Answer on Question #45896 Physics - Mechanics | Kinematics | Dynamics

A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate 'A' for sometime, after which it retards
at a constant rate 'B' to come to rest. If the total time lapse is T seconds, evaluate
the maximum velocity reached and total distance travelled , in terms of 'A', 'B' & 'T'?

Solution:

Let t and t are the time of acceleration and deceleration respectively.

Let v be maximum velocity.

t + t = T
v v
= A, =B
t t
v v
Thus, t + t = + = T
A B
A+B
T = v( )
AB
AB
v=( )T
A+B
Total distance traveled = area under v t graph
1 1 1 AB
D = (t + t)v = Tv = ( )T
2 2 2 A+B
AB
Answer: maximum velocity: v = ( ) T
A+B
1 AB
total distance: D = ( )T
2 A+B

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