Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions

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Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, 2D Motion, Uniformly Accelerated Motion, Reaction Time Calculation under Constant Acceleration & Observer and Escalator Problems etc.

Important Questions on Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions

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The figure shows the v-t graph of a particle moving in a straight line. Starting from rest, the time after which the particle returns to its starting position is

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The velocity-time graph of the particle moving along a straight line is shown. The rate of acceleration and deceleration is constant and it is equal to 5 m s-2. If average velocity during the motion is 20 m s-1, then find the value of t
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An object moving with uniform acceleration has a velocity of 12.0 cm s-1 in the positive x direction when its x coordinate is 3.00 cm. If its x coordinates 2.00 s later is -5 cm, what is its acceleration?

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At a distance L=400 m from the traffic light brakes are applied to a locomotive moving at a velocity v=54 km hr-1. Determine the position of the locomotive relative to the traffic light 1 minute after the application of the brakes if its acceleration is - 0.3 m s-2.

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A body of 3 kg moves in the XY plane under the action of a force given by  6ti^+4tj^. Assuming that the body is at rest at time  t=0, the velocity of the body at t= 3 s  is:

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A bus is moving on a straight road towards north with a uniform speed of  50 km h1  turns through   90° anticlockwise. If the speed remains unchanged after turning , the increase in the velocity of bus in the turning process is:

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The position vector of a particle is  r=(acosωt)i^+(asinωt)j^.  The velocity of the particle is:

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A body starts from rest, what is the ratio of the distances traveled by the body during the 4th and 3rd seconds?

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A body dropped from top of a tower falls 40 m during the last two seconds of its fall. The height of tower is   (g = 10 m s 2 )

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A car moves a distance of 200 m. It covers the first half of the distance at speed   40 km hr  and the second half of distance at speed v. The average speed is   48 km hr . Find the value of v

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A bus travelling the first one third distance at a speed of  10 km h-1, the next one third at  20 km h-1 and the last one – third at  60 km h-1. The average speed of the bus is

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A particle covers half of its total distance with speed  v 1 and the rest half distance with speed v 2. Its average speed during the complete journey is

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A body is moving with velocity   30 m s  towards east. After 10 seconds its velocity becomes   40 m s  towards north. The average acceleration of the body is

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A boy standing at the top of a tower of 20 m height drops a stone. Assuming  g=10m s2, the velocity with which it hits the ground is

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A car covers the first half of the distance between two places at  40kmh  and other half at  60kmh . The average speed of the car is

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A particle moves a distance x in time t according to equation   x= (t+5) 1 .  The acceleration of particle is proportional to:

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A particle has initial velocity (3 i ^ +4 j ^ ) and has acceleration (0.4 i ^ +0.3 j ^ ). Its speed after 10 s is:

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A ball is dropped from a high rise platform at, t=0 starting from rest. After 6 s another ball is thrown downwards from the same platform with the speed v. The two balls meet at, t=18 s. What is the value of v(Take, g=10 m s-2 )

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A particle shows distance–time curve as given in this figure. The maximum instantaneous velocity of the particle is around the point:

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A car moves from X to Y with a uniform speed  v u and returns to X with a uniform speed v d . The average speed for this round trip is