25/3 m/s is ans? a particle is moving along positive X axis with uniform acceleration -2m/s. its initial velocity is 20m/s. calculate out average speed after 15 second
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Explanation:
We're asked to calculate the average speed of an object moving with constant acceleration along the
The formula for average speed is
We'll take its starting point to be
We need to find its location after
to find the object's new position, and thus its displacement, after
Since the acceleration is negative, we don't know from this if this is the displacement after it started to turn around or before. To check, we can find its total displacement when it starts to turn around (i.e. when its velocity is
Plugging in
Now we know how far it goes before it turns around. To check whether the displacement in
To find the time
Plugging in
Therefore, the object was on its way backward at
To find the total distance traveled, we take the
The total distance traveled is thus
Finally, going back to the average speed formula, the average speed of the object over the time interval is
which simplifies to