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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Motion In One Dimension

Two bodies having masses in the ratio \(2: 3\) fall freely under gravity from heights which are in the ratio \(9: 16\). The ratio of their linear momenta on touching the ground is

  1. A \(2: 9\)
  2. B \(3: 16\)
  3. C \(1: 2\)
  4. D \(3: 2\)
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(C) \(1: 2\)

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The velocity acquired by a mass \(m\) falling freely under the influence of gravity from the heigh \(h\) is \[ v=\sqrt{2 g h} \] Momentum of first body, \(p_1=m_1 v_1\) \[ \Rightarrow \quad=m_1 \sqrt{2 g h_1} \] Momentum of second body \(p_2=m_2 v_2\)…
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