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    Okay, let me solve this step-by-step: a) Maximum height = Initial height + Height reached from throw = 52 m + (4.9 m/s)2/(2*-9.8 m/s2) = 52 + 1.225 = 53.225 m b) Time up = Time down = (4.9 m/s)/-9.8 m/s2 = 0.5 s Total time = Time up + Time down = 1 s c) Velocity at ground = Initial velocity + (-9.8 m/s2) * Time = 4.9 m/s + (-9.8 m/s2) * 1 s = -4.

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    Okay, let me solve this step-by-step: a) Maximum height = Initial height + Height reached from throw = 52 m + (4.9 m/s)2/(2*-9.8 m/s2) = 52 + 1.225 = 53.225 m b) Time up = Time down = (4.9 m/s)/-9.8 m/s2 = 0.5 s Total time = Time up + Time down = 1 s c) Velocity at ground = Initial velocity + (-9.8 m/s2) * Time = 4.9 m/s + (-9.8 m/s2) * 1 s = -4.

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    Okay, let me solve this step-by-step: a) Maximum height = Initial height + Height reached from throw = 52 m + (4.9 m/s)2/(2*-9.8 m/s2) = 52 + 1.225 = 53.225 m b) Time up = Time down = (4.9 m/s)/-9.8 m/s2 = 0.5 s Total time = Time up + Time down = 1 s c) Velocity at ground = Initial velocity + (-9.8 m/s2) * Time = 4.9 m/s + (-9.8 m/s2) * 1 s = -4.

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    Okay, let me solve this step-by-step: a) Maximum height = Initial height + Height reached from throw = 52 m + (4.9 m/s)2/(2*-9.8 m/s2) = 52 + 1.225 = 53.225 m b) Time up = Time down = (4.9 m/s)/-9.8 m/s2 = 0.5 s Total time = Time up + Time down = 1 s c) Velocity at ground = Initial velocity + (-9.8 m/s2) * Time = 4.9 m/s + (-9.8 m/s2) * 1 s = -4.

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    Aristotle believed that heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones while Galileo later discovered that in a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate regardless of mass.

    According to Aristotle, heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones due to their material composition. Galileo later discovered that in the absence of air resistance, all objects would fall at the same rate regardless of their mass or material.

    Objects in free fall have a constant downward acceleration due to gravity of about 9.8 m/s^2. They do not experience air resistance and their acceleration remains the same whether moving up or down.

    According to Aristotle, objects in

    terrestrial realm move according to


    the material they contain. Terrestrial
    objects rise or fall, to greater or
    lesser extent, according to the ratio
    of the four elements of which they
    are composed.
    A balloon rises A stone thrown upward goes down
    “Heavier objects fall faster
    than lighter ones”
    -Aristotle-
    ?? ??
    Steel Ball A - Heavier Steel Ball B – Less Heavier
    “Without air resistance, all
    objects would fall to the ground
    at the same rate”
    -Galileo-
    In 1971, astronaut David Scott
    performed a similar experiment
    on the surface of the moon by
    dropping a feather and a hammer
    at the same height.

    Both objects reached the


    surface of the moon at the same
    time but fell at a slower rate than
    they would have on earth.
    David Scott
    • Very idealized motion in which air resistance is
    neglected and the acceleration is constant is called
    FREE FALL.
    • A free falling object is one that is falling under the
    sole influence of gravity.

    • Any object that is being acted upon only by the force


    of gravity is said to be in a state of free fall.
    CHARACTERISTICS OF FREE FALL
     There are two important characteristics of free falling objects:
    Free-falling objects do not encounter air resistance.
    All free-falling objects (on earth) accelerate downwards
    at a rate of 9.8 m/s/s (m/s2)
    The acceleration due to gravity is denoted with the
    symbols ag or g (on the surface of the earth)
    • Acceleration is constant during upward and downward
    motion
    The acceleration of a freely falling body is called
    acceleration due to gravity and is equal to -9.8 m/s2 at
    the surface of Earth. The negative sign means that this
    acceleration is downward and directed toward the
    center of Earth. The succeeding discussion uses the
    letter g to denote its magnitude. Thus, g is equal to
    9.8 m/s2.
    • When we throw an object up in the air, it will continue to
    move upward for some time, stop momentarily at the peak,
    and then change direction and begin to fall.
    • Because the object changes direction, it may seem that
    the velocity and acceleration are both changing.
    • Actually objects thrown into the air have a downward
    acceleration as soon as they are released
    VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION DURING FREE FALL
    •Free falling objects always have the same downward
    acceleration
    •When going up, velocity is positive and acceleration is
    negative (-9.8 m/s2) - the object is slowing down
    •When falling down, velocity is negative and acceleration is
    negative (-9.8 m/s2) - the object is speeding up
    Remember that when the signs of velocity and acceleration
    are the same, an object speeds up. When they are opposite,
    an object is slowing down
    DOWNWARD MOTION
    UPWARD MOTION (free fall)
    a maximum height
    v =0
    t =t1

    +d y  Distance above the origin


     Upward velocities +v
    -v  Downward
    velocities

    Point of release dy = 0
    t=t0

     Distance
    below the origin -d y
    CALCULATING FREE FALL
    𝑑 1
    a.) 𝑣ҧ = d.) 𝑑 = 𝑣𝑖 𝑡 + 𝑔𝑡 2
    𝑡 2
    𝑣𝑓 −𝑣𝑖
    b.) 𝑎 =
    𝑡
    𝑣𝑓 +𝑣𝑖 e.) 2𝑎𝑑 = 𝑣𝑓 2 − 𝑣𝑖 2
    c.) 𝑣ҧ =
    2
    Sample Problem

    A ball is thrown vertically upward with a speed of 4.9 m/s.


    Find
    (a)the maximum height reached by the ball and
    (b)its time of flight.
    (c) At what velocity would the ball return to its starting
    point?
    Given: 𝒗𝒊 = 4.9 m/s
    g = -9.8 m/s/s

    Solution:
    a.) 2𝑎𝑑 = 𝑣𝑓 − 𝑣𝑖 2 2 b.) The time of flight (T) is the total c.) 𝑎 =
    𝑣𝑓 − 𝑣𝑖

    time the ball is in the air. 𝑡

    T = time to rise + time to fall


    𝑣𝑓 2 −𝑣𝑖 2 𝑣𝑓 = -gt + 𝑣𝑖
    d= 2𝑎 𝑣𝑓 − 𝑣𝑖
    𝑎=
    𝑚
    𝑡 T = 2t = 2(0.5s) = (-9.8 m/s/s)(0.5s) + 0
    0−(4.9 𝑠 )2
    = = 1.0 s
    𝑣𝑓 − 𝑣𝑖
    2 (−9.8 𝑚/𝑠 2 ) 𝑡=
    −𝑔 = -4.9 m/s
    0 −4.9 𝑚/𝑠
    = 1.225 m ≈ 𝟏. 𝟐 𝒎 =
    −9.8 𝑚/𝑠 2
    = 0.5 s
    EXERCISES:
    1.) A ball thrown vertically upward lands on the thrower’s hand in 24.5 s.
    Find (a) the time taken by the ball to reach its maximum height, (b) the
    initial velocity of the ball, and (c) the maximum height attained by the
    ball. Given:
    Time = 24.5 s
    g = -9.8 m/s/s
    𝑣𝑓 2 −𝑣𝑖 2
    a.) T = 2t b.) 𝑣𝑖 = 𝑣𝑓 − 𝑔𝑡 c.) 𝑑 =
    2𝑔
    𝑇 24.5 𝑠 0 − 120.05 𝑚/𝑠 2
    t = = 2 = 12.25s = 0 – (-9.8 m/s2)(12.25s) =
    2 2(−9.8 𝑚/𝑠 2 )
    = 120.05 m/s
    = 735.31 m
    EXERCISES:
    2.) A boy threw a ball vertically upward. It returned to his hands after 9.8
    seconds.
    a.) What was the ball’s initial speed? Given:
    b.) With what speed did it return to the boy’s hands? T = 9.8 s
    c.) How high did it go? g = -9.8 m/s2

    a.) 𝑣𝑖 = 𝑣𝑓 − 𝑔𝑡 b.) 𝑣𝑓 = 𝑣𝑖 + 𝑔𝑡 𝑣𝑓 2 −𝑣𝑖 2


    c.) 𝑑 =
    2
    = 0- (-9.8 m/s )(4.9s) = 48.02 m/s+(-9.8 m/s )(9.8s)
    2 2𝑔
    0 − 48.02 𝑚/𝑠 2
    = 48.02 m/s = -48.02 m/s =
    2(−9.8 𝑚/𝑠 2 )
    = 117.65 m
    EXERCISES:
    3.) A ball is thrown upward and returns to the ground 8 seconds later
    a.) With what velocity was the ball thrown?
    b.) How high did the ball go?
    4.) In an amusement park, a Demon Drop ride falls freely for 2 seconds
    after starting from rest. Find
    a.) Its velocity at the end of 2 seconds
    b.) The height covered at the end of the drop
    EXERCISES:
    A stone is thrown vertically up with an initial velocity of
    4.9 m/s from the top of a building that is 52 m high. On its way
    down, it misses the top of the building and goes straight to the
    ground. Find:
    a.) Its maximum height relative to the ground
    b.) Its time of flight or the total time it is in air, and
    c.) Its velocity just before it reaches the ground.

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