Q44 / 55 · NEST (NISER) 2012 · Physics
A hot-air balloon is rising vertically with a constant velocity of $10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}$. An object is dropped from the balloon when it is 60 m above the ground. The angle of elevation of the Sun is $45^{\circ}$. When the falling object is 33.75 m from the ground, the rate at which the shadow of the object is traveling along the ground is (take $g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}^2$ )
- A$15 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}$.
- B$20 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}$.
- Correct answerC$25 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}$.
- D$30 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}$.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.