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How does an object supposed to be at rest and in motion are considered to be relative ?

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A person sitting in a moving but is at rest with respect to a fellow passenager but is in motion with respect to a person outside the bus . The concepts of rest and motion have meaning only with respect to some fram of reference.
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PREMIERS PUBLISHERS-KINEMATICS -Other important questions & answers (II. Very short answer questions).
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  3. What is meant by Frame of reference?

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  4. What is meant by right-handed Cartesian coordinate system ?

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  5. What is meant by point mass and give suitable example ?

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  6. Define linear motion. Give example.

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  7. Define uniform circular motion . Give some examples.

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  8. Define rotational motion. Give example.

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  9. Define vibratory motion. Give example

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  10. What do you mean by motion in one, two and three dimensions ?

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  11. What do you mean by motion in one, two and three dimensions ?

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  12. What do you mean by motion in one, two and three dimensions ?

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  13. State in the following cases, whether the motion is one ,two (or) thre...

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  14. State in the following cases, whether the motion is one ,two (or) thre...

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  15. State in the following cases, whether the motion is one ,two (or) thre...

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  16. State in the following cases, whether the motion is one ,two (or) thre...

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  17. Define and illustrate the following terms. Equal vectors.

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  18. What is meant by Collinear vector ? Explain them .

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  19. Define and illustrate the following terms. Parallel vectors,

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  20. Define and illustrate the following terms. Anti-parallel vectors,

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