Question

A person standing at some distance from a high tree, throws a stone taking aim at a fruit hanging from that tree. The fruit begins to fall freely at the time, when the person throws the stone. Which of the following is correct?

• A. The stone moves above the falling fruit.
• B. The stone strikes the fruit if the stone is thrown with a definite velocity.
• C. The stone moves below the falling fruit.
• D. The stone hits the fruit in all cases.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The stone moves above the falling fruit.

Initially, there is some relative velocity in vertical direction between the stone and fruit. Since both of them undergo free fall after this, relative velocity will remain constant and hence stone will always be above fruit and both will never meet.