A body freely falling from the rest has a velocity ‘ v ’ after it falls through a height ‘ h ’. The distance it has to fall down for its velocity to become double, is
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
Let at point A initial velocity of body is equal to zero
for path AB : 
…(i)
for path AC : 
…(ii)
Solving (i) and (ii) 
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