A cylindrical tank of height H is completely filled with water. On its vertical side there are two tiny holes, one above the middle at a height and the other below the middle at a depth . If the jets of water from the holes meet at the same point at the horizontal plane through the bottom of the tank then the ratio is
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The horizontal range of a jet of water emerging from a hole at a height h below the surface of water is given by
The upper hole is at a height from the bottom and the lower hole is at a height from the bottom. Their depths from the surface are respectively and . The horizontal ranges will be equal if
which gives .
Hence the correct choice is (a).