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⚛️ Physics  ·  Motion in a Straight Line  ·  NEET & JEE

A ball is dropped from height h and after each bounce rebounds to half the previous height. The total path length travelled before it comes to rest is:

Answer: 3h.

  • A 2h
  • B 3h
  • C 4h
  • D 1.5h

Correct answer: B. 3h

Explanation: Total distance = h + 2(h/2 + h/4 + ...) = h + 2·(h/2)/(1 − 1/2) = h + 2h = 3h.

tvuvTΔtΔvslope = aarea = displacement (s)

On a velocity-time graph for uniform acceleration, the slope of the line gives the acceleration and the shaded area under the line gives the displacement.

Concept context

Equations of motion, projectile motion, relative velocity. Foundation of all mechanics.

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