
A helicopter takes off along the vertical with an acceleration of & zero initial velocity. In a certain time, the pilot switches off the engine. At the point of take-off, the sound dies away in . Determine the velocity of the helicopter at the moment when its engine is switched off, assuming the velocity of sound is .

Important Questions on Kinematics
Two swimmers start a race. One who reaches the point first on the other bank wins the race. A makes his strokes in a direction of to the river flow with velocity relative to water. makes his strokes in a direction to the river flow with same relative velocity. River is flowing with speed of and is wide. Who will win the race? Compute the time taken by and to reach the point if the speed of and on the ground are and respectively.

A swimmer starts to swim from point to cross a river. He wants to reach point on the opposite side of the river. The line makes an angle with the river flow as shown. The velocity of the swimmer in still water is same as that of the water
(i) In what direction should he try to direct his velocity? Calculate angle between his velocity and river velocity.
(ii) Find the ratio of the time taken to cross the river in this situation to the minimum time in which he can cross this river.



Two inclined planes and having inclinations and respectively, intersect each other at as in figure. A particle is projected from point with velocity along a direction perpendicular to plane . If the particle strikes the plane perpendicularly at . Calculate
(i) Time of flight.
(ii) Velocity with which particle strikes the plane .
(iii) Vertical height of from
(iv) Maximum height from attained by the particle.
(v) Distance .


A projectile is launched at an angle from a cliff of height above the sea level. If it falls into the sea at a distance from the base of the cliff, show that its maximum height above the sea level is

A particle is projected with velocity so that it just clears two walls of equal height which are at a distance of from each other. Show that the time of passing between the walls is .
