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प्रश्न
Read the statement below carefully and state, with reason and example, if it is true or false:
A particle in one-dimensional motion with zero speed at an instant may have non-zero acceleration at that instant
पर्याय
True
False
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उत्तर
This statement is True.
Explanation:
When an object is thrown vertically up in the air, its speed becomes zero at its maximum height. However, it has acceleration equal to the acceleration due to gravity (g) that acts in the downward direction at that point.
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