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JEE Advanced 2025 — Paper 2 — Question 15

A projectile of mass 200 g is launched in a viscous medium at an angle 60∘60^{\circ} with the horizontal, with an initial velocity of 270 m/s270 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}. It experiences a viscous drag force F⃗=−cv⃗\vec{F}=-c \vec{v} where the drag coefficient c=0.1 kg/sc=0.1 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{s} and v⃗\vec{v} is the instantaneous velocity of the projectile. The projectile hits a vertical wall after 2 s . Taking e=2.7e=2.7, the horizontal distance of the wall from the point of projection (in m ) is \qquad

Answer: 170

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

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F⃗net =mdv⃗dt\vec{F}_{\text {net }}=m \frac{d \vec{v}}{d t}

mg+F→=mdv→dt\mathrm{mg}+\overrightarrow{\mathrm{F}}=\frac{\mathrm{md} \overrightarrow{\mathrm{v}}}{\mathrm{dt}}

mg−Cv→=mdv→dt\mathrm{mg}-\mathrm{C} \overrightarrow{\mathrm{v}}=\frac{\mathrm{md} \overrightarrow{\mathrm{v}}}{\mathrm{dt}}

Horizontal direction−Cvx=mdvxdt-C v_{x}=\frac{m d v_{x}}{d t}

−Cm∫0tdt=∫v0xvxdvxvx-\frac{\mathrm{C}}{\mathrm{m}} \int_{0}^{\mathrm{t}} \mathrm{dt}=\int_{\mathrm{v}_{0 \mathrm{x}}}^{\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{x}}} \frac{\mathrm{dv}_{\mathrm{x}}}{\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{x}}}

−t2=ln⁡vxv0x-\frac{\mathrm{t}}{2}=\ln \frac{\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{x}}}{\mathrm{v}_{0 \mathrm{x}}}

dxdt=vx=v0xe−t/2\frac{d x}{d t}=v_{x}=v_{0 x} e^{-t / 2}

∫0Sxdx=V0x∫0te−t/2dt\int_{0}^{S_{x}} d x=V_{0 x} \int_{0}^{t} e^{-t / 2} d t

Sx=2v0x(1−e−t/2)S_{x}=2 v_{0 x}\left(1-e^{-t / 2}\right) at t=2sec\mathrm{t}=2 \mathrm{sec}

Sx=2×270×cos⁡60∘[1−1e]\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{x}}=2 \times 270 \times \cos 60^{\circ}\left[1-\frac{1}{\mathrm{e}}\right]

Sx=270(1−12.7)\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{x}}=270\left(1-\frac{1}{2.7}\right)

=2702.7×(1.7)=\frac{270}{2.7} \times(1.7)

=170 m=170 \mathrm{~m}

Sx=170 m\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{x}}=170 \mathrm{~m}

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Exam
JEE Advanced 2025
Paper
Paper 2
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Newton's Laws of Motion
Topic
Application of NLM and Impulse