate in a vertical
plane. Find the time period of oscillation of rod if it is slightly displaced from vertical and
released.
7. A particle is executing SHM. A and B are the two points at which its velocity is zero. It passes
through a certain point P at intervals of 0.5 and 1.5 sec with a speed of 3 m /s. Determine the
maximum speed and also the ratio AP/PB.
8. A ball is suspended by a thread of length L at the point O on the wall PQ which is inclined to
the vertical by a small angle to the thread with the ball is now displaced through a small angle
away from the vertical and also from the wall if the ball is released, find the period of
oscillation of the pendulum when

(a) <
(b) > Assume the collision on the wall to be perfectly elastic.

9. A small solid cylinder of mass M attached to a horizontal massless spring can roll without
slipping along a horizontal surface. Show that if the cylinder is displaced and released, if
executes S.H.M. Also find its time period.

10. The friction coefficient between the two blocks shown in figure is and the horizontal plane
is smooth (a) If the system is slightly displaced and released find the magnitude of the frictional
force between the blocks when the displacement from the mean position is x. (b) what can be the
maximum amplitude if the upper block does not slip relative to the lower block ?