MCQMediumJEE Main 2026 · 23 January, Shift 2Motion in a Straight Line

Physics Question from JEE Main 2026 · 23 January, Shift 2

A paratrooper jumps from an aeroplane and opens a parachute after 2s2 \, \text{s} of free fall and starts decelerating with 3m/s23 \, \text{m/s}^2. At 10m10 \, \text{m} height from the ground, while descending with the help of the parachute, the speed of the paratrooper is 5m/s5 \, \text{m/s}. The initial height of the aeroplane is _____ m\text{m}.

(g=10m/s2g = 10 \, \text{m/s}^2)

  • A

    82.582.5

  • B

    92.592.5

  • C

    62.562.5

  • D

    2020

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