Question icon
Grade 12Mechanics

A particle moving with a uniform acceleration along a straight line covers distances a and b in successive intervals of p and q second. The acceleration of the particle is

Profile image of Yash Mishra
11 Years agoGrade 12
Answers icon

1 Answer

Profile image of dara shannu
11 Years ago
diatance travelled by particle in p th second = u+A(2p-1)/2 = a
where u is initial velocity and A is acceleration
and in q th second =u+A(2q-1)/2 = b
solving both we get
                                   A = a – b/p – q