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  A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate  α for some time, after which deaccelerates as a constant rate  β to come to rest. If the total time elapsed is 1, the maximum velocity accquired to the car is given by

( A )   α β /   α   +   β t                                                               ( B )   α   +   β   / α β t   ( C )   α 2   +   β 2 /   α β t                                                       ( D )   α 2   -   β 2 /   α β t                                                                                                      



 

Dear student,
Here i am taking a and b in place of α and β

u = 0

= a

t = t s

= b

Let the maximum velocity attained be v at time t1

Thus

v = u + a t1

=> v = at1 ---1.

vf = 0 after t – t1 seconds @ b ms -2  retardation

Thus

 0 = v – b(t-t1)

By 1

=> at1 – b(t-t1) = 0

=> t1(a + b) = bt

=> t1 = bt/(a+b)

Again,

v = at1

=> v =  {ab/(a+b)}t
so the final answer will be,

αβα+βt
Regards

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