Question

A particle starts with initial speed u and retardation a to come to rest in time T. The time taken to cover first half of the total path travelled is
(1) ( frac{T}{sqrt{2}} )
(2) ( Tleft(1-frac{1}{sqrt{2}}right) )
(3) ( frac{T}{2} )
(4) ( frac{3 T}{4} )

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Option (2) ( Tleft(1-frac{1}{sqrt{2}}right) ) is correct answer. Check details solution above.

A particle starts with initial speed u and retardation a to come to rest in time T. The time taken to cover first half of the total path travelled is(1) ( frac{T}{sqrt{2}} )(2) ( Tleft(1-frac{1}{sqrt{2}}right) )(3) ( frac{T}{2} )(4) ( frac{3 T}{4} )