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A body is thrown horizontally with velocity $\sqrt{2 g h}$ from the top of a tower of height h. It strikes the level ground through the foot of tower at a distance x from the tower. The value of x is

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The correct option is C

$x = u \times \sqrt{\frac{2 h}{g}} = \sqrt{2 g h} \times \sqrt{\frac{2 h}{g}} ∴ x = 2 h$

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