In what different ways can the velocity of an object be changed?

  • A
    By changing the magnitude of velocity (speed).
  • B
    By changing the direction of motion.
  • C
    By changing both the magnitude and the direction of motion.
  • D
    All of the above.

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The figure shows the velocity $(v)$ of a particle plotted against time $(t)$.

Read each statement below carefully and state with reasons and examples,if it is true or false for a particle in one-dimensional motion:
$(a)$ With zero speed at an instant may have non-zero acceleration at that instant.
$(b)$ With zero speed may have non-zero velocity.
$(c)$ With constant speed must have zero acceleration.
$(d)$ With positive value of acceleration must be speeding up.

Two cars start from a point at the same time in a straight line and their positions are represented by $x_1(t) = at + bt^2$ and $x_2(t) = Ft - t^2$. At what time do the cars have the same velocity?

State whether the following statements are true or false:
$(a)$ An object can have acceleration even when its velocity is zero.
$(b)$ If the acceleration of a moving object is constant,the direction of its velocity must remain the same.
$(c)$ The speed of an object can never be zero.

Let $v$ and $a$ denote the velocity and acceleration respectively of a body. Which of the following statements is correct?

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