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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
The following table show os the positon of three persons between $8.00\, am$ to $8.20\, am$.
| Time | Position (in $km$) | ||
| Person $A$ | Person $B$ | Person $C$ | |
| $8.00 \,am$ | $0$ | $0$ | $0$ |
| $8.05 \,am$ | $4$ | $5$ | $10$ |
| $8.10\, am$ | $13$ | $10$ | $19$ |
| $8.15 \,am$ | $20$ | $15$ | $24$ |
| $8.20\, am$ | $25$ | $20$ | $27$ |
$(i)$ Who is moving with constant speed ?
$(ii)$ Who has travelled maximum distance between $8.00\, am$ to $8.05\, am$ ?
$(iii)$ Calculate the average speed of person $'A^{\prime}$ in $k m h^{-1}$
