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A particle is thrown vertically up with an initial velocity 9m/s from the surface of Earth (take g=10m/s2).The time taken by the particle to reach a height of 4m from the surface second time (in seconds) is
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Solution:
Time taken by the particle to reach a height h from the surface of Earth is obtained from h=ut−21gt2
Here, u=9m/s,h=4m,g=10m/s2 ∴4=9t−21×10×t2 4=9t−5t2 or 5t2−9t+4=0 5t2−5t−4t+4=0 ⇒5t(t−1)−4(t−1)=0 ∴t=1s or t=54s
Hence, the time taken by the particle to reach a height of 4m from the surface second time is 1s.