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What effect might the distance of fall have on your experimental measurements and results? (Consider the following cases.)
- (a) How long would it take the object to reach the floor if you dropped it from a height of 0.50 m? Could you measure this accurately with a stopwatch? Explain.
- (b) What if an object were dropped from a height of 10 m? Could you measure this distance accurately with a meterstick? Would the acceleration remain constant? Explain.
(a)
The time taken by the object to reach the floor if it is dropped from a height of
Answer to Problem 1EP
The time taken by the object to reach the floor if it is dropped from a height of
Explanation of Solution
Write the expression for the vertical distance travelled by an object under free-fall.
Here,
Solve equation (I) for
Conclusion:
Substitute
Since this time is very less than a second, it is impractical to measure this time accurately with a laboratory stopwatch.
Therefore, the time taken by the object to reach the floor if it is dropped from a height of
(b)
The time taken by the object to reach the floor if it is dropped from a height of
Answer to Problem 1EP
The time taken by the object to reach the floor is
Explanation of Solution
Equation (II) gives the time taken by the freely falling object to reach the ground.
Conclusion:
Substitute
The height of
Therefore, the time taken by the object to reach the floor is
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