Q.2:- The position-time (x-t) graphs for two children A and B returning from their school O to their homes P and Q respectively are shown in Fig. 3.19. Choose the correct entries in the brackets below;
(a) (A/B) lives closer to the school than (B/A)
(b) (A/B) starts from the school earlier than (B/A)
(c) (A/B) walks faster than (B/A)
(d) A and B reach home at the (same/different) time
(e) (A/B) overtakes (B/A) on the road (once/twice).
(a) As OP < OQ, A lives closer to the school than B.
(b) For x = 0, t = 0 for A; while t has some finite value for B. Therefore, A starts from the school earlier than B.
(c) Since the velocity is equal to slope of x-t graph in case of uniform motion and slope of x-t graph for B is greater that that for A =, hence B walks faster than A.
(d) It is clear from the given graph that both A and B reach their respective homes at the same time.
(e) B moves later than A and his/her speed is greater than that of A. From the graph, it is clear that B overtakes A only once on the road.