A ball is projected vertically upwards from ground. It reaches a height ' $h$ ' in time $t_1$, continues its…

A ball is projected vertically upwards from ground. It reaches a height ' $h$ ' in time $t_1$, continues its motion and then takes a time $t_2$ to reach ground. The height $h$ in terms of $g, t_1$ and $t_2$ is $(g=$ acceleration due to gravity)
  1. $\frac{1}{2} \frac{\mathrm{gt}_1}{\mathrm{t}_2}$
  2. $\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{gt}_1 \mathrm{t}_2$
  3. $\mathrm{g} \mathrm{t}_1 \mathrm{t}_2$
  4. $2 \mathrm{gt}_1 \mathrm{t}_2$

Solution

We know, $\mathrm{S}=\mathrm{ut}+\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{at}^2$ The total time required for the ball to go up and reach the ground is $t=t_1+t_2$, and the total displacement is zero. $\begin{aligned} & \therefore \quad 0=\mathrm{u}\left(\mathrm{t}_1+\mathrm{t}_2\right)+\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{~g}\left(\mathrm{t}_1+\mathrm{t}_2\right)^2 \\ & \therefore \quad \mathrm{u}=\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{~g}\left(\mathrm{t}_1+\mathrm{t}_2\right) \end{aligned}$ The displacement in time $t_1$ is $\begin{aligned} \mathrm{h} & =\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{~g}\left(\mathrm{t}_1+\mathrm{t}_2\right) \mathrm{t}_1-\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{gt}_1^2 \\ \mathrm{~h} & =\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{gt}_1\left(\mathrm{t}_1+\mathrm{t}_2-\mathrm{t}_1\right) \\ \therefore \quad \mathrm{h} & =\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{gt}_1 \mathrm{t}_2 \end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (12 May Shift 2)

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