In the experiment of free fall bob released a bag of mass 1 lb
so here we can say that initial speed of the bag is Zero
time taken by the bag to free fall is given as
t = 1.5 s
also the acceleration of free fall is given as
a = 9.8 m/s^2
now we will use kinematics equation here for finding the distance of free fall




so the bag will fall down by total distance of 11.025 m from its initial released position.
Given data:
* The mass of the baseball is 0.31 kg.
* The length of the string is 0.51 m.
* The maximum tension in the string is 7.5 N.
Solution:
The centripetal force acting on the ball at the top of the loop is,
![\begin{gathered} T+mg=\frac{mv^2}{L}_{} \\ v^2=\frac{L(T+mg)}{m} \\ v=\sqrt[]{\frac{L(T+mg)}{m}} \end{gathered}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbegin%7Bgathered%7D%20T%2Bmg%3D%5Cfrac%7Bmv%5E2%7D%7BL%7D_%7B%7D%20%5C%5C%20v%5E2%3D%5Cfrac%7BL%28T%2Bmg%29%7D%7Bm%7D%20%5C%5C%20v%3D%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B%5Cfrac%7BL%28T%2Bmg%29%7D%7Bm%7D%7D%20%5Cend%7Bgathered%7D)
For the maximum velocity of the ball at the top of the vertical circular motion,
![v_{\max }=\sqrt[]{\frac{L(T_{\max }+mg)}{m}}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=v_%7B%5Cmax%20%7D%3D%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B%5Cfrac%7BL%28T_%7B%5Cmax%20%7D%2Bmg%29%7D%7Bm%7D%7D)
where g is the acceleration due to gravity,
Substituting the known values,
![\begin{gathered} v_{\max }=\sqrt[]{\frac{0.51(7.5_{}+0.31\times9.8)}{0.31}} \\ v_{\max }=\sqrt[]{\frac{0.51(10.538)}{0.31}} \\ v_{\max }=\sqrt[]{17.34} \\ v_{\max }=4.16\text{ m/s} \end{gathered}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbegin%7Bgathered%7D%20v_%7B%5Cmax%20%7D%3D%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B%5Cfrac%7B0.51%287.5_%7B%7D%2B0.31%5Ctimes9.8%29%7D%7B0.31%7D%7D%20%5C%5C%20v_%7B%5Cmax%20%7D%3D%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B%5Cfrac%7B0.51%2810.538%29%7D%7B0.31%7D%7D%20%5C%5C%20v_%7B%5Cmax%20%7D%3D%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B17.34%7D%20%5C%5C%20v_%7B%5Cmax%20%7D%3D4.16%5Ctext%7B%20m%2Fs%7D%20%5Cend%7Bgathered%7D)
Thus, the maximum speed of the ball at the top of the vertical circular motion is 4.16 meters per second.
Divide distance by the time it takes to travel that distance
the formula for time is divide distance/speed
wouldn't it be 1000 km/h considering the plane was travelling the same speed for over half the trip?