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A man is 45 m behind the bus when the bu...

A man is 45 m behind the bus when the bus starts acceleration from rest with acceleration `2.5(m)/(s^2)`. With what minimum velocity should man start running to catch the bus?

A

`12 m//s`

B

`14 m//s `

C

` 15 m//s `

D

` 16 m//s `

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The correct Answer is:
C

man catch the bus after 't' sec . So he will cover distance ut. Similarly distance travelled by the bus will be` (1)/(2) at^(2) ` . For the given condition ` u= t=45 +(1)/(2) a t^(2) =45 +1.25 t^(2) " "rArr 1.25 t^(2) -ut +45 =0`
If the man catches the bus, at some time t, this quadratic should have real roots.` rArr u^(2) -4(1.25) (45) ge 0 rArr u ge 15m //s `
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