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Motion in a Straight Line · Question 5

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1

Two cars A and B are moving in the same direction along a straight line with speeds 100 km/h and 80 km/h, respectively such that car A is moving ahead of car B. A person in car B throws a stone with a speed v so that it hits the car A with a speed of 5 m/s. The value of v is km/h.

  1. 18
  2. 28
  3. 38
  4. 48

Answer

(3) 38

Solution

Take the direction of motion as positive. The stone is thrown forward with speed v relative to car B.

Velocity of the stone w.r.t. ground =(80+v) km/h

Required speed of the stone relative to car A: 5 m/s=5 185=18 km/h

(80+v)-100=18

v=38 km/h

Answer: (3)

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A particle of mass m falls from rest through a resistive medium having resistive force, F = -kv, where v is the velocity of the particle and k is a constant. Which of the following graphs represents velocity (v) versus time (t) ?

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  1. 3.8
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5

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  1. 92.5
  2. 62.5
  3. 20
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  2. A, C and D only
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  1. r, 3r
  2. 2r, 3 r
  3. 3 r, 2r
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