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Question
A car starting from rest accelerates uniformly to acquire a speed 20 km h-1 in 30 min. The distance travelled by a car in this time interval will be _____________
Options
600 km
5 km
6 km
10 km
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Solution
A car starting from rest accelerates uniformly to acquire a speed 20 km h-1 in 30 min. The distance travelled by a car in this time interval will be 5 km
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