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Two cars started moving with initial velocities $v$ and $2v$. For the same deceleration, their respective stopping distances are in the ratio

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For first car $v_{1}^{2} =u^{2}-2 a s $ $0 =v-2 a s_{1} $ $s_{1} =\frac{v}{2 a}$ For second car $ v_{2}^{2}=u^{2}-2 a s$ $0=(2 v)^{2}-2 a s_{2} $ $ s_{2}=\frac{2 v}{a} $ $\therefore \frac{s_{1}}{s_{2}} =\frac{\frac{v}{2 a}}{\frac{2 v}{a}} $ $\therefore \frac{s_{1}}{s_{2}} =\frac{1}{4}$
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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.