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JEE Main 202229 JulyEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2022
Date
29 July
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Motion in One Dimension

JEE Main 2022 · 29 July · Evening Shift · Physics · Motion in One Dimension

A juggler throws balls vertically upwards with same initial...

A juggler throws balls vertically upwards with same initial velocity in air. When the first ball reaches its highest position, he throws the next ball. Assuming the juggler throws nn balls per second, the maximum height the balls can reach is

Options

  1. Ag2n\dfrac{g}{2n}
  2. Bgn\dfrac{g}{n}
  3. C2gn2gn
  4. Dg2n2\dfrac{g}{2{n}^{2}}

Correct answer

D. g2n2\dfrac{g}{2{n}^{2}}

Step-by-step solution

As the juggler is throwing nn balls each second and 2nd{2}^{nd} when the first is at its highest point, so the time taken by one ball to reach the highest point, t=1nst = \dfrac{1}{n}s.

And as at highest point v=0v = 0.

So, from first equation of motion,

v=u+at⇒0=u−g(1n)⇒u=gnv = u + at ⇒ 0 = u - g\left(\dfrac{1}{n}\right) ⇒ u = \dfrac{g}{n}

Now in order to calculate height, using second equation of motion, we have:
S=ut+12at2\text{S} = ut + \dfrac{1}{2}{\text{at}}^{2} ...(i)

⇒h=1n×gn−12g×(1n)2⇒ h = \dfrac{1}{n} \times \dfrac{g}{n} - \dfrac{1}{2}\text{g} \times {\left(\dfrac{1}{n}\right)}^{2}

⇒h=g2n2⇒ h = \dfrac{g}{2{n}^{2}}

So, the balls rise up to a height of h=g2n2mh = \dfrac{g}{2{n}^{2}}m.

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