Kinematics

(1)An object is dropped from a tower of height 125 m. If it takes 0.2 second to
cross a window of height 1.2 m in the tower then find out height of window
from the ground
(g = 10 m/s2)
[1]

1 2
gt
2

(i)

s 1 .2

1
2
g t 0 .2
2

..(ii)

From (i) and (ii)

1
10 0.5 2 1.25 m
t 0 .5 s s = 2
So height of window from ground
=125 (1.25 +
122.55m

1.2)

(2)
Q.12.

A terrorist places a bomb at a horizontal distance of 6 m from the

foot of building of height 8 m. When the bomb explodes its fragments fly
in all directions with a velocity upto 20 m/s. Find how long a man on the
top of the building will be in danger. (g = 10 ms -2)

Sol.: Let u be the velocity and the angle of projection for a fragment reaching
the man. According to the question the greatest value of u can be 20 m/s.
If t be the time taken by this fragment to reach the man, then considering
the horizontal and vertical motions of the fragment,
6 = (u cos)t

and

i.e.,

8 = (u sin) t

8+

(1)
1 2
gt
2

1 2
gt u sin t
2

(2)

Squaring and adding (1) & (2)

36 + (8 +
or

1
2

gt2)2 = u2t2

g2t4 4 (u2 g 8)t2 + 4 100 = 0

(3)

If t1 & t2 are two possible times of flight of the fragment to reach the man,

t12
then

t 22
are the roots of the quadratic equation (3) in t2

&

4(u 2 8 g )

t12

t 22

g
=

400

g2

t12 t 22
and

The period in which the man will be in danger on account of this fragment
2
g

(t12 t 22 ) 2t1t 2
= t1 t2 =

{u2 8g 10g]1/2

t1 t2 increases with u. Hence the man on the top of the hill will be in
danger for a period
2
( 20) 2 8 10 10 10
g

2
220
10

= 2.96 s

(3) A motorboat going downstream overcomes a raft at a point A. After one hour
it turns back and meets the raft again at a distance 6 km from A. Find the
velocity of river in (km/hr).
(4) A particle projected with velocity u strikes at right angles a plane through the point of projection inclined at an
angle to the horizon. Show that the height of the point struck above the horizontal plane through the

2u 2 sin 2
g 13sin 2
point of projection is

and that the time of flight up to that instant is,

2u
g 13sin 2
.

2 ag
(5) A particle is projected with a velocity

so that it just clears two walls of equal height a,

2 a/g .
which are at a distance 2a apart. Show that the time of passing between the walls is

10 m/s2

(6) A particle is projected horizontally with velocity 10

m/s from an inclined plane, which is also moving with
acceleration 10 m/s2 vertically upward as shown.
Calculate the time after which it lands on the plane.
(Take g = 10 m/s2)

10 m/s
300

Sol.: Acceleration of ball w.r.t. plane

2gsin300
10 sin 300

abp abg a pg 2 g
(downward)

0 10 sin 30 0 t

2g
300
10cos300
300

1
s ut at 2
2

2gcos300

1
2 g cos 30 0 t 2
2

1
3
s

(7) A ball is projected, so as to just clear two walls, the first of height 12 m at a
distance 6 m from point of projection and the second of height 6 m at a
distance 12 m from point of projection. Find the range (in metre) of
projectile.
[14m]
(8) A stone is thrown from a tower of height 50 m with velocity 30 m/s at an
angle 300 from horizontal. Find its time of flight and range. [5s]

(9) A ball is thrown with a velocity of 10 m/s at an angle of 45o with the horizontal. It just clears two
walls of height 90 cm each. Taking g = 10m/s2 , find the separation between the walls.
(10) A particle of mass m,charge q is projected with velocity v0 at an angle with the horizontal. If
the electric field in the vertically downward direction is E = E0y . Considering the region to be
gravity free and the particle to be projected from origin, find the time of flight.