Instantaneous Velocity and Speed

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Instantaneous Velocity and Speed: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Average Velocity,Average Velocity when Time Intervals Given,Average Velocity when Distance Travelled Given, etc.

Important Questions on Instantaneous Velocity and Speed

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A particle goes from A to B with a speed of 40 km h-1 and B to C with a speed of 60 km h-1. If AB=6BC, the average speed in km h-1 between A and C is

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A car moves a distance of 200 m. It covers the first half of the distance at speed   40 km hr  and the second half of distance at speed v. The average speed is   48 km hr . Find the value of v

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A bus travelling the first one third distance at a speed of  10 km h-1, the next one third at  20 km h-1 and the last one – third at  60 km h-1. The average speed of the bus is

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A particle covers half of its total distance with speed  v 1 and the rest half distance with speed v 2. Its average speed during the complete journey is

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A car covers the first half of the distance between two places at  40kmh  and other half at  60kmh . The average speed of the car is

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A particle shows distance–time curve as given in this figure. The maximum instantaneous velocity of the particle is around the point:

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A car moves from X to Y with a uniform speed  v u and returns to X with a uniform speed v d . The average speed for this round trip is

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A particle moves along a straight line such that its displacement at any time t is given by

  s=( t 3 6 t 2 +3t+4) metres

The velocity when the acceleration is zero is

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The displacement x of particle moving in one dimension, under the action of a constant force is related to the time t by the equation  t=x+3 where x is in meters and t in seconds. Find the displacement of the particle when its velocity is zero.

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The coordinates of a moving particles at any time t are given by   x=α t 3 and y=β t 3 . The speed of the particle at time t is given by –

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The coordinates of a moving particles at any time t are given by   x=α t 3 and y=β t 3 . The speed of the particle at time t is given by –

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In 1.0 s, a particle goes from point A to point B, moving in a semicircle of radius 1.0 m (see figure). The magnitude of the average velocity is

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A vehicle travels half the distance with speed v and the remaining distance with speed 2v. Its average speed is:

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The distance travelled by an object in time t is given by s=2.5t2 . The instantaneous speed of the object at t=5 s will be :

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As shown in the figure, a particle is moving with constant speed π m s-1. Considering its motion from A to B, the magnitude of the average velocity is:

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A person travels x distance with velocity v1 and then x distance with velocity v2 in the same direction. The average velocity of the person is v, then the relation between v, v1 and v2 will be

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If position of particle is changing with time as r=t2-2t (m). Find the velocity at t=2 s.

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An object moves x distance with speed v1 and next x distance with speed v2. The average velocity v is related to v1 and v2 as

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A particle moves from A to B via C with uniform speed π m s-1. Average velocity during the journey is equal to

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The path of a particle is given by the expression y= at+bt2, where a and b are constants. y is the displacement at time t. Find its velocity at any instant.