When you drop an object from a certain height, it takes time T to reach the ground with no air resistance. If you dropped it from three times that height, how long (in terms of T) would it take to reach the ground?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Given

When we drop an object from height , suppose h

it takes time T

using equation of motion

[tex]h=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^2[/tex]

where  

[tex]h=displacement[/tex]

[tex]u=initial\ velocity[/tex]

[tex]a=acceleration[/tex]

[tex]t=time[/tex]

here [tex]u=0[/tex] because it dropped from a certain height

[tex]h=\frac{1}{2}gT^2[/tex]

[tex]T=\sqrt{\frac{2h}{g}}[/tex]

When height is increases to three times of original height

i.e. [tex]h'=3 h[/tex]

then time period becomes

[tex]T'=\sqrt{\frac{2\times 3h}{g}}[/tex]

[tex]T'=\sqrt{3}T[/tex]

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