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The displacement and the increase in the velocity of a moving particle in the time interval of $$t$$ to $$(t + 1)$$ s are $$125 \text{ m}$$ and $$50 \text{ m s}^{-1}$$, respectively. The distance travelled by the particle in $$(t + 2)^{th}$$ s is __________ m.
Correct Answer: 175
We are given that in the time interval from $$t$$ to $$(t+1)$$ s, the displacement is $$125$$ m and the increase in velocity is $$50$$ m/s.
Since the increase in velocity in 1 second equals the acceleration:
$$a = 50 \text{ m/s}^2$$
The displacement in the interval from $$t$$ to $$(t+1)$$ s can be written as:
$$s = v_t \cdot (1) + \frac{1}{2}a(1)^2 = v_t + \frac{a}{2}$$
where $$v_t$$ is the velocity at time $$t$$.
$$125 = v_t + \frac{50}{2} = v_t + 25$$
$$v_t = 100 \text{ m/s}$$
The velocity at time $$(t+1)$$:
$$v_{t+1} = v_t + a = 100 + 50 = 150 \text{ m/s}$$
The distance travelled in the $$(t+2)$$-th second (i.e., from $$(t+1)$$ to $$(t+2)$$ s) is:
$$s_{(t+2)\text{th}} = v_{t+1} + \frac{a}{2} = 150 + \frac{50}{2} = 150 + 25 = 175 \text{ m}$$
The correct answer is $$175$$ m.
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