Kinematics of Particle (Variable Acceleration)

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KINEMATICS OF PARTICLE (VARIABLE ACCELERATION)

Q1. A particle, starting from rest, moves in a straight line, whose equation of motion is given by
s = t3 – 2t2 + 3. Find the velocity and acceleration of the particle after 5 seconds.

Q2. A car moves along a straight line whose equation of motion is given by s = 12t + 3t2 – 2t3,
where (s) is in metres and (t) is in seconds. calculate
(i) velocity and acceleration at start, and
(ii) acceleration, when the velocity is zero.

Q3 The equation of motion of a particle moving in a straight line is given by :

s = 18t + 3t2 – 2t3


where (s) is in metres and (t) in seconds. Find (1) velocity and acceleration at start, (2) time,
when the particle reaches its maximum velocity, and (3) maximum velocity of the particle.

Q4 The motion of a particle is given by : a = t3 – 3t2 + 5 where (a) is the acceleration in m/s2
and (t) is the time in seconds. The velocity of the particle at
t = 1 second is 6.25 m/sec and the displacement is 8.8 metres. Calculate the displacement and
velocity at t = 2 seconds.

Q5 A train, starting from rest, is uniformly accelerated. The acceleration at any


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instant is a= m/s2 , where (v) is the velocity of the train in m/s at the instant. Find the
𝑣+1
distance, in which the train will attain a velocity of 35 kmph.

Q6 A body starting from rest, moves along a straight line with an acceleration whose
equation is given by :

t2
a=4−
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where a is in m/s2 and t in seconds. Find (a) velocity after 6 seconds, and (b) distance
traversed in 6 seconds.

Q7 A body starting from rest, moves in such a way that its acceleration is given by :
a = 3 – 0.15t2
Find the time when the body comes to stop and distance travelled during this time.
Q8 A particle, starting from rest, moves in a straight line whose equation of motion is given
by :
s = 3t3 – 2t
where (s) is in metres and (t) in seconds. Find (i) velocity after 3 seconds ; (ii) acceleration
at the end of 3 seconds ; and (iii) average velocity in the 4th seconds.

Q9 The equation of motion of an engine is given by

s = 2t3 – 6t2 – 5, where (s) is in metres and


(t) in seconds. Calculate (i) displacement and acceleration when velocity is zero ; and (ii)
displacement and veiocity when acceleration is zero.

Q10. A particle, starting from rest, moves in a straight line, whose acceleration
is given by the equation :
a = 10 – 0.006 s2
where (a) is in m/s2 and (s) in metres. Determine
(i) velocity of the particle,when it has travelled 50 metres.
(ii) distance travelled by the particle, when it comes to rest.

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