From an elevated point A, a stone is projected vertically upwards.
When the stone reaches a distance H below A, its velocity is double of what it was at the same height above A.
The greatest height attained by the stone is Then find n.
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As the principal of conservation of energy says that the loss in potential energy is equal to gain in kinetic energy for a system so the speed of the object remains the same only the direction changes . So the velocity of the object at the height H is ( let it be ) = v and as per given information the velocity below point of projection is 2 v , and let the initial projection velocity = u .
Now we have velocity above point of projection at H height as v 2 = u 2 − 2 g H and we have velocity below point of projection at H depth as ( 2 v ) 2 = u 2 + 2 g H
Solving these two equations we get 3 v 2 = 4 g H
and so we have 2 5 v 2 = u 2
and at highest point of the trajectory for the particle the velocity is zero and so u 2 = 2 g ( m a x i m u m h e i g h t ) m a x i m u m h e i g h t = 2 g u 2
which after calculation gives
m a x i m u m h e i g h t = 3 5 H
so n = 5