Acceleration and Speed Relationship – Rankers Physics
Topic: Kinematics
Subtopic: Equations of Motion

Acceleration and Speed Relationship


Assertion (A): A particle has positive acceleration it means that its speed always increases.
Reason (R): Acceleration is the rate of change of speed with respect to time.
 
Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

Assertion (A) is false because positive acceleration doesn't always mean increasing speed; it depends on the direction of velocity. Speed increases only when \(vec{a}\) and \(vec{v}\) are in the same direction. Reason (R) is false because acceleration is the rate of change of velocity, not speed.

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