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A fruit is dropped from a height of 20 m. Find the velocity with which it would hit the ground. Take g = 10 ms2


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40 m/s

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50 m/s

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20 m/s

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Solution

The correct option is C

20 m/s


Since, the acceleration is along the direction of motion, a = + 10ms2, initial velocity u= 0 and height s= 20 m.
Using v2​ = u2​​ + 2as
v2​ =​ 0 + 2 × 10 × 20​ = 400
v = 400 = 20 ms1


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