An ant is moving on a plane horizontal surface. The number of degrees of freedom of the ant will be .........

The position of a particle moving in the $xy$-plane at any time $t$ is given by $x = (3t^2 - 6t) \text{ m}$ and $y = (t^2 - 2t) \text{ m}$. Select the correct statement about the moving particle from the following:

Which two motions are considered to be combined for motion in a plane?

$A$ particle starts from the origin at $t=0 \; s$ with a velocity of $10.0 \hat{j} \; m/s$ and moves in the $x-y$ plane with a constant acceleration of $(8.0 \hat{i} + 2.0 \hat{j}) \; m/s^2$.
$(a)$ At what time is the $x$-coordinate of the particle $16 \; m$? What is the $y$-coordinate of the particle at that time?
$(b)$ What is the speed of the particle at that time?

$A$ particle starts from the origin at $t=0$ with a velocity $5.0 \hat{i} \; m/s$ and moves in the $x-y$ plane under the action of a force which produces a constant acceleration of $(3.0 \hat{i} + 2.0 \hat{j}) \; m/s^2$.
$(a)$ What is the $y$-coordinate of the particle at the instant its $x$-coordinate is $84 \; m$?
$(b)$ What is the speed of the particle at this time?

Write the equations of motion for uniformly accelerated motion in a plane.