Position Vector, Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration

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Position Vector, Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Position Vector of an Object in 2D Motion, Velocity Vector of an Object in 2D Motion, Direction of Acceleration Vector of an Object in 2D Motion & Components of Acceleration Vector of an Object in 2D Motion etc.

Important Questions on Position Vector, Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration

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

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A train is moving eastward at 10 m/sec. A waiter is walking eastward at 1.2m/sec and a fly is charging towards the north across the waiter's tray at 2 m/s. What is the velocity of the fly relative to Earth. 

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The vector joining the points A1, 1,-1 and B2,-3, 4 and pointing from A to B is

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At which point of a projectile motion, acceleration and velocity are perpendicular to each other?

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

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Derive the expression for angle between acceleration vector and one of its component vectors when components are given.

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For motion in two or three dimensions, velocity and acceleration vectors may have any angle between 0° and _____ between them.

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A particle starts form the origin at t=0, with a velocity 5.0 i^ ms-1. When a certain force is applied on it, the position of the particle is r(t)=5.0t+1.5t2 i^+1.0t2 j^. What is the velocity of the particle at t=6 s?

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The position of the particle is given by r=3.0t i^+2.0t2 j^+5.0 k^ where t is in seconds. Find the magnitude and direction of the V(t) at t=1.0 s.

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A passenger arriving in a new town wishes to go from the station to a hotel located 10 km away on a straight road from the station. A dishonest cabman takes him along a circuitous path 23 km long and reaches the hotel in 28 min. What is (a) the average speed of the taxi, (b) the magnitude of average velocity? 

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A particle starts from the origin with an initial velocity v=3.0j^ m s-1 and a constant acceleration a=-0.5i^-1.0j^ m s-2. The velocity of the particle when it reaches its maximum y coordinate is

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An object is moving in a plane and its trajectory rt (in meter) is given by, rt=3t2+2ti^+2tj^, where t is time (in second). The angle that the velocity vector makes with the X -axis at t=0.

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A particle is moving along a circular path of radius 5 m with a uniform speed of 5 ms-1.What will be the average accelaration when the particle completes half revolution ?

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One of the rectangular components of an acceleration of 8ms-2 is 4ms-2. Calculate the other component.

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What is the component of the gravitational acceleration parallel to a hill that makes an angle of 15° with the horizontal?

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A force is inclined at 50° to the horizontal. If its rectangular component in the horizontal direction be 50N, find the magnitude of the force and its vertical component.

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Aeroplane is coming from north at some height from ground when aeroplane is just above the person; person hears the second coming from north making angle 60o with horizontal. Find speed of aeroplane
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An ant starting from corner A of a cuboid of length L, breadth B and height H wishes to reach the corner C in the shortest possible time. It is capable of moving with a velocity V. Find the minimum time in which it can get from A to C.

 

Given (H>L>B)

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A rod PQ of length l is moving with ends remaining in contact with frictionless wall and floor. If at the instant, shown the velocity of end Q 2m/s towards negative direction of x . The speed of end P will be

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