Lab- Acceleration due to Gravity
For the following problems, use ag = 9.80 m/s2.
1. A body is dropped from rest.
a. What is its speed after 3 seconds?
b. How far did it fall in 4 seconds?
2. A body is thrown straight up from ground level with an initial velocity of 100 m/s.
a. How high did it go before falling back to earth?
b. What is the total time in the air?
3. A ball is thrown straight down from the top of a high cliff with an initial speed of 55.6 m/s.
a. What is its speed after 3.45 seconds?
b. How far for the top of the cliff is the ball after 2.67 seconds?