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A ball is thrown upward from the top of a tower of height 50 m with a velocity of 15 m/s. Find the time when it strikes the ground. Take g=10 m/s2.

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2 s
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3 s
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4 s
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5 s
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Solution

The correct option is D 5 s
The given problem can be shown as

We have
u=+15 m/s , a=10 m/s2
and s=50 m
From the equation of motion we have
s=ut+12at2
50=15t5t2
5t215t50=0
t23t10=0
On solving this, we have t=5 s and t=2 s
Taking the positive value of time t=5 s.
Hence, the time when it strikes the ground is 5 sec

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