Question 34 (Choice 2) - CBSE Class 12 Sample Paper for 2023 Boards - Solutions of Sample Papers and Past Year Papers - for Class 12 Boards
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The equations of motion of a rocket are: š„ = 2š”, š¦ = ā4š”, š§ = 4š”, where the time t is given in seconds, and the coordinates of a moving point in km. What is the path of the rocket? At what distances will the rocket be from the starting point O(0,0,0) and from the following line in 10 seconds?
Question 34 (Choice 2) The equations of motion of a rocket are: š„ = 2š”, š¦ = ā4š”, š§ = 4š”, where the time t is given in seconds, and the coordinates of a moving point in km. What is the path of the rocket? At what distances will the rocket be from the starting point O(0, 0, 0) and from the following line in 10 seconds š ā = 20š Ģā10š Ģ+40š Ģ+š(10š Ģā20š Ģ+10š Ģ )?Given equation of motion of rocket
š„ = 2š”, š¦ = ā4š”, š§ = 4š”,
We note that if we join the points, we get a line.
At t = 0
x = 0, y = 0, z = 0
So, point at t = 0 is (0, 0, 0)
At t = 1
x = 2, y = ā4, z = 4
So, point at t = 0 is (2, ā4, 4)
So, path of rocket is a line
Equation of Path of Rocket
Since rocket passes through points (0, 0, 0) and (2, ā4, 4), equation of line is
(š„ ā š„_1)/(š„_2 ā š„_1 ) = (š¦ ā š¦_1)/(š¦_2 ā š¦_1 ) = (š§ ā š§_1)/(š§_2 ā š§_1 )
(š„ ā 0)/(2 ā 0) = (š¦ ā 0)/( ā4 ā 0) = (š§ ā 0)/(4 ā 0)
š/š = š/( āš) = š/š
Now, we need to find
At what distances will the rocket be from the starting point O(0, 0, 0) and from the following line in 10 seconds š ā = 20š Ģā10š Ģ+40š Ģ+š(10š Ģā20š Ģ+10š Ģ )?
At t = 10 seconds, point is
š„ = 2š”, š¦ = ā4š”, š§ = 4š”,
š„ = 20, š¦ = ā40, š§ = 40
So,
At t = 0, point is (0, 0, 0)
At t = 10, point is (20, ā40, 40)
Thus,
We need to find distance of point (20, ā40, 40) from point (0, 0, 0) And
Distance of point (20, ā40, 40) from line š ā = 20š Ģā10š Ģ+4š Ģ+š(10š Ģā20š Ģ+10š Ģ )?
Thus,
We need to find distance of point (20, ā40, 40) from point (0, 0, 0) And
Distance of point (20, ā40, 40) from line š ā = 20š Ģā10š Ģ+40š Ģ+š(10š Ģā20š Ģ+10š Ģ )?
Line
š ā = 20š Ģā10š Ģ+4š Ģ +š(10š Ģā20š Ģ+10š Ģ )
Distance of point (20, ā40, 40) from point (0, 0, 0)
D = ā((20ā0)^2+(ā40ā0)^2+(40ā0)^2 )
= ā(ćššć^š+(āšš)^š+ćššć^š )
= ā(400+1600+1600)
= ā3600
= ā((60)^2 )
= 60 kmDistance of point (20, ā40, 40) from line š ā = 20š Ģāššš Ģ+ššš Ģ+š(ššš Ģāššš Ģ+ššš Ģ )
In three dimensions, the perpendicular distance, š·,between a point š(š„, š¦, š§) (position vector š ā) and line š ā = a ā + Ī»b ā is
š·=|(š ā ā š ā ) Ć š ā |/|š ā |
Putting values
š·=|([20š Ģ ā 40š Ģ + 40š Ģ ]ā[20š Ģ ā10š Ģ + 4š Ģ ]) Ć (ššš Ģ ā ššš Ģ + ššš Ģ)|/|ššš Ģ ā ššš Ģ + ššš Ģ |
š·=|(30š Ģ ) Ć (ššš Ģ ā ššš Ģ + ššš Ģ)|/ā(ć10ć^2 + (ā20)^2 + ć10ć^2 )
š«=|ā 8(š Ģ&š Ģ&š Ģ@š&šš&š@šš&āšš&šš)|/ā(ššš + ššš + ššš)
š·=|š Ģ(300 ā 0) ā š Ģ(0 ā 0) + š Ģ(0 ā 300)|/ā600
š«=|šššš Ģ ā šššš Ģ |/āššš
š·=ā((300)^2+(300)^2 )/ā(6 Ć 100)
š·=ā(2 Ć (300)^2 )/ā(6 Ć 100)
š«=(šššāš)/(ššāš)
š·=30/ā3
š·=30/ā3 Ćā3/ā3
š·=(30ā3)/3
D = 10 āš km
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