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Grade 12th passMechanics

. Engine of a car can produce a maximum acceleration 2 m/s^2 and its brakes can produce a maximum retardation 3 m/s^2. Minimum time in which the car travel a distance 6 km is ?

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago

there is a formula for this type of questions - [(αβ)/2(α+β)] * t2 = s

 

where α = Maximum acceleration       t = time

 

         β = Maximum retardation      s = distance

 

6000 = (6/2*5 )* t²

t² = 10000

t = 100 sec