A drunkard is walking along a straight road. He takes 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward, followed by 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward and so on. Each stepis one meter long and takes one second. There is a pit on the road 11 meters away from the starting point. The drunkard will fall into th pit after : (1) 29 s (2) 21 s (3) 37s (4) 31 s
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.
Linear Displacement
The term "displacement" refers to when something shifts away from its original "location," and "linear" refers to a straight line. As a result, “Linear Displacement” can be described as the movement of an object in a straight line along a single axis, for example, from side to side or up and down. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Linear displacement is usually measured in millimeters or inches and may be positive or negative.
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A drunkard is walking along a straight road. He
takes 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward, followed
by 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward and so
on. Each stepis one meter long and takes one second.
There is a pit on the road 11 meters away from
the starting point. The drunkard will fall into the
pit after :
(1) 29 s
(2) 21 s
(4) 31 s
(3) 37s](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff99d4168-583d-42ac-9ff3-2848cb0fcf2a%2F3182f014-9bf2-45a7-b180-2be198137923%2Ftcx45v8_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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