Kinematics Theory + Questions
Kinematics Theory + Questions
Kinematics Theory + Questions
Avg. Speed
IMPORTANT FORMULA
Ex:- A particle covers half of its total distance with speed v1
and the rest half distance with speed v2.
Its average speed during the complete journey is:
A) 40
B) 45
C) 48
D) 50
20. A particle is moving such that its position coordinates (𝑥𝑥, 𝑦𝑦)
are (2m, 3m) at time t = 0, (6m, 7m) at time t = 2s and (13m,
14m) at time t = 5 s,
Average velocity vector 𝑣𝑣⃗𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 from t = 0 to t = 5 s is:
1
A) 13𝚤𝚤̂ + 14⃗𝚥𝚥
5
7
B) 𝚤𝚤̂ + 𝚥𝚥⃗
3
C) 2 𝚤𝚤̂ + 𝚥𝚥⃗
11
D) 𝚤𝚤̂ + 𝚥𝚥⃗
5
The distance travelled by an object along a straight line in
time t is given by s = 8t2 + 3t – 5 , the intial velocity of the
object is
A) 3 unit
B) -3 unit
C) 5 unit
D) -5 unit
Instantaneous Velocity
Ex:-
EX:- Two cars P and Q starts from a point at the same time in a
straight line and their positions are represented by x(t) = at + bt2
and x (t) = ft - t2 at what time do the cars have the same velocity ?
𝑎𝑎−𝑓𝑓
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A) 1+𝑏𝑏
𝑎𝑎+𝑓𝑓
B) 2((𝑏𝑏−1)
𝑎𝑎+𝑓𝑓
C) 2(1+𝑏𝑏)
𝑓𝑓−𝑎𝑎
D) 2((1+𝑏𝑏)
The position x of a particle varies with time as x = at2 -bt3
the acceleration of the particle is zero at time t which will be
equal to
2𝑎𝑎
A)
3𝑏𝑏
𝑏𝑏
B)
𝑎𝑎
𝑎𝑎
C)
3𝑏𝑏
D) zero
11. The 𝑥𝑥 and 𝑦𝑦 co-ordinates of the particle at any time are 𝑥𝑥 =
5t – 2t2 and 𝑦𝑦 = 10t respectively, where 𝑥𝑥 and 𝑦𝑦 are in meters
and t in seconds. The acceleration of the particle at t = 2 s is:
A) 0 NEET 2017
B) 5 m/s2
C) -4 m/s2
D) -8 m/s2
19. The motion of a particle along a straight line is described
by equation
𝑥𝑥 = 8 + 12t – t3 where 𝑥𝑥 is in meter and t in second. The
retardation of the particle when its velocity becomes zero is
A) 24 ms-2
B) Zero
C) 6 ms-2
D) 12 ms-2
Velocity – Vector quantity
Uniform acceleration
Equation of Motion for Uniform acceleration
16. A particle has initial velocity 2𝚤𝚤̂ + 3𝚥𝚥̂ and acceleration
0.3𝚤𝚤̂ + 0.2𝚥𝚥̂ . The magnitude of velocity after 10 sec will be:
Total Displacement
A particle moves in a straight line with a constant
acceleration. It changes its velocity from 10 m/s to 20 m/s
while passing through a distance 135 m in t sec. The value of t
is
CBSE AIPMT 2010
A) 10
B) 1.8
C) 12
D) 9
When Acceleration & Retardation both takes place
Formula sheet
8. A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate 𝛼𝛼 for some
time, after which it decelerates at a constant rate 𝛽𝛽 and comes
to rest. If the total time elapsed is t, then the maximum
velocity acquired by the car is
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𝛼𝛼2 +𝛽𝛽2
A) 𝑡𝑡
𝛼𝛼𝛼𝛼
𝛼𝛼2 −𝛽𝛽2
B) t
𝛼𝛼𝛼𝛼
𝛼𝛼+𝛽𝛽
C) 𝑡𝑡
𝛼𝛼𝛼𝛼
𝛼𝛼𝛼𝛼𝑡𝑡
D)
𝛼𝛼+𝛽𝛽
Galileo’s law of odd no.
EX:-
18. A particle starts its motion from rest under the action of a
constant force. If the distance covered in the first 10 sec is S1
and that covered in the first 20 sec is S2, then
Sign Conversion
When drop a body
Mass Independent
Time of Flight
Galileo law for freely falling body
A boy standing at the top of a tower of 20 m height drops a
stone. Assuming g = 10 ms-2, the velocity with which it hits the
ground is
CBSE AIPMT 2011
A) 20 m/s
B) 40 m/s
C) 5 m/s
D) 10 m/s
A particle is projected up with initial speed u = 10 m/s from
the top of a building at time t = 0. At time t = 5 sec, the
particle strikes the ground. Find the height of the building
A) 25 m
B) 50 m
C) 75 m
D) 100 m
A body dropped form top of tower fall through 40 m during the
last two seconds of its fall. The height of tower is (g = 10 m/s2)
A) 60 m
B) 45 m CBSE AIPMT 1991
C) 80 m
D) 50 m
The water drops fall at regular intervals from a tap 5 m above
from the ground. The third drop is leaving the tap at an
instant when the first drop touches the ground. How far above
the ground is the second drop at that instant? (Take g = 10
m/s2)
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A) 1.25 m
B) 2.50 m
C) 3.75 m
D) 5.00 m
If a ball is thrown vertically upwards with speed u, the
distance covered during the last t sec of its ascent is
ℎ2
A) h1 = =
ℎ3 NEET 2013
2 5
B) h2 = 3h1 and h3 = 3h2
C) h1 = h2 = h3
D) h1 =2h2 = 3h3
Relative Motion
EX:-
1. A bus is moving with a speed of 10 m/s on a straight road.
A scooterist wishes to overtake the bus in 100 s. If the bus is
at distance of 1 km from the scooteris, with what speed should
the scooterist chase the bus ?
A) 40 m/s
B) 25 m/s
C) 10 m/s
D) 20 m/s
2. A train of 150 meter length is going towards north direction
at a speed of 10 m/s. A parrot files at the speed of 5 m/s
towards south direction parallel to the railway track. The time
taken by the parrot to cross the train is