BITSAT 2015
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2015
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Motion in One Dimension
BITSAT 2015 · Physics · Motion in One Dimension
A body is thrown vertically upwards from A, the top of the tower,...
A body is thrown vertically upwards from A, the top of the tower, reaches the ground in time . If it is thrown vertically downwards from A with the same speed, it reaches the ground in time . If it is allowed to fall freely from then the time it takes to reach the ground is given by
Options
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Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
Let the body is projected vertically upwards from A with a speed Using equation, For case \mathrm{h}=\mathrm{u} For case (2) \mathrm{h}=\mathrm{u} Subtracting eq (2) from (1), we get Putting the value of \mathrm{u}_{0} in eq (2), we get -\mathrm{h}=-\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \mathrm{g}\left(\mathrm{t}_{1}-\mathrm{t}_{2}\right) \mathrm{t}_{2}-\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \mathrm{gt}_{2}^{2} \Rightarrow \mathrm{h}=\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{ g} \left(\mathrm{t}_{1} \mathrm{t}_{2}\right)For case 3, \mathrm{u}_{0}=0, \mathrm{t}= -\mathrm{h}=0 \times \mathrm{t}-\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \mathrm{gt}^{2} \mathrm{h}=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \mathrm{gt}^{2} Comparing eq. (4) we get \frac{1}{2} \mathrm{gt}^{2}=\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{gt}_{1} \mathrm{t}_{2} \quad \therefore \mathrm{t}=\sqrt{\mathrm{t}_{1} \mathrm{t}_{2}}$