Q. 4.21 A particle starts from the origin at with a velocity of and moves in the x-y plane with a constant acceleration of .
(a) At what time is the x- coordinate of the particle What is the y-coordinate of the particle at that time
We are given the velocity of the particle as .
And the acceleration is given as :
So, the velocity due to acceleration will be :
So,
By integrating both sides,
or
Here u is the initial velocity (at t = 0 sec).
Now,
or
Integrating both sides, we get
or
or
Comparing coefficients, we get :
and
In the question, we are given x = 16.
So t = 2 sec
and y = 10 (2) + 2 2 = 24 m.