consider the motion of the tennis ball in downward direction
Y = vertical displacement = 400 m
a = acceleration = acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s²
v₀ = initial velocity of the ball at the top of building = 10 m/s
v = final velocity of the ball when it hits the ground = ?
using the kinematics equation
v² = v²₀ + 2 a Y
inserting the values
v² = 10² + 2 (9.8) (400)
v = 89.11 m/s
Answer:
500J
Explanation:
The arrow will have an energy of 500J after it has been released from its state of rest.
This is compliance with the law of conservation of energy which states that "in every system, energy is neither created nor destroyed but transformed from one form to another".
- The energy at rest which is the potential energy is 500J
- This energy will be converted to kinetic energy in total after the arrow has been released.
- This way, no energy is lost and we can account for the energy transformations occurring.