Question 56

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A non-stop express elevator directly connects the observatory level at 80ᵗʰ floor of a tower with the podium at 2ⁿᵈ floor level. The tower has a uniform floor-floor height of 4 m. The elevator attains a maximum speed of 8 m/s. Assume 2 m/s² as net vertical acceleration and net vertical deceleration (incorporating gravity). If the elevator starts from a state of rest from the podium, the time taken to reach the observatory, in seconds, is ____________ (rounded off to one decimal place).

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2024AR-B1

GATE AR 2024 · Paper 1

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