Q52 / 60 · JEE Advanced 2014 (Paper 1) · Physics

Airplanes A and B are flying with constant velocity in the same vertical plane at angles 30o and 60o with respect to the horizontal respectively as shown in the figure. The speed of A is 1003 ms-1 . At time t = 0 s, an observer in A finds B at a distance of 500 m. This observer sees B moving with a constant velocity perpendicular to the line of motion of A. If at t=t0 , A just escapes being hit by B, t0 in seconds is

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Correct answer: 5

Solution

The relative velocity of B with respect to A is perpendicular to line of motion of A.

Figure
∴VBcos⁡30o=VA
⇒VB=200 m/s
And time t0=Relative distanceRelative velocity
=500VBsin⁡30o=5 sec

Hence, the correct answer is 5.

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