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JEE Physics 2025 Question with Solution

The position of a particle moving on xx-axis is given by x(t)=Asint+Bcos2t+Ct2+Dx(t) = A \sin t + B \cos^2 t + Ct^2 + D, where tt is time. The dimension of ABCD\frac{ABC}{D} is:

  • A

    LL

  • B

    L3T2L^3 T^{-2}

  • C

    L2T2L^2 T^{-2}

  • D

    L2L^2

Answer

Correct answer:C

Step-by-step solution

Standard Method

Given: x(t)=Asint+Bcos2t+Ct2+Dx(t) = A \sin t + B \cos^2 t + Ct^2 + D

Find: The dimension of ABCD\frac{ABC}{D}.

Since position x(t)x(t) has dimension of length, every term in the expression must have dimension [L][L].

For AsintA \sin t, the trigonometric function is dimensionless, so

[A]=[L][A] = [L]

For Bcos2tB \cos^2 t, again the trigonometric factor is dimensionless, so

[B]=[L][B] = [L]

For Ct2Ct^2,

[C][T2]=[L][C][T^2] = [L]

Therefore,

[C]=[LT2][C] = [LT^{-2}]

For the constant term DD,

[D]=[L][D] = [L]

Now,

[ABCD]=[A][B][C][D]=[L][L][LT2][L]\left[\frac{ABC}{D}\right] = \frac{[A][B][C]}{[D]} = \frac{[L][L][LT^{-2}]}{[L]}

So,

[ABCD]=[L2T2]\left[\frac{ABC}{D}\right] = [L^2T^{-2}]

Therefore, the dimension of ABCD\frac{ABC}{D} is L2T2L^2 T^{-2}. The correct option is C.

Term-by-term Dimension Check

Given: x(t)=Asint+Bcos2t+Ct2+Dx(t) = A \sin t + B \cos^2 t + Ct^2 + D

Find: The dimension of ABCD\frac{ABC}{D}.

The position x(t)x(t) is along the xx-axis, so

[x(t)]=[L][x(t)] = [L]

Each term must therefore have the same dimension.

  1. From AsintA \sin t:
sint\sin t

is dimensionless, hence

[A]=[L][A] = [L]
  1. From Bcos2tB \cos^2 t:
cos2t\cos^2 t

is also dimensionless, hence

[B]=[L][B] = [L]
  1. From Ct2Ct^2:
[C][T2]=[L][C][T^2] = [L]

which gives

[C]=[LT2][C] = [LT^{-2}]
  1. From DD:
[D]=[L][D] = [L]

Substitute these into the required expression:

[ABCD]=[L][L][LT2][L]\left[\frac{ABC}{D}\right] = \frac{[L][L][LT^{-2}]}{[L]}

Cancelling one factor of [L][L],

[ABCD]=[L2T2]\left[\frac{ABC}{D}\right] = [L^2T^{-2}]

Therefore, the required dimension is L2T2L^2 T^{-2}, so the correct option is C.

Common mistakes

  • Treating tt inside sint\sin t or cos2t\cos^2 t as contributing dimensions directly. Trigonometric functions are dimensionless in this context, so only the coefficients determine the dimensions of those terms.

  • Assigning [C]=[L][C] = [L] by ignoring the factor t2t^2. Since Ct2Ct^2 must have dimension of length, you must divide by [T2][T^2] to get [C]=[LT2][C] = [LT^{-2}].

  • Forgetting that all terms added in one equation must have the same dimensions. In a sum like Asint+Bcos2t+Ct2+DA \sin t + B \cos^2 t + Ct^2 + D, each term must separately have dimension [L][L].

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