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1. A farmer moves along the boundary of a square field of side 10 m in 40 s. What will be
the magnitude of displacement of the farmer at the end of 2 minutes 20 seconds from
his initial position.
Ans.
The farmer takes 40 s to cover 4 X 10 = 40 m.
In 2 min 20 sec ( (2X60) +20) =140 s) , he will cover a distance = (40/40)X 140 =
140 m.
Therefore , the farmer completes 140/40 = 3.5 rounds ( 3 complete rounds and a half
round ) of the field in 2 min and 20 s.
That means , after 2 min 20s, the farmer will be at the opposite end of the starting
point.
In this case, the farmer will be at the diagonally opposite of the field after 2 min 20 s.
Case 2: Starting point is the middle point of any side of the field.
In this case the farmer will be at the middle point of the opposite side of the field after 2 min 20 s.
Therefore, the displacement will be equal to the side of the field, i.e. 10 m.
For any other starting point, the displacement will be between 14.1 m and 10 m.
2. A particle moves from a point P directly towards another point Q which is at a distance of 10 cm from P. it then
comes back to P directly. Calculate
i) The total distance travelled
ii) The displacement of the particle
Ans :
i) Total distance travelled = 10 + 10 = 20 cm
ii) Displacement is the shortest measurable distance between the initial and the final position and the final
position of an object. An object which has covered a distance can have zero displacement, if it comes
back to its starting point, i.e. the initial position.
Here the particle moves from Q to Q and then comes back to P directly. Hence the displacement of the
particle is ZERO.
3. A body thrown in the vertically upward direction rises upto a height h and comes back to the position of start .
calculate
i) The total distance travelled by the body
ii) The displacement of the body.
Ans:
i) Total distance travelled = 2 X h = 2h
ii) The displacement of the body = ZERO
4. In a long distance race, the athletes were expected to take four round of the track such that the line of finish
was same as the line of start. Suppose the length of the track was 200 m.
Ans:
i) Total distance travelled = 4 X 200 = 800 m
ii) The displacement of the body = ZERO (Finish was same as the line of start)
5. A particle moves in a circle with O as centre and AO=OB=5 cm, as radius. It starts from A. Calculate
i) The distance covered.
ii) The displacement when it reaches B
Ans:
i) Distance covered = 2 * Pi * r
Pi = 22/7 = 3.14
R=5
Distance travelled = (2 *3.14* 5) = 7.85 cm
ii) Displacement
Example 4: An object moves from point A to B to C along the circle as shown in the
figure below.
a) The total distance d is equal to half the circumference of the circle and given by
d = (1/2)(2 * Pi * 3) = 3 Pi km
b) The magnitude of the displacement D is equal to the diameter AC of the circle and is
given by
Example 5: An object moves from point A to point B along the circle as shown in the
figure below.
a) The total distance d is equal to the quarter the circumference of the circle and given
by
d = (1/4)(2 * Pi * 3) = 1.5 Pi km
AB2 = 32 + 32 = 18
D = AB = 32 km
6. A person travels a distance of 1,5 m towards east, then 2.0 m towards south and finally 4.5 m
towards east , find
i) The total distance travelled
ii) The total displacement
Ans:
By drawing this out, you can see that the displacement is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs 1.5 + 4.5 = 6.0 m (by adding up the distances in the east direction) and 2.0 m.
6m
A
8m
9. tA body moves towards ease, by a distance of 3 km and turns towards north and move
distance of 4 km. What is the magnitude of displacement of the body?.
C
N
4
A B
3
10.Measure the time it takes you to walk from your house to your bus stop or the school.
If you consider that your average walking speed is 4 km h-1, estimate the distance of
the bus stop or school from your house.
Ans:
The distance between my house and school = 5 KM
Average walking speed = 4 KM/h