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Rank of acceleration of cars from greatest to least.
Answer to Problem 62A
Rank of acceleration of cars is,
Explanation of Solution
Given :
Speed of car A changes from 0 m/sec to 17.9 m/sec in 4 sec.
Speed of car B changes from 0 m/sec to 22.4 m/sec in 3.5 sec.
Speed of car C changes from 0 m/sec to 26.8 m/sec in 6 sec.
Formula used:
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity with respect to time and is given by,
Where,
a is acceleration
u is initial velocity
v is final velocity
t is time taken to reach from initial to final velocity.
Calculation:
For car A,
Initial velocity is
Final velocity is
Time taken
Therefore , acceleration of car A is,
For car B,
Initial velocity is
Final velocity is
Time taken
Therefore , acceleration of car B is,
For car C,
Initial velocity is
Final velocity is
Time taken
Therefore , acceleration of car C is,
It is observed that the acceleration of car B is greatest amongst all while the acceleration of car A and car C is almost same.
Conclusion:
Therefore, rank of acceleration of cars are
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