JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA Jamia Millia Islamia Solved Paper-2010

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        A ball rolls off the stairway with a horizontal velocity of magnitude 1.8 m/s. The steps are 0.20 m high and 0.20 m wide. Which step will the ball hit first?

    A)  First                                     

    B)  Second

    C)  Third                                    

    D)  Fourth

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                    Given, \[x=0.20\text{ }m,y=0.20\text{ }m,\,u=1.8m/s,\] Let the ball strike the nth step of stairs. Vertical distance travelled \[=ny=n\times 0.20=\frac{1}{2}g{{t}^{2}}\] Horizontal distance travelled \[=nx=ut\] or            \[t=\frac{nx}{u}\] \[\therefore \]  \[ny=\frac{1}{2}g\times \frac{{{n}^{2}}{{x}^{2}}}{{{u}^{2}}}\] Or           \[n=\frac{2{{u}^{2}}}{g}.\frac{y}{{{x}^{2}}}\]                 \[=\frac{2\times {{(1.8)}^{2}}\times 0.20}{9.8\times {{(0.20)}^{2}}}\]                 \[=3.3\approx 4\]


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