Acceleration

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Acceleration: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Average Acceleration,Acceleration - Time Graphs,Instantaneous Acceleration, etc.

Important Questions on Acceleration

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The velocity-time graph of the particle moving along a straight line is shown. The rate of acceleration and deceleration is constant and it is equal to 5 m s-2. If average velocity during the motion is 20 m s-1, then find the value of t
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Which of the following curve does not represent motion in one dimension?

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A body is moving with velocity   30 m s  towards east. After 10 seconds its velocity becomes   40 m s  towards north. The average acceleration of the body is

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The displacement of a particle varies with time  (t)as:s=a t 2 b t 3. The acceleration of the particle at any given time (t) will be equal to

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A particle moves along a straight line such that its displacement at any time t is given by s=(t36t2+3t+4) metres. The velocity when the acceleration is zero is

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A particle is moving eastwards with a velocity of  5ms1. In 10 s, the velocity changes to  5ms1 northwards. The average acceleration in this time is

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The velocity displacement graph of a particle moving along a straight line is -

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The most suitable acceleration-displacement graph will be

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A body starts from rest at time t=0, refer to the acceleration-time graph shown in the figure. The maximum velocity attained by the body will be

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A particle of mass 2.5 kg starts from rest from x=0, whose force displacement graph is given then velocity  particle at 6 sec. will be:

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For a body moving on a straight line if x is position coordinate and t is time then acceleration of body is constant when -
(1) x and velocity is linear
(2) x and square of velocity is linear
(3) t and velocity is linear
(4) t and square of velocity is linear.

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A particle of mass 10 kg is free to move on x-axis. The force acting on the particle varies with its position according to curve given below

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The particle is released from x=0. Find the time taken by the particle to go directly from x=0 to x=3

 

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The area under the velocity-time graph for a particle moving in a straight line with uniform acceleration gives:

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Form the v - t graph shown, the ratio of distance to displacement in 25 s of motion is:

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A particle of mass 10 g moves in a straight line with retardation 2x, where x is the displacement in SI units. Its loss of kinetic energy for above displacement is 10x-nJ. The value of n will be ________.

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At any instant the velocity of a particle of mass 500 g is 2t i^ + 3t2 j^ m s-1 . If the force acting on the particle at t=1 s is (i^ + x j^) N . Then the value of x will be:

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The position-time graphs for two students A and B returning from the school to their homes are shown in figure.

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(A) A lives closer to the school

(B) B lives closer to the school

(C) A takes lesser time to reach home

(D) A travels faster than B

(E) B travels faster than A

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Area under velocity-time graph gives the distance travelled by the body in a given time.
Statement II: Area under acceleration-time graph is equal to the change in velocity in the given time.
In the light of given statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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If position vector of a particle is given by rt=8ti^+5t2j^+6k^, then the correct statement about the acceleration of the particle is

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A body is projected vertically upward direction from the surface of earth. If upward direction is taken as positive, then acceleration of body during its upward and downward journey are respectively

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Consider the given below statements.

Statement 1: We can get displacement from acceleration-time graph.

Statement 2: We can get acceleration from velocity-time graph.