A body is at aheight of 81m and is ascending upwards with a velocity of 12m/s. a body of 2 kg weight is dropped from it. if g=10m/s^2. the body will reach the surface if earth in how much time.

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22 December, 11:46

A body is at aheight of 81m and is ascending upwards with a velocity of 12m/s. a body of 2 kg weight is dropped from it. if g=10m/s^2. the body will reach the surface if earth in how much time.

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Demarcus Price · Answer 1

First the velocity drops to zero in 1.2 secs. In those seconds it went upwards for 7.2 m, then it went from 87.2 to 0m. x-x0=v0*t+1/2*g*t^2 ergo t=sqrt (2x/g) that is 4.1761 s. Finally the total time required is 5.3761 s