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A car starting from rest, accelerates at a constant rate x for sometime after which it decelerates at a constant rate y to come to rest. If the total time elapsed is t, the maximum velocity attained by the car is given by

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(a) `(xy)/(x+y)t`

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(b) `(xy)/(x-y)t`

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(c) `(x^(2)y^(2))/(x^(2)+y^(2))t`

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(d) `(x^(2)y^(2))/(x^(2)-y^(2))t`

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