A ballon rises from rest with a constant acceleration g/8. A stone is released from it when it has risen to height h.The time taken by the stone to reach the ground is
Options
(a) 4√(h/g)
(b) 2√(h/g)
(c) √(2h/g)
(d) √(g/h)
Correct Answer:
2√(h/g)
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The velocity of the balloon at the height h is
v = √(2ah) = √(2gh/8) = √(gh)/2
Initial velocity of the stone at height h is u = √(gh)/2 upwards
h = ut + gt²/2
put the value of u in the above relation and rearrange the terms to obtain,
(√(gH)/2 )t + gt²/2 - h = 0
(√(gH))t + gt² - 2h = 0
The time taken by the stone to reach the ground can be obtained by solving the above quadratic.
t = 2√[h/g]