- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2023
- Date
- 15 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Laws of Motion
JEE Main 2023 · 15 April · Morning Shift · Physics · Laws of Motion
The position vector of a particle related to time t is given by → r...
Options
- APositive -axis
- BInx - y$ plane
- CPositive -axis
- DPositive -axis
Correct answer
C. Positive -axis
Step-by-step solution
Given, the position vector of the particle is
\overset{\to}{r} = 10t\overset{^}{i} + 15{t}^{2}\overset{^}{j} + 7\overset{^}{k}
The velocity of the particle can be calculated as follows:
\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{v} & = & \dfrac{d\overset{\to}{r}}{dt} \\ & = & \dfrac{d}{dt}\left(10t\overset{^}{i} + 15{t}^{2}\overset{^}{j} + 7\overset{^}{k}\right) \\ & = & 10\overset{^}{i} + 30t\overset{^}{j}\end{cases}
And, the acceleration of the particle is given by
\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{a} & = & \dfrac{d\overset{\to}{v}}{dt} \\ & = & \dfrac{d}{dt}\left(10\overset{^}{i} + 30t\overset{^}{j}\right) \\ & = & 30\overset{^}{j}\end{cases}
Hence, the force on the particle can be written as
\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{F} & = & m\overset{\to}{a} \\ & = & 30m\overset{^}{j}\end{cases}