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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​

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DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CARS TO AVOID COLLISION

It'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/

Using Third equation of MOTION, we get:

2as = - 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,

  • v = Final velocity
  • u = Initial velocity
  • a = Acceleration
  • t = TIME taken
  • h = Height


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