A cricket ball is thrown straight up with a speed of

PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

24.5\,\text{m/s}

. Assuming

g = 9.8\,\text{m/s}^2

downward and the ball returns to the thrower’s hand at the same level from which it was thrown, determine the total time of flight. (a)

2.5\,\text{s}

(b)

4.9\,\text{s}

(c)

5.0\,\text{s}

(d)

3.0\,\text{s}