Average Velocity in Straight Line Motion – Rankers Physics
Topic: Kinematics
Subtopic: Average Speed and Velocity

Average Velocity in Straight Line Motion


Assertion (A): A particle moves in a straight line with constant acceleration. The average velocity of this particle can not be zero in any time interval.
Reason (R): For a particle moving in straight line, the average velocity in a time interval is always ((frac{u+v}{2})), where (u) and (v) are initial and final velocities of the particle in given time interval.
 
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:

Solution: (A) is false; average velocity can be zero if displacement is zero (e.g., object returns to start with constant acceleration). (R) is false; the formula \(v_{avg} = \frac{u+v}{2}\) is only valid for constant acceleration, not 'always' for any straight line motion.

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