A small block slides without friction down an inclined plane starting from rest. Let Sn be the distance travelled from time t = n – 1 to t = n. Then Sn/Sn+1 is :2n-1/2n2n+1/2n-12n-1/2n+12n/2n+1Solution:Sn = u + a/2(2n-1) = a/2(2n-1) Sn+1 = u + a/2(2(n+1)-1) = a/2(2n+1) Sn / Sn+1 = (2n-1)/(2n+1)
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