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Grade 12th passMechanics

A particle is moving eastwards with a velocity of 5m/s.In 10sec the velocity changes to 5m/s northwards.The average acceleration inthis time with direction

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
acceleration is change in velocity divided by time taken
a = (5\hat{j}-5\hat{i})/10
|a| = 5\sqrt{2}/10 = 1/\sqrt{2} m/s2
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