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Lecture 5 : Circular motion

S.N. Index
1 Distance - time graph
2 Displacement - time graph
3 Speed - time graph
4 Velocity - time graph
5 Acceleration - time graph
6 Miscellaneous graph
7 Conversion of graph
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DISTANCE - TIME GRAPH

Look at the graphs (a) to (d) carefully and state, with reasons, which of these cannot possibly represent one-dimensional motion
of a particle.

DISPLACEMENT - TIME GRAPH

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The displacement-time graph of a moving particle is as shown in the figure. The instantaneous velocity of the particle is
negative at the point

Which of the following options is correct for the object having a straight line motion represented by the graph shown in figure?
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a)
b)
c) The object moves with constantly increasing velocity from O to A and then it moves with constant velocity.
d) Velocity of the object increases uniformly.
e) Average velocity is zero.
f) The graph shown is impossible.

The position-time (x - t) graphs for two children A and B returning from their school O to their homes P and Q respectively are
shown in Figure. Choose the correct entries in the brackets below
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a) (A/B) lives closer to the school than (B/A)

b) (A/B) starts from the school earlier than (B/A)
c) (A/B) walks faster than (B/A)
d) A and B reach home at the (same/different) time
e) (A/B) overtakes (B/A) on the road (once/twice).

Figure shows the displacement-time graph of a particle moving on the X-axis.

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a) the particle is continuously going in positive X direction

b) the particle is at rest
c) the velocity increases up to a time t0, and then becomes constant
d) the particle moves at a constant velocity up to a time t0 , and then stops.

Figure shows the position of a particle moving on the X-axis as a function of time.
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a) The particle has come to rest 6 times.

b) The maximum speed is at t = 6 s.
c) The velocity remains positive for t = 0 to t = 6 s.
d) The average velocity for the total period shown is negative

Figure shows the graph of the x-coordinate of a particle going along the X-axis as a function of time. Find (a) the average
velocity during 0 to 10s, (b) instantaneous velocity at 2, 5, 8 and 12s.
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Figure shows the x-t graph of a particle. Find the time t such that the average velocity of the particle during the period 0 to t is
zero.
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A particle starts from a point A and travels along the solid curve shown in figure . Find approximately the position B of the
particle such that the average velocity between the positions A and B has the same direction as the instantaneous velocity at B.

A ball is dropped from a height of 19.6 m above the ground. It rebounds from the ground and raises itself up to the same height.
Take the starting point as the origin and vertically downward as the positive X-axis. Draw approximate plots of x versus t, v
versus t and a versus t. Neglect the small interval during which the ball was in contact with the ground.
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A particle P is sliding down a frictionless hemispherical bowl. It passes the point A at t = 0 . At this instant of time, the
horizontal component of its velocity is v. A bead Q of the same mass as P is ejected from A at t = 0 along the horizontal string
AB with speed v . Friction between the bead and the string may be neglected. Let tP and tQ be respective times taken by P and Q
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to reach point B, then:

A body is at rest at x = 0. At t = 0, it starts moving in the positive x-direction with a constant acceleration. At the same instant
another body passes through x = 0 moving in the positive x - direction with a constant speed. The position of the first body is
given by x1 (t) after time t and that of the second body by x2 (t) after the same time interval. Which of the following graphs
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correctly describes (x1 – x2 ) as a function of time t? [IIT MAIN 2018]

SPEED - TIME GRAPH

The speed of a car as a function of time is shown in figure. Find the distance travelled by the car in 8 seconds and its
acceleration.
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VELOCITY - TIME GRAPH

From the velocity-time graph of a particle given in figure, describe the motion of the particle qualitatively in the interval 0 to 4
s. Find (a) the distance travelled during first two seconds, (b) during the time 2 s to 4 s, (c) during the time 0 to 4 s, (d)
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displacement during 0 to 4 s, (e) acceleration at t = 1/2 s and (f) acceleration at t = 2 s.

Figure shows the graph of velocity versus time for a particle going along the X-axis. Find (a) the acceleration, (b) the distance
travelled in 0 to 10 s and (c) the displacement in 0 to 10 s.
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From the velocity–time plot shown in figure, find the distance travelled by the particle during the first 40 seconds. Also find the
average velocity during this period.
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The velocity-time plot for a particle moving on a straight line is shown in the figure
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a) The particle has a constant acceleration.

b) The particle has never turned around.
c) The particle has zero displacement.
d) The average speed in the interval 0 to 10 s is the same as the average speed in the interval 10 s to 20 s.

A body is thrown vertically upwards. Which one of the following graphs correctly represents the velocity vs time?
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ACCELERATION - TIME GRAPH

The acceleration of a cart started at t = 0, varies with time as shown in figure. Find the distance travelled in 30 seconds and
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draw the position-time graph.

MISCELLANEOUS GRAPH

All the graphs below are intended to represent the same motion. One of them does it incorrectly. Pick it up. [IIT MAIN 2018]
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A particle is moving with constant acceleration 'a' . The following graph shows v −x .
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The acceleration of the particle is m/s2
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A Tennis ball is released from a height h and after freely falling on a wooden floor it rebounds and reaches height h/2 . The
velocity versus height of the ball during its motion may be represented graphically by (graph are drawn schematically and on
not to scale) [IIT MAIN 2020]
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CONVERSION OF GRAPH

The position, velocity & acceleration of a particle moving with constant acceleration can be represented by: [IIT MAIN 2021]
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