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A 2m wide truck is moving with a speed of 55 m/s along a straight horizontal road. A man starts crossing the road with a uniform speed v when the truck is 4 m away from him. The minimum value of v to cross the truck safely is

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10 m/s
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5 m/s
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3 m/s
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552m/s
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Solution

The correct option is B 5 m/s
4+vcos θ.t=55 t (x-axis)
2=vsin θ t (y-axis)
v=55×24sin θ+2 cos θ
Denominator is maximum
dDd θ=0tan θ=2
v =5 m/s.

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