Q414
A man standing on a edge of a cliff throws a stone vertically upwards with a certain speed. He then throws another stone downwards with the same speed. Find the ratio of the speeds of the two stones when they hit the ground.
A.
1 : 1
AnswerB.
1 : 2
C.
1 : 4
D.
Cannot be found from the given information.
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
When man throws the stone upward with speed u and downward with speed u, the initial velocity (from the cliff) will be the same. Hence, this will result in equal final velocity.Hence the ratio is 1:1.