Motion With Constant Acceleration

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Motion With Constant Acceleration: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Velocity - Displacement Equation under Constant Acceleration, Constant Acceleration,Velocity - Time Equation under Constant Acceleration and Displacement - Time Equation under Constant Acceleration etc.

Important Questions on Motion With Constant Acceleration

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An object moving with uniform acceleration has a velocity of 12.0 cm s-1 in the positive x direction when its x coordinate is 3.00 cm. If its x coordinates 2.00 s later is -5 cm, what is its acceleration?

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At a distance L=400 m from the traffic light brakes are applied to a locomotive moving at a velocity v=54 km hr-1. Determine the position of the locomotive relative to the traffic light 1 minute after the application of the brakes if its acceleration is - 0.3 m s-2.

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A body starts from rest, what is the ratio of the distances traveled by the body during the 4th and 3rd seconds?

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A boy standing at the top of a tower of 20 m height drops a stone. Assuming  g=10m s2, the velocity with which it hits the ground is

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A particle has initial velocity (3 i ^ +4 j ^ ) and has acceleration (0.4 i ^ +0.3 j ^ ). Its speed after 10 s is:

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A particle starts its motion from rest under the action of a constant force. If the distance covered in the first 10 seconds is  S 1 and that covered in the first 20 seconds is   S 2, then:

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A particle moves in a straight line with a constant acceleration. It changes its velocity from 10m s1  to  20m s1 while passing through a distance 135 m in t seconds. The value of t is:

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What will be the ratio of the distances moved by a freely falling body from rest in fourth and fifth seconds of the journey?

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The position x of a particle with respect to time t along x-axis is given by, x=9t2t3 where, x is in meters and t is in seconds. What will be the position of this particle when it achieves maximum speed along the +ve x direction?

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If a ball is thrown vertically upwards with speed u, the distance covered during the last t seconds of its ascent is

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A car moving with a speed of 40 km h-1 can be stopped by applying brakes at least after 2 m. If the same car is moving with a speed of 80 km h-1, what is the minimum stopping distance?

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If a ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of   40 m s , then velocity of the ball after two seconds will be   (g=10 m s 2 )

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A car is moving along a straight road with a uniform acceleration. It passes through two points P and Q separated by a distance with velocity 30 km hr-1 and 40 km hr-1 respectively. The velocity of the car midway between P and Q is

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A ship of mass  3×107 kg  initially at rest, is pulled by a force of 5×104 N  through a distance of 3 m. Assuming that the resistance due to water is negligible, the speed of the ship is

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A body falling freely from a given height H hits an inclined plane in its path at a height h. As a result of this impact, the direction of the velocity of the body becomes horizontal. For what value of hH the body will take maximum time to reach the ground?

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A parachutist after bailing out falls 50 m without friction, When parachute opens, it decelerates at 2 m s2 . He reaches the ground with a speed of 3 m s1. At what height, did he bail out?

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A ball is dropped vertically from a height d above the ground. It hits the ground and bounces up vertically to a height d2. Neglecting subsequent motion and air resistance, its velocity v varies with the height h above the ground as

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A body starts from 20 m/s. If its acceleration is 2 m/s2, then velocity of the body after 10 seconds is

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The velocity of train decreases uniformly from 50 km h-1 to 10 km h-1 in 2 hours. The distance travelled by the train during this process is

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Two cars, one travelling at 54 km h-1  and the other at 90 km h-1move towards each other along a narrow road. When they are 150 m apart, both the drivers apply the brakes simultaneously. The motion of each car is retarded at 3 m s-2 and the collision is avoided. Find the distance between the cars when they come to rest.