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A body falling under gravity covers two points A and B separated by 80 m in 2 s. The distance of upper point A from the starting point is _____m. Use g=10 m s-2

PhysicsMotion In One DimensionJEE MainJEE Main 2024 (27 Jan Shift 2)
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The correct answer is: 45

From AB, using the equation of motion, we have

-80=-v1t-12×10t2-80=-2v1-12×10×22-80=-2v1-20-60=-2v1v1=30 m s-1

From O to A, it follows that

v2=u2+2gS302=0+2×(-10)(-S)900=20 SS=45 m

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