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Chapter 2, Problem 7FTD
If you know the initial velocity v0 and the initial and final heights y0 and y, you can use Equation 2.10 to solve for the time t when the object will be at height y. But the equation is quadratic in t, so you’ll get two answers. Physically, why is this?
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