A body thrown vertically upwards takes ‘t’ time to reach the highest point. What would be the time required to reach the same point during its return?

Let $h$ be the height reached by the body in time $t$ when thrown vertically upwards by a velocity $u$. Then, \[v=u-gt\] \[0=u-gt\] \[\therefore t = \frac{u}{g}\]

and, \[v^2 = u^2 – 2gh\] \[0 = u^2 – 2gh \] \[\therefore h = \frac{u^2}{2g}\]

When the body comes down, it has to travel down the same distance. \[\therefore h’ = h = \frac{u^2}{2g}\]

The body comes down with initial velocity $u’ = 0$.

\[\therefore h’ = u’t+\frac{1}{2}g{t’}^2\]

\[h’ = 0 + \frac{1}{2}g{t’}^2\]

\[\therefore t’ = \sqrt{\frac{2h’}{g}} = \sqrt{\frac{2u^2}{g×2g}} = \frac{u}{g} = t\]

Thus, the time required to reach the highest point and the time required to come back to the same point is same.

[The equations used above are deduced from Motion Under Gravity]

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