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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 t1t_{1}. If it is thrown vertically downwards from A with the same speed, it reaches the ground in time t2\mathrm{t}_{2}. If it is allowed to fall freely from A,\mathrm{A}, then the time it takes to reach the ground is given by

Options

  1. At=t1+t22\mathrm{t}=\frac{\mathrm{t}_{1}+\mathrm{t}_{2}}{2}
  2. Bt=t1−t22\mathrm{t}=\frac{\mathrm{t}_{1}-\mathrm{t}_{2}}{2}
  3. Ct=t1t2\quad \mathrm{t}=\sqrt{\mathrm{t}_{1} \mathrm{t}_{2}}
  4. Dt=t1t2\mathrm{t}=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{t}_{1}}{\mathrm{t}_{2}}}

Correct answer

C. t=t1t2\quad \mathrm{t}=\sqrt{\mathrm{t}_{1} \mathrm{t}_{2}}

Step-by-step solution

Let the body is projected vertically upwards from A with a speed u0u_{0} Using equation, s=ut+12at2\mathrm{s}=\mathrm{ut}+\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{at}^{2} For case (1)−(1)-\mathrm{h}=\mathrm{u}0t1−12gt12…(1)_{0} \mathrm{t}_{1}-\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{gt}_{1}^{2} \quad \ldots(1) For case (2) −-\mathrm{h}=\mathrm{u}0t2−12gt12_{0} \mathrm{t}_{2}-\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{gt}_{1}^{2} Subtracting eq (2) from (1), we get 0=u0(t2+t1)+12g(t22−t12)⇒u0=12g(t1−t2)\begin{array}{l}0=\mathrm{u}_{0}\left(\mathrm{t}_{2}+\mathrm{t}_{1}\right)+\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{ g} \left(\mathrm{t}_{2}^{2}-\mathrm{t}_{1}^{2}\right)\\ \Rightarrow \mathrm{u}_{0}=\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{ g}\left(\mathrm{t}_{1}-\mathrm{t}_{2}\right) \end{array}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)and(5),and (5), 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}}$
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