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Q. A stone is shot straight upward with a speed of $20\, m/s$ from a tower $200\, m$ high. The speed with which it strikes the ground is approximately

Rajasthan PETRajasthan PET 2003

Solution:

Speed of stone in a vertically upward direction is $20 m / s$.
So for vertical downward motion we will consider $u =-20 m / s$
$ \begin{array}{l} v^{2}=u^{2}+2 gh =(-20)^{2}+2 \times 9.8 \times 200=4320 m / s \\ \therefore v \simeq 65 m / s \end{array} $