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Grade 11General Physics

a particle at rest starts moving in a horizontal straight line with uniform acceleration. the ratio of the distance covered during the 5th and 2nd second is:

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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8 Years ago
Dear student
distance travelled in nth second Sn = u + ½ * f* (2t –1)
now u = 0
hence 
S5 / S2 = (½ * f * 9) / (½ * f * 3)
 = 9/3
 = 3