Suppose that you drop the ball from a 55.0 m high tower. a. How long will it take to reach the ground? (Describe the motion of the ball and draw the diagram with known quantities, label coordinates and directions)! b. What will be the velocity when it reaches the ground? c. Sketch the plots of distance, velocity, and acceleration as a function of time? d. Suppose that you throw the ball straight down from the tower with initial speed 5 m/s, now what will be the answers to a, b and c? :

Suppose that you drop the ball from a 55.0 m high tower. a. How long will it take to reach the ground? (Describe the motion of the ball and draw the diagram with known quantities, label coordinates and directions)! b. What will be the velocity when it reaches the ground? c. Sketch the plots of distance, velocity, and acceleration as a function of time? d. Suppose that you throw the ball straight down from the tower with initial speed 5 m/s, now what will be the answers to a, b and c? :

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter3: Accelerated Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 95A

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