Find the distance travelled by the space craft in the first 10s after the rocket motors were started, the motors having been in action for only 6.0s.
A
1000km
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1065km
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C
2000km
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is C1065km The space craft undergoes acceleration in first 6s and moves with constant speed during last 4s. u=75kms−1 v=120kms−1 t1=6s
This gives, a=v−ut=7.5kms−2 ∴s1=ut1+12at21=(75×6)+(12×7.5×62)=585km t2=(10−t1)=4s ∴s2=v×t2=(120×4)km=480km ∴s1+s2=(585+480)km=1065km