Acceleration of particle moving in straight line can be written as a=dvdt=vdvdx. From the given graph find acceleration at x=20m.
From graph dvdx=90−5040−20=4020dvdx=2
v(atx=20)=50m/s
a=vdvdx⇒a=50×2=100m/s2
A particle moves in a straight line with velocity 20 ms and acceleration -4 ms2. Find the velocity after 5 seconds.
A particle moves along the parabolic path y=2x−x2+2, in such a way that the x-component of velocity vector remains constant (5 m/s). Find the magnitude of acceleration of the particle.