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Diksha Singh
Jun 19, 2015, 07:04 AM
A car of mass m starts from rest and accelerates so that instantaneous power delivered to the car has a constant magnitude P. The instantaneous velocity of the car is proportional to??
Ans t 1/2
how to solve??

ebaines
Jun 19, 2015, 07:15 AM
Hint: recall that power is defined as change in energy per unit time. Take a stab at this, and post back with what you come up with.

Diksha Singh
Jun 19, 2015, 08:45 AM
Hint: recall that power is defined as change in energy per unit time. Take a stab at this, and post back with what you come up with.

1/2 mv 2= Pxt.. thus v is proportional to under root of t.. Right?

ebaines
Jun 19, 2015, 09:11 AM
Yes - that's it.