Question:

Two balls are projected simultaneously with the same velocity u from the top of a tower, one vertically upwards and the other vertically downwards. Their respective times of the journeys are $t_1 $ and $ t_2$ . At the time of reaching the ground, the ratio of their final velocities is

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Solution and Explanation

Using: $v ^{2}= u ^{2}+2 aS$ where, v final velocity, u initial velocity a is acceleration and S is displacement of the particle. For particle $1: v _{1}^{2}= u _{1}^{2}+2(- g )(- h )$ taking upward direction positive For particle $2: v _{2}^{2}= u _{2}^{2}+2(- g )(- h )$ as $u_{1}=u_{2}$ and displacement of both the particle is equal to height of tower, their velocities at time of reaching ground will be equal.
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Concepts Used:

Motion in a straight line

The motion in a straight line is an object changes its position with respect to its surroundings with time, then it is called in motion. It is a change in the position of an object over time. It is nothing but linear motion. 

Types of Linear Motion:

Linear motion is also known as the Rectilinear Motion which are of two types:

  1. Uniform linear motion with constant velocity or zero acceleration: If a body travels in a straight line by covering an equal amount of distance in an equal interval of time then it is said to have uniform motion.
  2. Non-Uniform linear motion with variable velocity or non-zero acceleration: Not like the uniform acceleration, the body is said to have a non-uniform motion when the velocity of a body changes by unequal amounts in equal intervals of time. The rate of change of its velocity changes at different points of time during its movement.