Question:

A toy cyclist completes one round of a square track of side 2 m in 40 seconds. What will be the displacement at the end of 3 minutes?

Updated On: Aug 10, 2024
  • 52 m
  • zero
  • 16 m
  • $2 \sqrt{2}$ m
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Total time of motion on square track 
= 3 min = 3 \(\times\) 60 = 180 s 
Time period of revolution = 40 s 
\(\therefore\) Displacement in 160 s (= 4 \(\times\) 40) = 0 as, toy cyclist will be reaching at the starting point. 
Thus displacement in 180 s = displacement in 20 s 
\(\sqrt{(2)^2 + (2)^2 } = 2 \sqrt{2} \, m\)
So, the correct option is (D) : \(2\sqrt2\)

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Concepts Used:

Motion in a Plane

It is a vector quantity. A vector quantity is a quantity having both magnitude and direction. Speed is a scalar quantity and it is a quantity having a magnitude only. Motion in a plane is also known as motion in two dimensions. 

Equations of Plane Motion

The equations of motion in a straight line are:

v=u+at

s=ut+½ at2

v2-u2=2as

Where,

  • v = final velocity of the particle
  • u = initial velocity of the particle
  • s = displacement of the particle
  • a = acceleration of the particle
  • t = the time interval in which the particle is in consideration