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A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate 4m/s2 for sometime after which it deaccelerates at constant rate 3m/s2 to come to rest. If total time is 14s then average speed of car is

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12 m/s
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6 m/s
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24 m/s
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3 m/s
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Solution

The correct option is A 12 m/s

Let the car accelerate for
t1s and decelerate for (14t1)s
v=4t1
Also, 0=4t13(14t1)4t1=423t1 t1=6
Average speed=12×14×2414=12m/s.

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