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JEE Main 2 April 2025, Shift 1, Physics Q49

Question 49 of 75 in this shift, Physics question 24 of 25, Section B.

A person travelling on a straight line moves with a uniform velocity

v_1

for a distance

x

and with a uniform velocity

v_2

for the next

\frac{3}{2}x

distance. The average velocity in this motion is

\frac{50}{7}

m/s. If

v_1

is 5 m/s then

v_2=

___________m/s.

Official answer

NTA final key.

Chapter: Motion in a Straight Line
Topic: Kinematics in 1D
Idea tested: Average Speed Special Cases

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