A body moving with uniform acceleration travels 84m in 6s and 264m in 11s. Find the acceleration of the body.
A
1ms−2
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B
2ms−2
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C
3ms−2
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D
4ms−2
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Solution
The correct option is C4ms−2 s1=84m,t1=6s s2=264m,t2=11s s=ut+12at2 ∴s1=ut1+12at21 84=6u+(12×a×36) 84=6u+18a u+3a=14 -------(i) s2=ut2+12at22 264=114+(12×a×121) u+112a=24 ----- (ii) Solving (i) and (ii), we get, a=4ms−2