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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Motion in straight line
  • JEE Mains 2024
  • Hard
  • MCQ

A body projected vertically upwards with a certain speed from the top of a tower reaches the ground in \(t_1\). If it is projected vertically downwards from the same point with the same speed, it reaches the ground in \(t_2\). Time required to reach the ground, if it is dropped from the top of the tower, is _______.

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(A) \(\sqrt{t_1 t_2}\)

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\(t_1=\frac{u+\sqrt{u^2+2 g h}}{g}\)

\(t_2=\frac{-u+\sqrt{u^2+2 g h}}{g}\)

\(t=\frac{\sqrt{2 g h}}{g}\)

\(t_1 t_2=\frac{\left(u^2+2 g h\right)-u^2}{g^2}=\frac{2 g h}{g^2}=t^2\)

\(\Rightarrow t=\sqrt{t_1 t_2}\)

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