MCQEasyJEE 2023Velocity & Acceleration

JEE Physics 2023 Question with Solution

A particle starts with an initial velocity of 10.0m/s10.0 \, \text{m/s} along xx-direction and accelerates uniformly at the rate of 2.0m/s22.0 \, \text{m/s}^2. The time taken by the particle to reach the velocity of 60.0m/s60.0 \, \text{m/s} is

  • A

    3s3 \, \text{s}

  • B

    6s6 \, \text{s}

  • C

    25s25 \, \text{s}

  • D

    30s30 \, \text{s}

Answer

Correct answer:A

Step-by-step solution

Standard Method

Given: initial velocity u=10.0m/su = 10.0 \, \text{m/s}, final velocity v=60.0m/sv = 60.0 \, \text{m/s}, and uniform acceleration a=2.0m/s2a = 2.0 \, \text{m/s}^2.

Find: the time tt taken to reach 60.0m/s60.0 \, \text{m/s}.

Use the equation of motion:

v=u+atv = u + at

Substitute the given values:

60=10+2t60 = 10 + 2t

So,

2t=502t = 50

Hence,

t=25st = 25 \, \text{s}

Therefore, the time taken is 25s25 \, \text{s}. The correct option is C.

Direct Rearrangement Method

Given: u=10m/su = 10 \, \text{m/s}, v=60m/sv = 60 \, \text{m/s}, a=2m/s2a = 2 \, \text{m/s}^2.

Find: tt.

Using the first equation of motion:

t=vuat = \frac{v-u}{a}

Substitute the values:

t=60102t = \frac{60-10}{2} t=502=25st = \frac{50}{2} = 25 \, \text{s}

Therefore, the time taken to attain a speed of 60m/s60 \, \text{m/s} is 25s25 \, \text{s}, so the correct option is C.

Common mistakes

  • Choosing 3s3 \, \text{s} by incorrectly trusting the marked answer instead of using the equation of motion. Always verify the option by substituting the given values into v=u+atv = u + at.

  • Using the wrong difference, such as t=uvat = \frac{u-v}{a}, which gives a negative time. Since the speed increases from 1010 to 6060, use vuv-u in the numerator.

  • Ignoring units while substituting. The values are already in m/s\text{m/s} and m/s2\text{m/s}^2, so the computed result comes out in seconds.

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