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$(a)$ Derive second equation of motion $S=u t+\frac{1}{2} a t^{2}$ graphically where the symbols have their usual meanings.
$(b)$ A car accelerates uniformly from $18\, km h ^{-1}$ to $36\, km h^{-1}$ in $5$ seconds. Calculate the acceleration and the distance covered by the car in that time.
Solution

$(a)$ The area under the graph is the area of the rectangle $OACD$ plus the area of the triangle $ABC$ on top of it as shown in figure. The rectangle has a height $u$ and a length $t$. This area is the distance travelled by the object.
Hence, $S=u t+\frac{1}{2} \times t \times(v-u)$ $….(1)$
But from the expression $v=u+a t,$ we have
at $=v-u$. Substituting in equation $(1),$ we have
$S=u t+\frac{1}{2}(a t) t=u t+\frac{1}{2} a t^{2}$ $…(2)$
$(b)$ Given $u=18 km h ^{-1}=5 m s ^{-1}$
$v=36 km h ^{-1}=10 m s ^{-1}, t=5 s$
Using $v=u+a t,$ we have
$a=v-\frac{u}{t}=\frac{(10-5)}{5}=1 m s ^{-2}$
Also,
$S=u t+\frac{1}{2} a t^{2}=5 \times 5+\frac{1}{2} \times 1 \times(5)^{2}$
$=37.5 m$
Similar Questions
An object is moving along a straight line with uniform acceleration. The following table gives the velocity of the object at various instants of time
Time $(s)$ | $0$ | $1$ | $2$ | $3$ | $4$ | $5$ | $6$ |
Velocity $\left( m s ^{-1}\right)$ | $2$ | $4$ | $6$ | $8$ | $10$ | $12$ | $14$ |
Plot the graph.
From the graph.
$(i)$ Find the velocity of the object at the end of $2.5 sec$
$(ii)$ Calculate the acceleration.
$(iii)$ Calculate' the distance covered in the last $4$ sec.