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JEE Main 18 March 2021, Shift 1, Physics Q2

Question 2 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 2 of 30, Section A.

A constant power delivering machine has towed a box, which was initially at rest, along a horizontal straight line. The distance moved by the box in time 't' is proportional to :

(1) $t^{3/2}$ Official answer
(2) $t^{1/2}$
(3) $t^{2/3}$
(4) $t$

Official answer

Option 1

NTA final key.

Chapter: Work, Energy and Power
Topic: Power
Idea tested: Kinematics of Constant Power

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