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  1. A man standing on a edge of a cliff throws a stone vertically upwards with a certain speed. He then throws another stone downwards with the same speed. Find the ratio of the speeds of the two stones when they hit the ground.

    2. A.

     1 : 1
    B.

     1 : 2
    C.

     1 : 4
    D.

     Cannot be found from the given information.

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    Answer : Option A

    Explanation :

    When man throws the stone upward with speed u and downward with speed u, the initial velocity (from the cliff) will be the same. Hence, this will result in equal final velocity.
    Hence the ratio is 1:1.

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