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A motor car moving with a uniform speed of 20 ms−1 comes to rest on the application of brakes after travelling a distance of 10 m. Its acceleration is
A body falls freely from rest. It covers as much distance in the last second of its motion as covered in the first three seconds. The body has fallen for a time;
3s
5s
7s
9s
- a:b
- b:a
- √a:√b
- a2:b2
Is the statement, “The time taken by a body to reach the highest point is equal to the time taken by the body to fall from the same height” true?
At time t =0, a rock climber accidentally allows a piton (metal spike) to fall freely from a high point on the rock wall to the valley below him. Then, after a short delay, his climbing partner, who is 10 m higher on the wall, throws a piton downward. The positions 'y' of the pitons versus 't' during the falling are given in figure. With what speed is the second piton was thrown?
17.5 m/s
0 m/s
7.5 m/s
27.5 m/s
A stone is dropped into a river from a bridge 125 m above the water. Another stone is thrown vertically down 1.00s after the first is dropped. The stones strike the water at the same time.
Which of these is the correct velocity time graph of both the stones?