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Motion under Gravity

1.

Freely falling body

a) The equations of motion

V = gt

h = gt2

Vt

h t2

V1
t
= 1
V2
t2

h1
t2
= 12
h2
t2

a
2

iv) sn = u + (2n 1)

V2 = u2 + 2as
V2 = 2gh
V2 h

(2n-1)

hn (2n 1)

ed
uc

V1
h
= 1
V2
h2

g
2

at
io

hn =

co
m

iii)

ii) s = ut + at2

V = u + at

n.

i)

gh
2

b) The average velocity during fall (V) =

The ratio of distances traveled in first, first two, first three seconds is
1:4:9..n2

The ratio of time taken to travel first, 2nd, 3rdnth unit of distances is

w
.s

e)

ak

d)

sh
i

c) The ratio of distance traveled in 1st, 2nd, 3rd.. n seconds is 1:3:5(2n-1)

1 : 2 1 : 3 2

n n 1

f)The ratio of times taken to travel first, first two, first three first n units of distances
2 : 3 : .. n

is 1 :

g) If x is the distance traveled in the n th second, then the distance traveled in the (n +1)th
second is

2n+1

x
2n1

(or) x + g.

h) If x is the distance traveled in the n th second, then distance traveled in the (n-1) th
2n 3

second is
x (or) x - g
2n 1

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i) The ratio of distances covered in the nth second and the distance traveled in n seconds
is

sn
2
1
2n 1
=
2 =
s
n n
n2

j) Sn+1 sn = g
k) If a body travels

T = n +

1
n

n ( n 1)

th of the total distance in the last second the total time of fall

co
m

l) If a particle takes x seconds less and acquires a velocity y ms-1 more at one place than at
another in falling through the same distance. If g1 and g2 are accelerations due to
gravity at these two places, then x: y is

(1 /

g1g

).

1 dm

d
= g1 m

d
db
b

n.

m) The acceleration of a body in a medium is given by gI = g

at
io

Where dm = density of the medium and db = density of the body

n) If a body is dropped into a well of depth h the time taken to hear the sound from start

ed
uc

(v is the velocity of sound) T is given by

T=

2h h
+
g v

2. Body thrown vertically upwards

The equations of motion

b) s = ut + at2

v = u gt

h = ut gt2

sh
i

a) v = u + at

ak

a)

w
.s

c) V2 = u2 + 2as
u = 2 gh

d) sn = u +

a
(2n 1)
2

hn = u -

g
(2n 1)
2

b) Maximum height reached = H =

u2
2g

c) Time of ascent = Time of descent =

Time of flight =

u
g

2u
g
2

1 gT
gT 2
=
d) Maximum height H =

2g 2
8

e) The velocity of the body at the half of the maximum height is

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gh (or)

u2
2

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f) A body projected vertically up from the top of a tower of height h reaches the ground
in a time t , then

h = ut +

1
2

gt 2

and h =

u
2g

g) A body is projected up with a velocity u and another body is also projected up from the
same point with same velocity but after t sec. Then they will meet after a time
T

u
g

t
2

co
m

h) A body projected up from the top of a tower with a velocity u reaches the ground in a
time t1. Another body projected down with same velocity reaches the ground in time t2
i) The time difference (t1 t2) =

2u
g

1
gt 1t 2
2

g
(t1 t2)
2

ed
uc

iv) Velocity of projection is u =

at
io

iii) Height of the tower is h =

t 1t 2

n.

ii) Time take by the freely falling body to reach the ground is

w
.s

ak

sh
i

i) If air resistance is considered, time of ascent < time of descent.

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