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A stone is dropped from the roof of a building. It is observed to...

A stone is dropped from the roof of a building. It is observed to pass a window of height 2.0 m2.0\text{ m} in 0.2 s0.2\text{ s}. (Take g=10 m s−2g = 10\text{ m s}^{-2}). Consider the following statements:

(I) The velocity of the stone at the top edge of the window is 9 m s−19\text{ m s}^{-1}.
(II) The velocity of the stone at the bottom edge of the window is 10 m s−110\text{ m s}^{-1}.
(III) The top edge of the window is 4.05 m4.05\text{ m} below the roof.
(IV) The stone takes 0.5 s0.5\text{ s} to reach the top edge of the window from the roof.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Options

  1. AOne
  2. BThree
  3. CFour
  4. DTwo

Correct answer

D. Two

Step-by-step solution

Let us evaluate each statement by analyzing the motion of the stone.

For the motion across the window:
Displacement s=2.0 ms = 2.0\text{ m}
Time t=0.2 st = 0.2\text{ s}
Acceleration a=g=10 m s−2a = g = 10\text{ m s}^{-2}

Using the second equation of motion to find the velocity at the top edge (uu):
s=ut+12at2s = ut + \dfrac{1}{2}at^2
2.0=u(0.2)+12(10)(0.2)22.0 = u(0.2) + \dfrac{1}{2}(10)(0.2)^2
2.0=0.2u+5(0.04)2.0 = 0.2u + 5(0.04)
2.0=0.2u+0.22.0 = 0.2u + 0.2
1.8=0.2u⇒u=9 m s−11.8 = 0.2u \Rightarrow u = 9\text{ m s}^{-1}.
Thus, statement (I) is correct.

Velocity at the bottom edge of the window (vv):
v=u+at=9+10(0.2)=9+2=11 m s−1v = u + at = 9 + 10(0.2) = 9 + 2 = 11\text{ m s}^{-1}.
Thus, statement (II) is incorrect.

For the motion from the roof to the top edge of the window (initial velocity =0= 0):
Using v2=u2+2ghv^2 = u^2 + 2gh, where v=9 m s−1v = 9\text{ m s}^{-1} and u=0u = 0:
92=0+2(10)h9^2 = 0 + 2(10)h
81=20h⇒h=4.05 m81 = 20h \Rightarrow h = 4.05\text{ m}.
Thus, statement (III) is correct.

Time taken to reach the top edge from the roof:
Using v=u+gtv = u + gt
9=0+10t⇒t=0.9 s9 = 0 + 10t \Rightarrow t = 0.9\text{ s}.
Thus, statement (IV) is incorrect.

Exactly two statements, (I) and (III), are correct.

Answer: Two
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