JEE Main 202623 JanuaryEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 23 January
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Motion in One Dimension
JEE Main 2026 · 23 January · Evening Shift · Physics · Motion in One Dimension
A paratrooper jumps from an aeroplane and opens a parachute after 2...
A paratrooper jumps from an aeroplane and opens a parachute after 2 s of free fall and starts deaccelerating with . At 10 m height from ground, while descending with the help of parachute, the speed of paratrooper is . The initial height of the airplane is m.
Options
- A82.5
- B20
- C62.5
- D92.5
Correct answer
D. 92.5
Step-by-step solution
During the first of free fall, the paratrooper starts from rest ().
Velocity after is .
Distance covered during free fall is .
After opening the parachute, the paratrooper decelerates at .
At a height of from the ground, the final velocity is .
Let be the distance covered during deceleration until reaching height.
Using :
.
The total height of the airplane is the sum of the free fall distance, the deceleration distance, and the remaining height from the ground.
.
Velocity after is .
Distance covered during free fall is .
After opening the parachute, the paratrooper decelerates at .
At a height of from the ground, the final velocity is .
Let be the distance covered during deceleration until reaching height.
Using :
.
The total height of the airplane is the sum of the free fall distance, the deceleration distance, and the remaining height from the ground.
.