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Two cars A and B are moving in same direction with velocities 30 m/s and 20 m/s. When car A is at a distance d behind the car B, the driver of the car A applies brakes producing uniform retardation of 2 m/s2. There will be no collision when d is |
Answer» DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CARS TO AVOID COLLISIONIt's very simple, The Distance between the two cars must be greater than or equal to the distance travelled by the car A after applying the breaks w.r.t carB. Car A :- After applying the break, The final VELOCITY, v will be 0 m/s. because the car would come to rest. Given,Relative Initial velocity of carA w.r.t carB , Initial velocity of carA - Initial velocity of carB ⇒ u' = 30 - 20 ⇒ u' = 10 m/s And uniform acceleration produced as a result of applying the brakes, a = -2 m/s² Using Third equation of MOTION, we get: ⇒ 2as = v² - u² ⇒ 2×-2×s = (0)² - (10)² ⇒ -4s = -100 ⇒ s = 25 m Here, The carA would travel 25m after applying the breaks w.r.t carB. So We CONCLUDE that the carA must be at a distance greater than 25m in order to avoid collision with car B. More EQUATIONS of Motion :- ⇒ v = u + at ⇒ h = ut + 1/2 (at²) Where,
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