OAASE LEARNING ASSIGNMENTS

DAY: 01

Motion in a Plane Complete

Solutions

1. Let the two individual forces be P and Q and 0 be the angle between
them, Let P<Q. if the resultant R makes angle with the force P, then

Q sin
tan =
P+Q cos

But - 90
Q sin
- tan90 - or P + Q cos = 0
P+Q cos
Also P + q 18 N
As R-2 + 2 + 12
P2 + Q2 + 2PQ cos - 144

Or P2 + (18 - P)2 + 2P(-2P) 144

Q 18 P,Q cos = -P
Or P + (324 + P2 36P) 2P2 -144
2

Or 36 P 180
Or P 5N and Q 18 - 5 13 N.

2. Let the motorboat start moving from 0, as shown in Fig. 1.0

Vb velocity of motorboat
- 25 kmh-1 , due north
Vc - velocity of water current
- 10 kmh-1, 60 east of south
By parallelogram law, the resultant velocity is equal to the diagonal

.

Its magnitude is
V = 2 + 2 + 2 120
252 + 102 + 2 25 10 (1/2)
= 21.8 km h-1

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Suppose the resultant velocity makes angle with the north direction.
Then
sin 120 10(3/2)
tan = =
+ cos 120 25+10(1/2)
3
= = 0.433
4

= tan-1 (0.433) = 23.4

3. In fig 1.1

Velocity of rain,
=
= 35 ms-1, (vertically downwards)
Velocity of wind,
= 12 ms-1,
= east to west

The magnitude of the resultant velocity is

V = 2 + 2 = 352 + 122 = 37 ms-1
) make an angle with the vertical. Then
Let the resultant velocity (=
12
tan = = = 0.343
35
= tan-1 (0.343) 19

Hence the boy should hold umbrella bending it towards east making an
angle of about 19 with the vertical.

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4. As shown in fig 1.3, the boatman starts from S. He should reach Q. since
the river flows along PQ with a velocity 5 kmh-1, he shold travel along
SP.
Speed of boatman is shown by vector .

is the resultant of

= , PQS = 90
Since Q and S are directly opposite.

5 1
sin = = = i.e, = 30
10 2

= 90 + = 120

5. Here P = Q = R
As R = 2 + 2 + 2 cos
R = 2 + 2 + 2. cos
Or 2 = 22 + (1 + cos )
1
Or cos = = cosr = 120.
2

6. Let P = 3x newton , Q = 5x newton,

R = 35 N, = 60
R = 2 + 2 + 2 cos
Or 35 = (3)2 + (5)2 + 2 3 60
35
Or 35 = 7x or x= =5
7
P = 3 * 5 = 15 N and Q = 5 * 5 = 25 N

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7. Let the resultant make angle with the force P.

2 sin
In first case, tab =
+2
(2+20) sin
In second case, tan =
2+(2+20 )
2 sin 20 sin
Or = [ = = ]
+2 cos +20 cos

From the above equation,

2P = 20
Or P = 10 N
8. Two forces is

= 2 = (3 + 4) + (3 + 4)
1 +

= 3 + 7 + 4

Magnitude of the resultant force is .

|| = 32 + 72 + 42 = 9 + 49 + 16

= units of force.

9. || = 32 + 42 = 5

Unit vector in the direction of is

1
= = (3 + 4)
|| 5

| = 72 + 242 = 25
Also, |
| and parallel to ||
The vector having the same magnitude as |

= 25 * (3 + ) = 15 + 20
|
= |

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10. Let eastern line be taken as X axis, northern as Y- axis and vertical
upward as Z axis. Let the velocity vector make angle , and with X- ,
Y- and Z axis respectively. Then = 60, = 60.

As cos2 + cos2 + cos2 = 1

cos2 60 + cos2 + cos260 = 1
1 2 1 2
or (2) + cos2 + (2) = 1
1 1
or cos2 = 1 - =
2 2
1
or cos =
2
= v cos + v cos + v cos
1 1 1
= 20 * + 20 * + 20 *
2 2 2
= 10 + 102 + 10.

11. As the given vector is a unit vector, so

12. (57.74 N, 28.87 N)

13. || = 12 + 22 + (1)2 = 6

| = (1)2 + 12 + (2)2 = 6
|

.
= 1 * (-1) + 2 * 1 + (-1)* (-2)

= -1+2+2 = 3
. 3 3 1
cos =
= = =
|| .| | 6 6 6 2

Hence = 60.

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14. Here

|| = 3, |
| = 4, ,
= 6

.
6 1
cos = || .|| = 34 = 2

= 60

15. As the body moves 4 m along the z axis, so the displacement vector is

= 4

16.