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A ball is thrown vertically down with velocity of 5m/s from the top of a tower. With what velocity should another ball be thrown vertically down after 2 seconds from the top of the same tower, so that it can hit the first ball in a further 2 seconds (Take g=10 m/s2)

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40 m/s
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55 m/s
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15 m/s
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25 m/s
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Solution

The correct option is A 40 m/s
For ball 1
u=5 m/s
t=4 secs
For ball 2
u=u m/s
t=2 secs
For collision equating heights
h=ut+12gt2
5×4+1210×42 = u×2+1210×22
u=40 m/s

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