Three identical carts A, B

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Motion · Motion

Problem

Three identical carts A, B, and C move along a straight track. For each cart, the graph of velocity

v

versus time

t

is a straight-line segment of equal duration, described below. • Cart A:

v

increases uniformly from

0\,\text{m/s}

+6\,\text{m/s}

. • Cart B:

v

increases uniformly from

+3\,\text{m/s}

+9\,\text{m/s}

. • Cart C:

v

decreases uniformly from

+8\,\text{m/s}

+2\,\text{m/s}

. Rank the magnitudes of the accelerations of the three carts from greatest to least and briefly state the reasoning for your ranking.