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Vertical Motion
Kinematics 1D 6

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Vertical Motion
 Time of Ascent & Descent
t=0

t=0
u
 Maximum Height

t=0
Vertical Motion
The time to go up a height ‘h’ and come down from the same height ‘h’.

Time of Ascent and Descent for same height is same.

3 m/s

3 m/s

7 m/s

7 m/s

10 m/s
Examples of Vertical Motion
 A player throws a ball upwards with an initial speed of 20 ms-1.
What Max height does the ball rise & after how long does the ball return to
the player’s hands ? Take g = 10 ms-2 and neglect air resistance.
A. 20m, 4 sec
B. 4m, 20 sec
C. 20m, 20 sec
D. 4m, 4 sec

20 m/s
 A player throws a ball upwards with an initial speed of 20 ms-1.
What Max height does the ball rise & after how long does the ball return to
the player’s hands ? Take g = 10 ms-2 and neglect air resistance.

Solution: u = 20 m/s, a = ─ 10 m/s2

a) Maximum Height v=0

Final velocity, v = 0, S = H
H
v2 = u2 + 2aS
20
0= (20)2 + 2(-10)H

Maximum Height, H = 20 m
 A player throws a ball upwards with an initial speed of 20 ms-1.
What Max height does the ball rise & after how long does the ball return to
the player’s hands ? Take g = 10 ms-2 and neglect air resistance.

Solution: u = 20 m/s , a = ─ 10 m/s2

b) Time after which the ball returns

Displacement, S = 0 , v = ─ u u
v=-u
v = u + at

─ 20 = 20 + (-10)t
10 t = 40

Time of flight, t = 4 sec

 A ball is projected vertically up with a velocity of 40 ms–1

I. Find the Maximum Height reached ? g = 10 m/s2

II. Find the height at the end of 2s ?
III. Find the velocity at the end of 3s ?

40 m/s
 A ball is projected vertically up with a velocity of 40 ms–1

I. Find the Maximum Height reached ? g = 10 m/s2

II. Find the height at the end of 2s ?
III. Find the velocity at the end of 3s ?

Solution: v2 = u2 + 2aS B
v=0
⇒ 0 = u2 + 2 × –g × H

H= u2 402 H = 80 m
= g m/s2
2g 2 × 10
u = 40m/s

H = 80 m A
 A ball is projected vertically up with a velocity of 40 ms–1

I. Find the Maximum Height reached ? g = 10 m/s2

II. Find the height at the end of 2s ?
III. Find the velocity at the end of 3s ?

Solution: 1
I) S1 = ut + at2
2 B
1
= 40 × 2 + × (–10) × 22 g m/s2
2 v
= 80 – 20
H =S
= 60 m u = 40m/s
A
 A ball is projected vertically up with a velocity of 40 ms–1

I. Find the Maximum Height reached ? g = 10 m/s2

II. Find the height at the end of 2s ?
III. Find the velocity at the end of 3s ?
Solution: III) v = u + at B v=0
v = 40 – 10 × 3

v = 40 – 30 u = 40m/s g m/s2
v = 10 ms–1 A
A ball is projected vertically upwards with initial velocity of 20 m/s from the
building of height 25 m. Find total time of flight.
A. 2 sec
B. 3 sec
C. 4 sec
D. 5 sec

20 m/s

25 m
 A ball is projected vertically upwards with initial velocity of 20 m/s from the
building of height 25 m. Find total time of flight.

Solution:
u = 20 m/s
(– 10) g m/s2
– 25 = 20 t + t2 S = – 25 m
2
– 25 = 20 – 5t2

0 = 5t2 – 20t – 25

t = 5 sec
A ball is thrown vertically upward with a speed u. If is at a certain height ‘h’ {h
< hmax} for two times at time t1 & t2 . Find t1 t2

t=0
 A ball is thrown vertically upward with a speed u. If is at a certain height ‘h’ {h
< hmax} for two times at time t1 , t2 . Find t1 t2

Solution: 1
h = ut1 – gt 2 (upward motion) S = ut + (1/2)at2
2 1
1
h = ut2 – gt22 (downward motion)
2

1 1
ut1 – gt12 = ut2 – 2 gt22 t =t1 t =t2
2
hmax hmax
1
⇒ g (t22 – t12) = u (t2 – t1)
2
1
⇒ g (t2 – t1) (t2 + t1) = u (t2 –t1)
2
A A
 A ball is thrown vertically upward with a speed u. If is at a certain height ‘h’ {h
< hmax} for two times at time t1 , t2 . Find t1 t2

Solution:
Starting from ground a particle is at height of 40m at t = 2 sec.
The total time when it will be again at the same height.
A. 1 sec
B. 2 sec
C. 3 sec
D. 4 sec

t=2 g

40m

u
t=0
 Starting from ground a particle is a height of 40m at t = 2 sec.
The total time when it will be again at the same height.

S = ut + 1 at2
Solution: 2 Time of ascent = Time of descent
1
40 = u × 2 – × 10 × 4 t = 3 sec
2
60 = 2u ⇒ u = 30 m/s t = 1 sec t = 1 sec
t = 2 sec
v = u + at
0 = 30 – 10 × t
40 m
t = 3 sec

Total time = 2+1+1 = 4 sec t = 0 sec ↑ 30 m/s

A body falling from rest, covers 45 m in the last second. What is
the time of fall and the height from which it fell. g = 10 m/s2
A. 5s
B. 6s
C. 7s
D. 8s
 A body falling from rest, covers 45 m in the last second. What is
the time of fall and the height from which it fell.
g = 10 m/s2

Solution: u = 0, Snth = – 45 m, a = – g = – 10 ms–2

a (2n – 1) Substituting n = 5 s in
Sn = u +
2
S = ut + 1 at2
10 (2n – 1)
45 =0+ 2
2 1
S = (0 × 5) + × (10) × 52
45 = 5 (2n – 1) 2
45 S = 0 + 5 × 25
2n – 1 = =9
5
⇒ n = 5s S = 125 m
A balloon is rising up at 30 m/s and a stone is released from it,
when it is at a height 80 m above ground. The time after which g = 10 m/s2
stone will hit the ground.
A. 5 sec
B. 6 sec
C. 7 sec
D. 8 sec

30 m/s

80 m
 A balloon is rising up at 30 m/s and a stone is released from it,
when it is at a height 80 m above ground. The time after which
stone will hit the ground.
g = 10 m/s2
Solution: u = 30 m/s , S = – 80 m, a = – 10 m/s2
30 m/s
1
s = ut + at2
2
30 m/s
1
⇒ – 80 = 30t + (–10)t2
2
⇒ 5t2 – 30t – 80 = 0

80 m 80 m
⇒ t2 – 6t – 16 = 0

t = 8 sec
A stone is dropped from the top of a tower 96 m tall. At the same instant
another stone is thrown vertically upwards from the foot of the tower with a
velocity of 24 ms-1 When and where will the 2 stones meet?
A. 2 sec g = 10 m/s2
B. 4 sec
C. 6 sec
D. 8 sec

96 m

24 m/s
 A stone is dropped from the top of a tower 96 m tall. At the same instant
another stone is thrown vertically upwards from the foot of the tower with a
velocity of 24 ms-1 When and where will the 2 stones meet?
g = 10 m/s2

Solution:
For the stone falling downwards
1
S = ut + gt2
2
96 – x
1
96 – x = (0×t) + × 10 × t2
2

96 – x = 5t2 ………. (I) 96 m

24 m/s
 A stone is dropped from the top of a tower 96 m tall. At the same instant
another stone is thrown vertically upwards from the foot of the tower with a
velocity of 24 ms-1 When and where will the 2 stones meet?
g = 10 m/s2

Solution:

96 – x = 5t2 ………. (I)

For the stone thrown upward
96 – x
1
S = ut + gt2
2
1
x = 24 × t – × 10 × t2 96 m
2

x = 24t – 5t2……….(II) x

24 m/s
 A stone is dropped from the top of a tower 96 m tall. At the same instant
another stone is thrown vertically upwards from the foot of the tower with a
velocity of 24 ms-1 When and where will the 2 stones meet?
g = 10 m/s2
Solution: 96 – x = 5t2 ………. (I)
From equation (I)
x = 24t – 5t2………(II)
96 – x = 5 × 42
From equation (I) and (II)
96 – 80 = x
x = 24t – (96 – x )
x = 16 m
x = 24t – 96 + x
t = 4 sec
A particle moves along a straight line. Its position is given by
where x is in metres and t in seconds.
Find acceleration of the particle at the instant when particle is at rest.
A. -16 ms-2
B. -32 ms-2
C. 32 ms-2
D. 16 ms-2
Solution:
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