Question 5.10:

A body of mass 0.40 kg moving initially with a constant speed of10 ms-2  to the north is subject to a constant force of 8.0 N directed towards the south for 30 s. Take the instant the force is applied to be t = 0, the position of the body at that time to be x = 0, and predict its position at t = –5 s, 25 s, 100 s.


Given,
m=0.40 kg, u=10 ms-1 due to north
F=-8 N force in opposite direction
As F=ma
a=Fm=-80.40=-20 ms-2 for 0t30 s
i At t=-5
x=ut=10×-5=-50 m
ii At t=25 s
x=ut+12at2
=10×25+12-20252
=-6000 m
iii At t=100 s
For upto 30 s
x1=ut+12at2=10×30+12-20302
=-8700 m
At t=30 s
v=u+at=10-20×30=-590 ms-1
For 30 s to 100 s
x2=vt=-590×70=-41300 m
x=x1+x2=-8700-41300=-50000 m
=-50 km