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MHT CET 2026 (19 May, Shift 2) · Distance, Displacement & Average Speed

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Distance, Displacement & Average Speed

The minute hand of a wall-clock is 1010 cm long. The average velocity of the tip of the minute hand between 6.006.00 am to 7.307.30 am is

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Answer: (b)

  1. From 6:00 to 7:30 the minute hand makes 1121\frac{1}{2} turns: tip moves from the 12 mark to the 6 mark.
  2. Displacement =2r=20= 2r = 20 cm; time =1.5×3600=5400= 1.5 \times 3600 = 5400 s.
  3. Average velocity =205400=1270= \frac{20}{5400} = \frac{1}{270} cm/s
  4. So the answer is (b) 1270\frac{1}{270} cm/s.
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