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Relative motion based problems
Question

A police party is chasing a dacoit in a jeep which is moving at a constant speed v. The dacoit is on a motor cycle. When he is at a distance x from the jeep, he accelerates from rest at a constant rate α. Which of the following relations is true, if the police is able to catch the dacoit?

Moderate
Solution

If police is able to catch the dacoit after time t, then

vt  x+12αt2

This gives α2t2-vt+x = 0

or t= v±v2-2αxα

For t to be real, v2 2αx

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