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A ball is projected at an angle of 300 above with the horizontal from the top of a tower and strikes the ground in 5 sec at an angle of 450 with the horizontal. Find the height of the tower and the speed with which it was projected.

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Height =33.5m; Speed =36.6m/s
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Height =43.6m; Speed =15m/s
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Height =59.2m; Speed =30m/s
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Height =71.9m; Speed =50m/s
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Solution

The correct option is B Height =33.5m; Speed =36.6m/s
Letinitialvelocityalongxdirectionbeuxandthatalongydirectionbeuyuxcos300=uysin300....(1)in5secondsthevelocitymakesanangleof450withthehorizontal,whichmeanshorizntalandverticalvelocitiesaresame.vy=uygt=ux=uy3uy=gt1+3=502.732=18.3m/sux=uy3=31.7m/sU=u2x+u2y=36.6m/s

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