Question:

A body covers 26, 28, 30, 32 meters in $10^{th}$, $11^{th}$, $12^{th}$ and $13^{th}$ seconds respectively. The body starts

Updated On: Jul 5, 2022
  • from rest and moves with uniform velocity
  • from rest and moves with uniform acceleration
  • with an initial velocity and moves with uniform acceleration
  • with an initial velocity and moves with uniform velocity
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

The distance covered in nth second is $S_n = u + \frac{1}{2} (2n - 1)a $ where u is initial velocity & a is acceleration then $26 = u + \frac{19a}{2}$ .....(1) $28 = u + \frac{21a}{2} $ ....(2) $30 = u + \frac{23 a}{2}$ .....(3) $32 = u + \frac{25a}{2}$ ......(4) From e (1) & (2) we get u = $7 m/ \sec, a = 2 \, m/ \sec^2$ $\therefore$ The body starts with initial velocity u = 7 m/sec and moves with uniform acceleration $a = 2 m/ \sec^2$
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Concepts Used:

Motion in a straight line

The motion in a straight line is an object changes its position with respect to its surroundings with time, then it is called in motion. It is a change in the position of an object over time. It is nothing but linear motion. 

Types of Linear Motion:

Linear motion is also known as the Rectilinear Motion which are of two types:

  1. Uniform linear motion with constant velocity or zero acceleration: If a body travels in a straight line by covering an equal amount of distance in an equal interval of time then it is said to have uniform motion.
  2. Non-Uniform linear motion with variable velocity or non-zero acceleration: Not like the uniform acceleration, the body is said to have a non-uniform motion when the velocity of a body changes by unequal amounts in equal intervals of time. The rate of change of its velocity changes at different points of time during its movement.