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A ball projected from ground at an angle of $45^{\circ}$ just clears a wall in front. If point of projection is $4 \mathrm{~m}$ from the foot of wall and ball strikes the ground at a distance of $6 \mathrm{~m}$ on the other side of the wall, the height of the wall is :
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Options:
  • A
    $4.4 \mathrm{~m}$
  • B
    $2.4 \mathrm{~m}$
  • C
    $3.6 \mathrm{~m}$
  • D
    $1.6 \mathrm{~m}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is:
$2.4 \mathrm{~m}$


As ball is projected at an angle $45^{\circ}$ to the horizontal therefore Range $=4 \mathrm{H}$
or $10=4 \mathrm{H} \Rightarrow \mathrm{H}=\frac{10}{4}=2.5 \mathrm{~m}$
$(\because$ Range $=4 \mathrm{~m}+6 \mathrm{~m}=10 \mathrm{~m})$
Maximum height, $\mathrm{H}=\frac{\mathrm{u}^2 \sin ^2 \theta}{2 \mathrm{~g}}$
$\therefore \mathrm{u}^2=\frac{\mathrm{H} \times 2 \mathrm{~g}}{\sin ^2 \theta}=\frac{2.5 \times 2 \times 10}{\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)^2}=100$
or, $\mathrm{u}=\sqrt{100}=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
Height of wall PA
$$
\begin{aligned}
& =\mathrm{OA} \tan \theta-\frac{1}{2} \frac{\mathrm{g}(\mathrm{OA})^2}{\mathrm{u}^2 \cos ^2 \theta} \\
& =4-\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{10 \times 16}{10 \times 10 \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}} \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{0}}}=2.4 \mathrm{~m}
\end{aligned}
$$

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