MOTION IN A PLANE

MARCH 2014
1. Assertion-The range of a projectile remains the same for the angle of projections 30° and
60°
Reason: The range does not depend on the angle of projection.
Choose the correct answer.
A. Both assertion and reason are correct.
B. Both assertion and reason are wrong
C. Assertion is correct, but reason is wrong
D. Assertion is wrong, but reason is correct. [1]
SAY 2014
1. Projectile is a particle which is projected into the air with an initial velocity against gravity.
(a) What is the angle of projection for maximum horizontal range?
[1]
(b) Draw the trajectory of a projectile
(c) Obtain the expression for time of flight [2]
2. Uniform circular motion is a special case of two-dimensional motion having centripetal
acceleration.
(a) Define centripetal acceleration. [1]
(b) Can a body have acceleration with constant speed? Explain [1]
(c) Express angular velocity in terms of angular displacement. [1]
MARCH 2015
1. A stone is thrown with the help of a sling with initial velocity 𝑣0 𝑎t an angle ‘𝜃’ from the
horizontal.

(a) Working of a sling is based on …… law of vector addition. [1]

(b) With the help of a vector diagram, state this law. [1]
(c) Derive the expression for the maximum height reached by the stone.
[1]
SAY 2015
1. A body is projected into air at an angle 𝜃 with the horizontal
(a) What is the trajectory followed by this projectile?
(i) Ellipse (ii) Parabola
(iii) Straight line (iv) Circle [1]
(b) Give a mathematical proof for your answer. [2]
MARCH 2016
1. When a body is projected into air with certain initial velocity making an angle with the
horizontal, it will travel in a parabolic path.
(a) What are the vertical and horizontal components of velocity?
(b) With a diagram, derive an expression for:
(i) Maximum height
(ii) Time of flight [4]
(c) A ball is dropped through the window of a train travelling with high velocity, to a man
standing near the track. The ball
(i) Falls down vertically
(ii) Moves straight horizontally
(iii) Follows an elliptical path
(iv) Follows a parabolic path [1]
SAY 2016
1. (a) Identify the scalar quantity from the following alternatives. [1]
(i) Momentum (ii) Work
(iii) Torque (iv) Acceleration
(b) A man throws a stone up into air at an angle ‘𝜃’ with the horizontal.
Draw the path of the projectile and mark directions of velocity and acceleration at the highest
position.[2]
(c) Derive an expression for the maximum height reached by the stone.
MARCH 2017
1. (a) Choose the correct statement/statements related to uniform circular motion.
(i) The acceleration in uniform circular motion is tangential to the circle.
(ii) The acceleration in uniform circular motion is directed radially inwards.
(iii) The velocity in uniform circular motion has constant magnitude.
(iv) The velocity in uniform circular motion is directed radially inwards.
[2]
(b) A particle is projected up into air from a point with a speed of 20 m/s an angle of projection
30°. What is the maximum height reached by it? [2]
SAY 2017
1. A projectile is any body that is given an initial velocity and then follows a path determined
entirely by the effects of gravitational acceleration and air resistance.
(a) The path of a projectile is …. [1]
(i) Straight line (ii) Parabola
(iii) Circle (iv) Semi-circle
(b) Derive an expression for time to reach maximum height and hence the time of flight of
projectile. [2]
(c) A baseball leaves a bat with an initial speed of 37 m/s at an angle of 53.1°. Find the position
of the ball when 𝑡 = 2𝑠 (treat baseball as a projectile and g = 9.8m/s²) [2]
MODEL 2018
1. Two forces 3N and 4N are acting perpendicular to each other. The magnitude of the
resultant force is [1]
(a) 7 N (b) 1 N
(c) √49 N (d) 5 N
2. A javelin is thrown with an initial velocity 𝑣0 at an angle 𝜃 with the horizontal.
(a) What is the horizontal and vertical velocities of the body
 (i) At the point of projection
(ii) At maximum height [2]
(b) Find the angle of projection at which the maximum height attained by the javelin is equal
to the horizontal range. [2]

MARCH 2018
1. A stone tied to the end of a string 80 cm long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant
speed.
(a) What is the angle between velocity vector and acceleration at any instant of motion?
[1]
(b) If the stone makes 14 revolutions in 25 seconds, what is the magnitude of acceleration of
the stone? [3]
SAY 2018
1. The parallelogram law is used to find the resultant of two vectors. Find the magnitude of
the resultant of two vectors in terms of their magnitudes and angle between them.
[2]
2. An insect is trapped in a circular groove of radius 12 cm moves along the groove steadily
and completes 7 revolutions in 100 s.
(a) What is the linear speed of the motion? [1]
(b) Is the acceleration vector a constant vector? What is its magnitude?
[2]
MODEL 2019
1. Pick out the scalar and vector quantities from the following list: Work, velocity, co-efficient
of friction, linear momentum [2]
2. The path of a projected body is as shown.

(a) What is the shape of this path?

Show the direction of horizontal component and vertical component velocity at A and B.
[2]
(b) Derive an expression for the horizontal range of a projectile. [2]
MARCH 2019
1. Find the magnitude of the resultant of two vectors A and B in terms of their magnitudes
and angle 𝜃 between them
2. (a) Figure shows the path of an object in uniform circular motion. Redraw the figure and
mark the directions of velocity and acceleration of the particle at P.
[1]
(b) An object moving uniformly in a circular path of radius 12 cm completes 7 revolutions in
100 s. What is the angular speed, and the linear speed of motion? [2]
SAY 2019
1. Obtain the relation between linear velocity and angular velocity. [2]
2. The figure below shows the path of a projectile motion. [2]

(a) Obtain the expressions for maximum height and time of flight.[3]
(b) What is the angle of projection for maximum horizontal range? [1]
MODEL 2020
1. (a) Under what condition will the equality: |𝐴⃗ × 𝐵 ⃗⃗ | = 𝐴⃗. 𝐵
⃗⃗ hold good?
[1]
(b) Two forces 5 N and 7 N are acting at a point. The angle between them is 60°. Find the
resultant force. [2]
2. A stone of mass m is projected with a velocity u at an angle 𝜃 with the horizontal.
(a) Derive an expression for time of flight of the stone. [2]
(b) Calculate the value of kinetic energy of the particle at the highest point.
[1]
MARCH 2020
1. The position vector r of a particle P located in an x-y plane is shown in figure.

(a) Redraw the figure by showing the rectangular components. [1]

(b) Write the position vector in terms of rectangular components. [1]
(c) Write an equation to find the magnitude of the resultant of two vectors A and B.
[1]
2. The figure shows three paths for a football kicked from ground level with same velocity.
Ignore the effects of air resistance.

(a) Derive an equation for the maximum height of this football. [3]
(b) In which path the, horizontal component of velocity is maximum?
[1]
SAY 2020
1. Derive an expression for centripetal acceleration with neat figure. [3]
2. An object is projected with an initial velocity 𝑣0 making an angle 𝜃 with the horizontal.
(a) What is the shape of the path of the projectile? [1]
(b) Obtain an equation for time of flight and horizontal range of the projectile.
[3]
MODEL 2021
1. (a) A and B are two vectors acting at an angle 𝜃 as shown in figure. Redraw the figure and
mark the resultant vector R.

(b) Write the magnitude of the resultant vector R. [1]

(c) Two forces A and B of magnitudes 6N and 8N are acting perpendicular to each other. Find
the magnitude of the resultant force. [2]
2. A projectile is projected with a velocity 𝑉0 making an angle 𝜃 with horizontal. Derive
equations for maximum height and time of flight for a projectile.
[4]
MARCH 2021
1. Two vectors A and B are given below.
 [2]
Redraw the figure and show the vector sum using parallelogram method.
2. What are the conditions for equality of two vectors? [2]
3. Derive an expression for maximum height, H and horizontal range, R of a projectile using
the given figure. [4]

4. A stone tied to the end of a string 80 cm long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant
speed. If the stone makes 14 revolutions in 25 s. what is the magnitude and direction of
centripetal acceleration of the stone?
[4]
SAY 2021
1. Linear velocity (v) is related to angular velocity (𝜔), through the radius (r) of the circle as
[1]
(i) 𝜔
⃗⃗ = 𝑟⃗ × 𝑣⃗ (ii) 𝑟⃗ = 𝜔
⃗⃗ × 𝑣⃗
2
(iii) 𝑟⃗ = 𝜔
⃗⃗ × 𝑟⃗ (iv) 𝜔
⃗⃗ = (𝑟⃗) × 𝑣⃗
2. (a) Select the scalar quantity from the list below:
“linear momentum, angular momentum, power, force”
(b) Two vectors are said to be equal, only if they have same…… and…….
[1]
3. An insect trapped in a circular groove of radius 12 cm moves along the groove steadily and
completes 7 revolutions in 100s. What is the linear speed of the motion?
[2]
4. (a) What is the shape of the trajectory followed by a projectile? [1]
(b) Derive an expression for the maximum height attained by a projectile.
5. A cricket ball is thrown at a speed of 28 𝑚𝑠 −1 in a direction of 30º above the horizontal
value of acceleration due to gravity at the place is 9.8 𝑚𝑠 −2.
(a) Calculate the time of flight. [2]
(b) Calculate the horizontal range. [2]
MODEL 2022
1. Magnitude of a null vector is [1]
(a) 1
(b) Zero
(c) Unpredictable
2. Find the magnitude of the resultant of two vectors 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ in terms of their magnitudes
and angle between them.
[3]
3. Find the angle between force 𝐹̂ = (3𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂) unit and displacement𝑑̂ =
(5𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ ) unit
[3]
4. A ball is projected at an angle 𝜃 with the horizontal
(i) What is the path followed by this ball? [1]
(a) Circle
(b) Ellipse
(c) Parabola
(ii) Derive an equation for the path followed by the ball. [2]
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(iii) A cricket ball is thrown at a speed of 28 𝑚𝑠 at an angle 𝜃 = 30° with the horizontal.
Calculate the maximum height. (sin 30 = 0.5) [2]
MARCH 2022
1. |𝐴⃗ + 𝐵
⃗⃗ | = |𝐴⃗ − 𝐵
⃗⃗ |. The angle between vectors 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵
⃗⃗ is……… [1]
2. A javelin is projected at an angle of 30° with an initial velocity of 5 𝑚𝑠 −1 from the ground.
What are its velocity and acceleration at highest point? [2]
3. Obtain an expression for centripetal acceleration of a body in uniform circular motion.
[3]
SAY 2022
1. A body is moving along a circular path. What is the work to be done by centripetal force?
[1]
2. A projectile is projected with a velocity 𝑣0 making an angle 𝜃 with the horizontal. Find the
expression for
(i) Maximum height [4]
(ii) Time of flight
3. (a) What is meant by uniform circular motion? [2]
(b) Derive the expression for centripetal acceleration. [3]
MODEL 2023
1. Will two vectors be parallel or perpendicular if the cross product between them is zero?
[1]
2. (a) What is the shape of the path followed by a projectile? [1]
(b) Bharath want to draw the variation of velocity components of a projectile motion with time.
Help him with a correct diagram. [1]
3. (a) Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant of two vectors 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗ in terms of
their magnitudes and angle between them. [3]
(b) The horizontal range of a projectile fired at an angle of 15° is 50 m. Calculate its velocity
of projection.
[2]
MARCH 2023
1. What is a null (zero) vector? Give any two properties. [2]
2. A boy throws a cricket ball with velocity u at an angle 𝜃 with the horizontal.
(a) What is the trajectory of the ball?
(b) Deduce an expression for maximum height reached by the ball
[2]
(c) If the boy can throw the ball to a maximum height ‘h’, what is the maximum horizontal
distance to which he can throw? [2]