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A stone is dropped from a certain height which can reach the ground in 5 s. It is stopped after 3 s of its fall and then it is again released. The total time taken by the stone to reach the ground will be

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a

7 sec

b

7.5 sec

c

6 sec

d

6.5 sec

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

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h = 12 × 10 × (5)2 = 125m.

 h1=12  × 10 × (3)2 = 45m

Rest 80 m is covered in    t=2hg=2×8010=4

Hence, total time taken is 3s + 4s = 7s

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A stone is dropped from a certain height which can reach the ground in 5 s. It is stopped after 3 s of its fall and then it is again released. The total time taken by the stone to reach the ground will be