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The water is filled upto height of 12 m in a tank having vertical sidewalls. A hole is made in one of the walls at a depth 'h' below the water level. The value of 'h' for which the emerging stream of water strikes the ground at the maximum range is __________ m. 

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answer is 6.

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From the figure,

The water jet's range is,

R=v×t=2gh×(12-h)2g=4h(12-h)

In the case of maximum range, R 

dRdh=0

d(48h-4h2)dh=(24-4h)48h-4h2=0

h=6m

Hence the correct answer is 6m.

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The water is filled upto height of 12 m in a tank having vertical sidewalls. A hole is made in one of the walls at a depth 'h' below the water level. The value of 'h' for which the emerging stream of water strikes the ground at the maximum range is __________ m.