2. A boy stretches a stone against the rubber tape of a
catapult or gulel' (a device used to detach mangoes from
the tree by boys in Indian villages) through a distance
of 24 cm before leaving it. The tape returns to its normal
position accelerating the stone over the stretched length.
The stone leaves the gulel with a speed of 2.2 s. Assuming
that the acceleration is constant while the stone was being
pushed by the tape, find its magnitude.
Initial velocity(u)= 0m/s
Final velocity(v)= 2.2m/s
Displacement(d)= 24cm=0.24m
Now, v2=u2+2as
(2.2)2 = 02+2×a×0.24
a = 4.84÷0.48
a = 10.1Ansm/s2Ans