Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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Author: Debora M. Katz
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Chapter 8.3, Problem 8.4CE
In Figure 8.11, a person launches a ball off of a building three times.
Case 1. He drops the ball and it lands at the base of the building.
Case 2. He uses a slingshot to launch the ball in a parabolic path. The ball lands on the ground at the same level as the base of the building.
Case 3. He launches the ball. It flies in a parabolic path and lands on the roof of a building at the same height at which the ball was launched.
Compare the change in potential energy of the Earth–ball system for each case. Explain your answer.
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