Question

2 balls are being dropped from different heights. Ball A takes twice the time ball B takes to reach the ground. Which of the following statements is correct? 1. Distance travelled by Ball A is equal to that of Ball B 2. Distance travelled by Ball A is 4 times that of ball B. 3. Distance travelled by ball A is half that of ball B. 4. Distance travelled by ball A is twice that of Ball B. please explain your answer

Answer 1

Answer:

distance traveled by ball A is 4 times that of B

Explanation:

option 2 is correct

Answer 2

Explanation:

Ball B is dropped first. Then, ball A is dropped after 2 s.

h

B

=

2

1

gt

2

=

2

1

g(5)

2

=12.5g=

2

25g

....... (1)

h

A

=

2

1

gt

2

=

2

1

g(3)

2

=

2

9g

........ (2)

eq

n

(1)−eq

n

(2)⇒h

B

−h

A

=

2

25g

−

2

9g

=

2

16g

=

2

16×10

=80 m