Consider the motion of the tip of the second hand of a clock. In one minute (assuming RR to be the length of the second hand), its:
1. | displacement is 2πR2πR |
2. | distance covered is 2R2R |
3. | displacement is zero. |
4. | distance covered is zero. |
Three girls skating on a circular ice ground of radius 200200 m start from a point PP on the edge of the ground and reach a point QQ diametrically opposite to PP following different paths as shown in the figure. The correct relationship among the magnitude of the displacement vector for three girls will be:
1. A>B>CA>B>C
2. C>A>BC>A>B
3. B>A>CB>A>C
4. A=B=CA=B=C
The position of a moving particle at time tt is →r=3ˆi+4t2ˆj−t3ˆk.→r=3^i+4t2^j−t3^k. Its displacement during the time interval t=1t=1 s to t=3t=3 s will be:
1. | ˆj−ˆk^j−^k | 2. | 3ˆi−4ˆj−ˆk3^i−4^j−^k |
3. | 9ˆi+36ˆj−27ˆk9^i+36^j−27^k | 4. | 32ˆj−26ˆk32^j−26^k |
A particle starting from the point (1,2)(1,2) moves in a straight line in the XY-plane. Its coordinates at a later time are (2,3).(2,3). The path of the particle makes with xx-axis an angle of:
1. | 30∘30∘ | 2. | 45∘45∘ |
3. | 60∘60∘ | 4. | data is insufficient |
A particle starting from the origin (0,0)(0,0) moves in a straight line in the (x,y)(x,y) plane. Its coordinates at a later time are (√3√3, 3).3). The path of the particle makes an angle of __________ with the xx-axis:
1. 30∘30∘
2. 45∘45∘
3. 60∘60∘
4. 00
A cat is situated at point AA (0,3,40,3,4) and a rat is situated at point BB (5,3,−85,3,−8). The cat is free to move but the rat is always at rest. The minimum distance travelled by the cat to catch the rat is:
1. 55 unit
2. 1212 unit
3. 1313 unit
4. 1717 unit
Coordinates of a particle as a function of time tt are x=2tx=2t,
y=4ty=4t. It can be inferred that the path of the particle will be:
1. | Straight line
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2. | Ellipse
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3. | Parabola
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4. | Hyperbola |
An aeroplane flies 400400 m north and then 300300 m west and then flies 12001200 m upwards. Its net displacement is:
1. | 12001200 m | 2. | 13001300 m |
3. | 14001400 m | 4. | 15001500 m |
A particle is moving on a circular path of radius R.R. When the particle moves from point AA to BB (angle θθ), the ratio of the distance to that of the magnitude of the displacement will be:
1. θsinθ2θsinθ2
2. θ2sinθ2θ2sinθ2
3. θ2cosθ2θ2cosθ2
4. θcosθ2θcosθ2