Velocity

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Velocity: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Average Velocity and Instantaneous Velocity

Important Questions on Velocity

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A particle moves along a straight line such that its displacement at any time t is given by

  s=( t 3 6 t 2 +3t+4) metres

The velocity when the acceleration is zero is

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A particle of mass 10-2 kg is moving along the positive x-axis under the influence of a force Fx=-K2x2 where K=10-2Nm-2. At time t=0 it is at x=1.0 m and its velocity is v=0 :
Find the time at which it reaches x=0.25 m

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A particle of mass 10-2 kg is moving along the positive x-axis under the influence of a force Fx=-K2x2 where K=10-2Nm-2. At time t=0 it is at x=1.0 m and its velocity is v=0 :
Find its velocity when it reaches x=0.50 m

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The displacement x of particle moving in one dimension, under the action of a constant force is related to the time t by the equation  t=x+3 where x is in meters and t in seconds. Find the displacement of the particle when its velocity is zero.

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In 1.0 s, a particle goes from point A to point B, moving in a semicircle of radius 1.0 m (see figure). The magnitude of the average velocity is

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The distance travelled by an object in time t is given by s=2.5t2 . The instantaneous speed of the object at t=5 s will be :

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As shown in the figure, a particle is moving with constant speed π m s-1. Considering its motion from A to B, the magnitude of the average velocity is:

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A person travels x distance with velocity v1 and then x distance with velocity v2 in the same direction. The average velocity of the person is v, then the relation between v, v1 and v2 will be

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If position of particle is changing with time as r=t2-2t (m). Find the velocity at t=2 s.

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A particle moves from A to B via C with uniform speed π m s-1. Average velocity during the journey is equal to

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A particle is moving with a constant speed in a circle. What is the magnitude of average velocity after one fourth rotation?

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A jet plane flying at a constant velocity v at a height h=8 km is being tracked by a radar R located at O directly below the line of flight. If the angle is decreasing at the rate of 0.025 rad s-1, the velocity the plane when θ=60°  is

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A body is moving along square track ABCD of arm 10 m then find average velocity and average speed when body moves form ABC in 10sec.

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The position of an object moving in straight line is given as function of time by x=2+2 t, where x is in meters and t is in seconds. The average velocity of object between t=0 to t=2 seconds is

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A car travelled half the distance with a velocity V and it covered the remaining half distance with a velocity V2 in the first half time and with velocity 2V in the second half time. The average velocity of the car for the whole journey is

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The position of a particle is r=xi^+yj^ where x and y are function of time t and given as x=12+5t-t2 m and y=18-5t+t2 m. At t=1 s, the magnitude of the velocity vector of the particle is

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A truck travelling with uniform acceleration crosses two points A and B with velocities 60 m s-1 and 40 m s-1 respectively. The speed of the body at the mid-point of A and B is nearest to:

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The acceleration of an object is given by at=cosπt m s-2 and its velocity at time t=0 is 12π m s-1 at origin. Its velocity at t=32 s is

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A body travelling along a straight line traversed one third of the total distance with a velocity 4ms-1. The remaining part of the distance was covered with a velocity 1ms-1 for half the time and with velocity 3ms-1 for the other half of time. The mean velocity averaged over the whole time of motion is:

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Velocity of a particle is given by v=4x3. Average velocity of the particle averaged over displacement as it travels from x1=1 m to x2=3 m is