2.Motion in Straight Line
hard

The distance $x$ covered by a particle in one dimensional motion varies with time $t$ as $\mathrm{x}^{2}=\mathrm{at}^{2}+2 \mathrm{bt}+\mathrm{c.}$ If the acceleration of the particle depends on $\mathrm{x}$ as $\mathrm{x}^{-\mathrm{n}},$ where $\mathrm{n}$ is an integer, the value of $\mathrm{n}$ is

A

$9$

B

$6$

C

$4$

D

$3$

(JEE MAIN-2020)

Solution

$\mathrm{x}=\sqrt{\mathrm{at}^{2}+2 \mathrm{bt}+\mathrm{c}}$

Differentiating w.r.t. time

$\frac{d x}{d t}=v=\frac{1}{2 \sqrt{a t^{2}+2 b t+c}} \times(2 a t+2 b)$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{v}=\frac{\mathrm{at}+\mathrm{b}}{\mathrm{x}}$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{vx}=\mathrm{at}+\mathrm{b}$

Differentiating w.r.t. $\mathrm{x}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{d v}{d x} \times x+v=a \times \frac{d t}{d x}$

Multiply both side by v

$\Rightarrow\left(v \frac{d v}{d x}\right) x+v^{2}=a$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{a}^{\prime} \mathrm{x}=\mathrm{a}-\mathrm{v}^{2}$ [Here $a'$ is acceleration]

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{a}^{\prime} \mathrm{x}=\mathrm{a}-\left(\frac{\mathrm{at}+\mathrm{b}}{\mathrm{x}}\right)^{2}$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{a}^{\prime} \mathrm{x}=\frac{\mathrm{ax}^{2}-(\mathrm{at}+\mathrm{b})^{2}}{\mathrm{x}^{2}}$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{a}^{\prime} \mathrm{x}=\frac{\mathrm{a}\left(\mathrm{at}^{2}+2 \mathrm{bt}+\mathrm{c}\right)-(\mathrm{at}+\mathrm{b})^{2}}{\mathrm{x}^{2}}$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{a}^{\prime} \mathrm{x}=\frac{\mathrm{ac}-\mathrm{b}^{2}}{\mathrm{x}^{2}}$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{a}^{\prime}=\frac{\mathrm{ac}-\mathrm{b}^{2}}{\mathrm{x}^{3}}$

$\therefore a^{\prime} \propto \frac{1}{x^{3}} \quad \therefore n=3$

Standard 11
Physics

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