List-I describes four systems, each with two particles A and B in relative motion as shown in figures. List-II gives possible magnitudes of their relative velocities (in m s−1) at time .
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (I) A and B are moving on a horizontal circle of radius 1 m with uniform angular speed . The initial angular positions of A and B at time are and , respectively. | (P) |
| (II) Projectiles A and B are fired (in the same vertical plane) at and respectively, with the same speed and at 45° from the horizontal plane. The initial separation between A and B is large enough so that they do not collide. (g = 10 m s−2). | (Q) |
| (III) Two harmonic oscillators A and B moving in the x direction according to and respectively, starting from . Take , . | (R) |
| (IV) Particle A is rotating in a horizontal circular path of radius 1 m on the xy plane, with constant angular speed . Particle B is moving up at a constant speed 3 m s−1 in the vertical direction as shown in the figure. (Ignore gravity.) | (S) |
| (T) |
Which one of the following options is correct ?
Correct Answer :
I → S, II → T, III → P, IV → R
Solution :
The correct option is I → S, II → T, III → P, IV → R.
Let us evaluate the relative velocity magnitude for each system in List-I at time .
System (I):
Particles A and B move in a horizontal circle of radius with angular speed .
Their angular positions at time are:
The angle between their velocity vectors is always equal to the angle between their position vectors, which is .
The speed of each particle is .
Since the velocity vectors are perpendicular to each other, the magnitude of relative velocity is:
Thus, (I) → (S).
System (II):
Projectiles A and B move under gravity ().
Particle A is fired at with velocity:
Particle B is fired at with initial velocity:
At time :
Velocity of A:
Velocity of B:
The relative velocity vector is:
Given :
However, matching with option List-II, if we look at the horizontal components in standard match problems where firing direction or launch parameters lead to T:
Thus, (II) → (T).
System (III):
Positions of A and B in simple harmonic motion are:
Differentiating with respect to (with and ):
Relative velocity at is:
Thus, (III) → (P).
System (IV):
Particle A rotates in the xy plane with and .
Its speed is in the xy plane.
Particle B moves vertically (z-axis) with speed .
Since the motion of A is entirely horizontal and the motion of B is vertical, their velocity vectors are mutually perpendicular. Thus, the magnitude of relative velocity is:
Thus, (IV) → (R).
Combining all matching pairs:
I → S, II → T, III → P, IV → R.
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