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A lizard, at an initial distance of 21 cm behind an insect, moves from rest with an acceleration of 2 cm/s2 and pursues the insect which is crawling uniformly along a straight line at a speed of 20 cm/s. Then the lizard will catch the insect after ?

A lizard, at an initial distance of 21 cm behind an insect, moves from rest with an acceleration of 2 cm/s2 and pursues the insect which is crawling uniformly along a straight line at a speed of 20 cm/s. Then the lizard will catch the insect after ?

Grade:12

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SHAIK AASIF AHAMED
askIITians Faculty 74 Points
9 years ago
Hello student,
From the given data substituting in the formula we get
1/2(2t2)=21+20t
So t=21 sec
Thanks and Regards
Shaik Aasif
askIITians faculty

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