Consider a particle moving along a straight line, whose position as a function of time is given by s(t)=α t^2-β t+γ, where α=1 ms^-2, β=6 ms^-1 and γ=5 m. The average speed of the particle, in ms^-1, from t=0 to t=6 s is :

NEET UG 2026 · Physics · Question 6

NEET 2026 Physics, question 6

Question 6 of the NEET 2026 paper (re-exam) is a Physics question from Motion in a Straight Line. Its idea, Distance vs Displacement, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 3.

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Q6 · Physics

s(t)=\alpha t^2-\beta t+\gamma

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Official answer: option 3 · NTA final answer key

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