Question

Only one of the following is possible for a moving object. Which one? The velocity is directed eastward and is decreasing, while the acceleration is also eastward. The velocity is directed northward and is increasing, while the acceleration is zero. The velocity is constant at all times, and the acceleration is not zero. The velocity is zero at one instant, and the acceleration is not zero at that instant. The velocity is directed eastward and is increasing, while the acceleration is directed westward.

Answer 1

The velocity is zero at one instant, and the acceleration is not zero at that instant.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that

`a=(dV)/(dt)`

Where

a is the acceleration of moving object

V is the velocity.

When velocity of object is increasing with time then it means that object is accelerated.

When velocity of object is decreasing with time then it means that object is de-accelerated.

When velocity is constant it means that acceleration of object is zero.

So at particular position the instant velocity of block is zero but acceleration is not zero at that instant.