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A body starts moving from rest with constant acceleration covers displacement S1 in first (p-1) seconds and S2 in first p seconds. The displacement S1+S2 will be made in time :
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Options:
  • A (2p+1) s
  • B 2p2-2p+1 s
  • C (2p-1) s
  • D 2p2-2p+1 s
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The correct answer is: 2p2-2p+1 s

For the displacement S1 of the body, it can be written that

S1=12a(p-1)2   ...1

And, for the displacement S2 of the body, it follows that

S2=12a(p)2   ...2

If t be the required time, it follows that

S1+S2=12at2   ...3

Equations (1), (2) and (3) imply that

(p-1)2+p2=t2t=2p2-2p+1 s

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