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Motion In Straight Line

Question
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A car moves with uniform acceleration along a straight line ABC. Its speed at A and C is 5 m/s and 25 m/s respectively. If AB = BC, then find the velocity at B.

Solution

Speed of car A, ua = 5 m/s
Speed of car C, uc= 25 m/s
Given, AB = BC
That is B is the mid-point of AC.
Therefore, velocity at B is given by, 
straight v space equals space square root of fraction numerator straight u subscript straight A squared space plus space straight u subscript straight c squared over denominator 2 end fraction end root space equals space square root of fraction numerator 25 plus 625 over denominator 2 end fraction end root space equals space square root of 325 space straight m divided by straight s

v = 18 m/s is the velocity of particle at B.