A body is thrown vertically upwards from the top
of tower. It reaches the ground in
.
If it is thrown vertically downwards from
with the same speed it reaches the ground in
. If it is allowed to fall freely from
, then the time it takes to reach the ground is given by
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Taking downward direction as the positive direction.


Multiplying Eq. (i) by
and Eq. (ii) by
and adding, we get

For free fall from rest, 

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