When an object is thrown vertically upward, its velocity decreases due to the acceleration due to gravity ($g$) acting downwards. At the maximum height, the velocity of the object momentarily becomes zero. We can use kinematic equations to find the time taken.
A ball is thrown vertically upward with a speed of 40 m/s. The time taken by the ball to reach the maximum height would be approximately
Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2022 · Topic: Motion under Gravity (Maximum height and time of flight for vertically projected objects)
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