171.
The stream of a river is flowing with a speed of $$2\,km/h.$$ A swimmer can swim at a speed of $$4\,km/h.$$ What should be the direction of the swimmer with respect to the flow of the river to cross the river straight?
To cross the river straight
$$\eqalign{
& {V_s}\sin \theta = {V_r} \cr
& \therefore \sin \theta = \frac{{{v_r}}}{{{v_s}}} = \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2} \cr
& \therefore \theta = {30^ \circ } \cr} $$
Direction of swimmer with respect to flow
$$ = {90^ \circ } + {30^ \circ } = {120^ \circ }$$
172.
A particle of mass $$m$$ is at rest at the origin at time $$t=0.$$ It is subjected to a force $$F\left( t \right) = {F_0}{e^{ - bt}}$$ in the $$x$$ direction. Its speed $$v\left( t \right)$$ is depicted by which of the following curves?
173.
If the resultant of the vectors $$3\hat i + 4\hat j + 5\hat k$$ and $$5\hat i + 3\hat j + 4\hat k$$ makes an angle $$\theta $$ with $$x$$-axis, then $$\cos \theta $$ is
174.
A ship $$A$$ is moving Westwards with a speed of $$10\,km\,{h^{ - 1}}$$ and a ship $$B$$ $$100\,km$$ South of $$A,$$ is moving Northwards with a speed of $$10\,km\,{h^{ - 1}}.$$ The time after which the distance between them becomes shortest is
It is clear from the diagram that the shortest distance between the ship $$A$$ and $$B$$ is $$PQ.$$
Here, $$\sin {45^ \circ } = \frac{{PQ}}{{OQ}} \Rightarrow PQ = 100 \times \frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }} = 50\sqrt 2 \,m$$
Also, $${v_{AB}} = \sqrt {v_A^2 + v_B^2} = \sqrt {{{10}^2} + {{10}^2}} = 10\sqrt 2 \,km/h$$
So, time taken for them to reach shortest path is
$$t = \frac{{PQ}}{{{v_{AB}}}} = \frac{{50\sqrt 2 }}{{10\sqrt 2 }} = 5\,h$$
175.
The position vector of a particle is $$r = \left( {a\cos \omega t} \right)\hat i + \left( {a\sin \omega t} \right)\hat j.$$ The velocity of the particle is
Velocity is rate of change of position vector, i.e.,
$$v = \frac{{dr}}{{dt}}$$
where, $$r$$ is the position vector.
$$\eqalign{
& \therefore v = \frac{d}{{dt}}\left[ {\left( {a\cos \omega t} \right)\hat i + \left( {a\sin \omega t} \right)\hat j} \right] \cr
& = \left( { - a\omega \sin \omega t} \right)\widehat i + \left( {a\omega \cos \omega t} \right)\widehat j \cr
& = \omega \left[ {\left( { - a\sin \omega t} \right)\widehat i + \left( {a\cos \omega t} \right)\hat j} \right] \cr} $$
Slope of position vector $$ = \frac{{a\sin \omega t}}{{a\cos \omega t}} = \tan \omega t$$
and slope of velocity vector $$ = \frac{{ - a\cos \omega t}}{{a\sin \omega t}} = - \frac{1}{{\tan \omega t}}$$
$$\therefore $$ Velocity is perpendicular to the displacement. Alternative
Velocity vector and position vector are perpendicular to each other if their scalar product is zero, i.e.
$$v \cdot r = 0$$
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Now,}}\,v \cdot r = \left[ {\left( { - a\omega \sin \omega t} \right)\widehat i + \left( {a\cos \omega t} \right)\hat j} \right]\left[ {\left( {a\cos \omega t} \right)\widehat i + \left( {a\sin \omega t} \right)\hat j} \right] \cr
& = - {a^2}\omega \sin \omega t\cos \omega t + {a^2}\omega \sin \omega t\cos \omega t = 0 \cr} $$
$$ \Rightarrow $$ Velocity vector is perpendicular to position vector.
176.
A stone tied to the end of a string of $$1\,m$$ long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant speed. If the stone makes 22 revolutions in $$44\,s,$$ what is the magnitude and direction of acceleration of the stone?
A
$$\frac{\pi }{4}m{s^{ - 2}}$$ and direction along the radius towards the centre
B
$${\pi ^2}m{s^{ - 2}}$$ and direction along the radius away from centre
C
$${\pi ^2}m{s^{ - 2}}$$ and direction along the radius towards the centre
D
$${\pi ^2}m{s^{ - 2}}$$ and direction along the tangent to the
circle
Answer :
$${\pi ^2}m{s^{ - 2}}$$ and direction along the radius towards the centre
Since, speed is constant throughout the motion, so, it is a uniform circular motion. Therefore, its radial acceleration is given by
$$\eqalign{
& {a_r} = r{\omega ^2} \cr
& = r{\left( {\frac{{2\pi n}}{t}} \right)^2} = r \times \frac{{4{\pi ^2}{n^2}}}{{{t^2}}} \cr
& = \frac{{1 \times 4 \times {\pi ^2} \times {{\left( {22} \right)}^2}}}{{{{\left( {44} \right)}^2}}} \cr
& = {\pi ^2}\,m/{s^2} \cr} $$
This acceleration is directed along radius of circle.
177.
Which of the following graphs gives the equation
$$x = {v_0}t + \frac{1}{2}a{t^2}$$
Distance covered by a particle is zero only when it is at rest. Therefore, its displacement must be zero.
179.
The range of a projectile is $$R$$ when the angle of projection is $${40^ \circ }.$$ For the same velocity of projection and range, the other possible angle of projection is
Horizontal range $$R = \frac{{{u^2}\sin 2\theta }}{g}.$$
Range is same for angle of projection $$\theta $$ and $$\left( {{{90}^ \circ } - \theta } \right).$$
180.
The equation of trajectory of projectile is given by $$y = \frac{x}{{\sqrt 3 }} - \frac{{g{x^2}}}{{20}},$$ where $$x$$ and $$y$$ are in metre. The maximum range of the projectile is