Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2010

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    If a particle is moving such that the velocity acquired is proportional to the square root of the distance covered, then its acceleration is

    A)  a constant                         

    B) \[\propto {{s}^{2}}\]

    C) \[\propto \frac{1}{{{s}^{2}}}\]                   

    D) \[\propto \frac{1}{s}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Let v be the velocity of the particle when the distance covered is\[s\]. Then,                 \[v\propto \sqrt{s}\]                                               (given) \[\Rightarrow \]               \[v=\lambda \sqrt{s}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{dv}{dx}=\frac{\lambda }{2\sqrt{s}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[v\frac{dv}{ds}=\frac{\lambda v}{2\sqrt{s}}=\frac{{{\lambda }^{2}}}{2}=\] \[\therefore \]The acceleration is constant.


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