prove that if a body is thrown vertically upwards, the time of ascent is equal to the time of decent.
Time of ascent be t seconds and the object be thrown with an initial velocity be u m/s.
Descent:
Time of descent be t' seconds and the object final velocity be v m/s. The distance covered will be the same as when the object is thrown upwards.
From equation (1) and (2) we can see that u = v.
t' = t, that is, time of ascent is equal to time of descent.