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Grade 12th passMechanics

A body is projected vertically upward with speed 40m/s. The distance travelled by body in the last second of upward journey is.take g as 9.8 ..why this question u is taken 0

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
Distance traveled by the body in the last second of upward journey is 4.9,at maximum height the velocity is zero because due to gravity while traveling upwards the velocity decreases and downwards the velocity as we assume +g (acceleration due to gravity)