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A tank is filled upto a height 2H with a liquid and is placed on a platform of height H from the ground. The distance y (in m) from the ground where a small hole is made in the tank, to get the maximum horizontal range R is (take H = 1.5 m)

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answer is 2.25.

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Detailed Solution

 Velocity of efflux v=2gh=2 g(3H-y)

Time of flight t=2yg

Range, R=vt=2y(3H-y)

R to be maximum, dRdy=0

on solving we get y=3H2=3(1.5)2=2.25m

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A tank is filled upto a height 2H with a liquid and is placed on a platform of height H from the ground. The distance y (in m) from the ground where a small hole is made in the tank, to get the maximum horizontal range R is (take H = 1.5 m)