Starting at time t = 0 from the origin with speed 1 ms^-1, a particle follows a two-dimensional trajectory in the x-y plane so that its coordinates are related by the equation $$y = {{{x^2}} \over 2}$$. The x and y components of its acceleration are denoted by a_x and a_y, respectively. Then

The coordinates of a particle moving in a plane are given by x(t) = a cos(pt) and y(t) = b sin(pt) where a, b (< a) and p are positive constants of approprite dimensions. Then

A particle of mass m moves on the x-axis as follows: it starts from rest at t = 0 from the point x = 0, and come to rest at t = 1 at the point x = 1. NO other information is available about its motion at intermediate times ( 0 < t < 1 ). If $$\alpha $$ denotes the instantaneous acceleration of the particle, then:

A particle is moving eastwards with a velocity of 5 m/s. In 10s the velocity changes to 5 m/s northwards. The average acceleration in this time is