11th Assignment
11th Assignment
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retardation is uniform and is 5 m/s².
(a) How much time will it take to stop the car?
(b) What distance will it cover before coming to rest?
Q2. A particle starts from rest and moves with uniform acceleration. It covers 20 m in the
4th second of its motion.
Find:
(a) The acceleration
(b) The distance covered in the first 4 seconds
(Take )
Q4. A particle moves along a straight line with an initial velocity of 10 m/s and an
acceleration given by , where is in seconds.
Find:
(a) The time when the particle comes to rest
(b) The distance travelled before coming to rest
Q5. A train travels the first 30 km of its journey at a uniform speed of 60 km/h and the next
30 km at a uniform speed of 90 km/h.
Calculate:
(a) The total time taken for the journey
(b) The average speed of the train for the entire journey
1. If the velocity , acceleration , and time are measured with errors of 2%, 3%, and 1%
respectively, find the percentage error in the expression .
2. The volume of a sphere is given by . If the radius cm, calculate the percentage error in the
volume.
3. A quantity is given by . Find the dimensional formula of X and calculate the maximum
percentage error if the errors in A, B, C, D are 1%, 2%, 3%, and 4% respectively.
4. Derive the dimensional formula of the universal gravitational constant from the equation .
5. Prove that the equation is dimensionally consistent.
6. Convert an acceleration of 5 cm/s² into m/s² and express it in scientific notation.
7. Two resistors have resistances and . Find the total resistance and its error when connected
in: a) Series b) Parallel
8. Derive the unit of Planck’s constant using the formula and find its dimensional formula.
9. Determine the number of significant figures in the result of .
10. The density of a cylindrical wire is given by . Find its dimensional formula.
11. If the unit of force is changed from newton to dyne, what is the conversion factor?
12. A car accelerates from rest and reaches a velocity of 20 m/s in 4 s. If the time
measurement has 1% error and velocity has 2% error, calculate the error in acceleration.
13. A particle covers 20 m during the 4th second of its motion. If it starts from rest and
accelerates uniformly, find the acceleration.
14. A train accelerates uniformly from rest and covers a distance of 1 km in 2 minutes.
Calculate its acceleration and final speed.
15. A stone is thrown vertically upward with a speed of 50 m/s. Calculate: a) The time to
reach maximum height b) Maximum height c) Total time of flight d) Velocity after 5 s
16. Derive the equation graphically using velocity-time graph.
17. A car is moving with a velocity of 25 m/s. The brakes are applied and the car stops after
10 seconds with uniform retardation. Calculate: a) The retardation b) The distance
travelled before stopping
18. A body starts with an initial velocity of 5 m/s and accelerates at 2 m/s². Find the
displacement in the 4th second.
19. Two cars A and B are moving in the same direction with velocities 40 m/s and 30 m/s
respectively. If car A is 100 m behind car B, how long will it take for A to overtake B?
20. A particle moves with an acceleration given by . If its initial velocity is 0, find the
velocity and displacement after 4 seconds.
21. A ball is dropped from a height of 80 m. After bouncing, it rises to a height of 20 m.
Calculate: a) The time to reach the ground b) The time to rise to 20 m
22. A bullet is fired vertically upward and returns to the ground after 10 seconds. Find: a)
The initial velocity b) The maximum height reached
23. A car moves 60 km at 60 km/h and then another 60 km at 30 km/h. Find the average
speed of the car for the entire journey.
24. A particle moves along a straight line with initial velocity 10 m/s and acceleration . Find:
a) Time when velocity becomes zero b) Distance travelled before coming to rest
25. A train starts from rest and accelerates uniformly for 5 minutes to reach 60 km/h, runs at
this speed for 10 minutes, and then decelerates uniformly to rest in 5 minutes. Find the
total distance covered.