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Grade 11Mechanics

Assertion : Distance between two particles moving with constant velocities always remain constant.
Reason: In the above case relative motion between them is uniform

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Eshan
8 Years ago
Dear student,

Let the contant velocities be\vec{v_A}and\vec{v_B}. Hence relative to A, the velocity of B is\vec{v_B}-\vec{v_A}which is non-zero. Hence as seen from A, the distance between them woudl increase with constant rate of\vec{v_B}-\vec{v_A}.

Hence the assertion is wrong.