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Motion in A Straight Line question

2022 · 29 Jul · Shift 2 · Q50
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Motion in A Straight Line question

2022 · 29 Jul · Shift 2 · Q50

JEE MainPhysicsMotion in A Straight LineMCQ+4 / −1
A juggler throws balls vertically upwards with same initial velocity in air. When the first ball reaches its highest position, he throws the next ball. Assuming the juggler throws n balls per second, the maximum height the balls can reach is
  1. A
    g/2n
  2. B
    g/n
  3. C
    2gn
  4. D
    g/2n2
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Correct answer: D

  1. Let the initial speed with which each ball is thrown be uuu.

  2. Time taken by a ball to reach the highest point is t=ug.t=\frac{u}{g}.t=gu​.

  3. According to the question, when the first ball reaches its highest point, the juggler throws the next ball. So the time interval between successive throws is Δt=ug.\Delta t=\frac{u}{g}.Δt=gu​.

  4. The juggler throws nnn balls per second. Hence the time between two throws is also Δt=1n.\Delta t=\frac{1}{n}.Δt=n1​.

  5. Equating the two expressions for the time interval, ug=1n\frac{u}{g}=\frac{1}{n}gu​=n1​ which gives u=gn.u=\frac{g}{n}.u=ng​.

  6. Maximum height reached by a vertically thrown ball is H=u22g.H=\frac{u^2}{2g}.H=2gu2​. Substitute u=gnu=\frac{g}{n}u=ng​: H=\frac{(g/n)^2}{2g}= rac{g^2}{2gn^2}= rac{g}{2n^2}.

  7. Therefore, the maximum height is g2n2.\boxed{\frac{g}{2n^2}}.2n2g​​.

  8. Checking options:

  • A: g2n\frac{g}{2n}2ng​ — incorrect
  • B: gn\frac{g}{n}ng​ — incorrect
  • C: 2gn2gn2gn — incorrect
  • D: g2n2\frac{g}{2n^2}2n2g​ — correct

Hence the correct option is D.

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