NEETPhysicsMotion in One Dimension
Assertion : Particle A is moving eastwards and particle B northwards with same speed. Then, velocity of A with respect to (B ) is in south-east direction. Reason : Relative velocity between them is zero as their speeds are same.
Options
- AIf both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
- BIf both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CIf Assertion is true but Reason is false
- DIf Assertion is false but Reason is true
Correct answer
C. If Assertion is true but Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
Assertion is true: Let velocity of (A ) be ( v _A=v i ) (eastwards) and velocity of (B ) be ( v _B=v j ) (northwards), where (v ) is the speed. The velocity of (A ) with respect to (B ) is ( v _A B= v _A- v _B=v i ) -vj . This vector has a positive x -component and a negative y -component, which corresponds to the south-east direction. Reason is false: Relative velocity is zero only if both the magnitude and direction of the velocities are the same. Here, only the magnitudes (speeds) are the same, but their directi