Q36 / 46 · NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) 2020 · Physics · Motion In One Dimension

From the top of a tower of height 50m, a ball is thrown vertically upwards with a certain velocity. It hits the ground 10 s after it is thrown up. How much time does it take to cover a distance AB where A and B are two points 20m and 40m below the edge of the tower? (g=10ms-2)

  • A
    2.0 s
  • B
    1.0 s
  • C
    0.5 s
  • Correct answer
    D
    0.4 s

Solution

Let the body be projected upwards with velocity u from top of tower. Taking vertical downward motion of body form top of tower to ground, we have

u=-u,a=g=10ms-2,s=50m,t=10s

As s=ut+12at2,

So, 50=-u×10+12×10×102

On solving u=45ms-1

If t1 and t2 are the timings taken by the ball to reach points A and B respectively, then

20=45t1+12×10×t12

and 40=-45t2+12×10×t22

On solving, we get t1=9.4 s and t2=9.8s

Time taken to cover the distance AB

=t2-t1=9.8=9.4=0.4s.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.

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