A body travels $102.5 \mathrm{~m}$ in $\mathrm{n}^{\text {th }}$ second and $115.0 \mathrm{~m}$ in…

A body travels $102.5 \mathrm{~m}$ in $\mathrm{n}^{\text {th }}$ second and $115.0 \mathrm{~m}$ in $(\mathrm{n}+2)^{\text {th }}$ second. The acceleration is :
  1. $6.25 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$
  2. $12.5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$
  3. $9 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$
  4. $5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & \text { Given, } 102.5=\mathrm{u}+\frac{\mathrm{a}}{2}(2 \mathrm{n}-1) \& \\ & 115=\mathrm{u}+\frac{\mathrm{a}}{2}(2 \mathrm{n}+3) \\ & \Rightarrow 102.5=\mathrm{u}+\mathrm{an}-\frac{\mathrm{a}}{2} \& \\ & 115=\mathrm{u}+\mathrm{an}+\frac{3 \mathrm{a}}{2} \\ & 12.5=2 \mathrm{a} \Rightarrow \mathrm{a}=6.25 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2 \end{aligned}$

Asked in: JEE Main 2024 (04 Apr Shift 1)

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