(a) As the particle leaves the origin at $t=0$
So, $\Delta x=x=\int v_{x} d t$
As $\quad \vec{v}=\overrightarrow{v_{0}}\left(1-\frac{t}{\tau}\right)$,
where $\overrightarrow{v_{0}}$ is directed towards the +ve $x$ -axis
So,
$$
v_{x}=v_{0}\left(1-\frac{t}{\tau}\right)
$$
From (1) and (2),
$$
x=\int_{0}^{t} v_{0}\left(1-\frac{t}{\tau}\right) d t=v_{0} t\left(1-\frac{t}{2 \tau}\right)
$$
Hence $x$ coordinate of the particle at $t=6 \mathrm{~s}$
$$
x=10 \times 6\left(1-\frac{6}{2 \times 5}\right)=24 \mathrm{~cm}=0.24 \mathrm{~m}
$$
Similarly at $t=10 \mathrm{~s}$
$$
x=10 \times 10\left(1-\frac{10}{2 \times 5}\right)=0
$$
and at $t=20 \mathrm{~s}$
$$
x=10 \times 20\left(1-\frac{20}{2 \times 5}\right)=-200 \mathrm{~cm}=-2 \mathrm{~m}
$$
(b) At the moments the particle is at a distance of $10 \mathrm{~cm}$ from the origin, $x=\pm 10 \mathrm{~cm}$. Putting $x=+10$ in Eq. (3)
So,
$$
\begin{gathered}
10=10 t\left(1-\frac{t}{10}\right) \text { or, } t^{2}-10 t+10=0 \\
t=t=\frac{10 \pm \sqrt{100-40}}{2}=5 \pm \sqrt{15} \mathrm{~s}
\end{gathered}
$$
Now putting $\quad x=-10$ in Eqn (3)
$$
-10=10\left(1-\frac{t}{10}\right),
$$
On solving, $t=5 \pm \sqrt{35} \mathrm{~s}$On solving, $t=5 \pm \sqrt{35}$
As $t$ cannot be negative, so,
$$
t=(5+\sqrt{35}) \mathrm{s}
$$Hence the particle is at a distance of $10 \mathrm{~cm}$ from the origin at three moments of time :
$$
t=5 \pm \sqrt{15} \quad \mathrm{~s}, 5+\sqrt{35} \mathrm{~s}
$$
(c) We have
$$
\vec{v}=\overrightarrow{v_{0}}\left(1-\frac{t}{\tau}\right)
$$
So,
$$
\left.v=\mid \overrightarrow{v\rceil}=\begin{array}{l}
v_{0}\left(1-\frac{t}{\tau}\right) \\
v_{0}\left(\frac{t}{\tau}-1\right)
\end{array}\right\} \text { for } t \leq \tau
$$
So
$$
\begin{aligned}
s &=\int_{0}^{t} v_{0}\left(1-\frac{t}{\tau}\right) d t \text { for } t \leq \tau=v_{0} t(1-t 2 \tau) \\
s &=\int_{0} v_{0}\left(1-\frac{t}{2}\right) d t+\int_{\tau} v_{0}\left(\frac{t}{\tau}-1\right) d t \text { for } t>\tau
\end{aligned}
$$
and
$$
\begin{gathered}
=v_{0} \tau\left[1+(1-t / \tau)^{2}\right] / 2 \text { for } t>\tau \\
s=\int_{0}^{4} v_{0}\left(1-\frac{t}{\tau}\right) d t=\int_{0} 10\left(1-\frac{t}{5}\right) d t=24 \mathrm{~cm}
\end{gathered}
$$
And for $t=8 \mathrm{~s}$
$$
s=\int_{0}^{5} 10\left(1-\frac{t}{5}\right) d t+\int_{5}^{8} 10\left(\frac{t}{5}-1\right) d t
$$
On integrating and simplifying, we get
$$
s=34 \mathrm{~cm}
$$
On the basis of Eqs. (3) and $(4), x(t)$ and $s(t)$ plots can be drawn as shown in the answer sheet.