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The ratios of the distances covered by a freely falling particle, starting from rest, in the first, second, third.... nth seconds of its motion

A
form an arithmetic progression
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form the series corresponding to the squares of the first n natural numbers
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do not form any well-defined series
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form a series corresponding to the differences of the squares of the successive whole numbers
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Solution

The correct option is D form a series corresponding to the differences of the squares of the successive whole numbers
Distance covered in t=1 s,
u=0 (Initial velocity is 0 during free fall) h1=12×g×(1)2=12g (Using second equation of motion)
Distance covered in t=2 s,
h2=12×g(2)2=2g
Distance covered in t=3 s,
h3=12×g(3)2=92g
Distance covered in t=4 s,
h4=8g
In 2nd second distance covered
=h2h1=2g12g=32g
In 3rd second distance covered
=h3h2=92g2g=52g
Ratio of distance covered in successive seconds is 1:3:5:7:9
As there is a common difference between all the successive terms, so it is an A.P. We can also write the following ratios like 12:2212:3222:4232
Thus, it forms a series corresponding to the differences of the squares of the successive whole numbers.

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