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Consider a car initially at rest, starts to move along a straight road first with acceleration 5 m s-2, then with uniform velocity and finally, decelerating at 5 m s-2,, before coming to a stop. Total time taken from start to end is t=25 s. If the average velocity during that time is 72 km hr-1, the car moved with uniform velocity for a time of
PhysicsMotion In Two DimensionsTS EAMCETTS EAMCET 2019 (03 May Shift 2)
Options:
  • A 15 s
  • B 30 s
  • C 155 s
  • D 2 s
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 15 s

Velocity vs. time graph can be drawn as

Let the particle moves with constant acceleration for first t1 seconds. Clearly it retards for last t1 seconds.

Maximum speed of the particles is 

v=u+at=0+5t1=5t1

Area of velocity vs time graph gives displacement 

  displacement = area of traperion

  average velocitys×total time=1225+25-2t1×5t1

  20×25=1250-2t1×5t1

  1000=250t1-10t12

   10t12+250t1-1000=0

   t12+25t1-100=0

   t1-5t1-20=0

t1=5 or t1=20

As  t1=20 is not possible so t1=5 s.

 The car moved with uniform velocity for a time of 25-2t1

=25-2×5

=15 s.

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