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If s=2t3-6t2+at+5 is the distance travelled by a particle at time t and if the velocity is - 3 when its acceleration is zero, then the value of a is
Q.
I
f
s
=
2
t
3
−
6
t
2
+
a
t
+
5
is the distance travelled by a particle at time
t
and if the velocity is
−
3
when its acceleration is zero, then the value of
a
is
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A
- 3
16%
B
3
48%
C
4
16%
D
- 4
16%
E
2
16%
Solution:
Given,
s
=
2
t
3
−
6
t
2
+
a
t
+
5
Velocity,
V
=
d
t
d
s
=
6
t
2
−
12
t
+
a
Acceleration,
A
=
d
t
2
d
2
s
=
12
t
−
12
Since,
A
=
0
⇒
12
t
−
12
=
0
⇒
t
=
1
At
t
=
1
,
V
=
6
−
12
+
a
=
a
−
6
It is given that, at
A
=
0
,
V
=
−
3
⇒
a
−
6
=
−
3
⇒
a
=
3