A basketball is thrown up into the air. It is released with an initial velocity of 8.5 m/s. How long does it take to get to the
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Answer:
Vi = 32 [m/s]
Explanation:
In order to solve this problem we must use the following the two following kinematics equations.
The negative sign of the second term of the equation means that the velocity decreases, as indicated in the problem.
where:
Vf = final velocity = 8[m/s]
Vi = initial velocity [m/s]
a = acceleration = [m/s^2]
t = time = 5 [s]
Now replacing:
8 = Vi - 5*a
Vi = (8 + 5*a)
As we can see we have two unknowns the initial velocity and the acceleration, so we must use a second kinematics equation.
where:
d = distance = 100[m]
(8^2) = (8 + 5*a)^2 - (2*a*100)
64 = (64 + 80*a + 25*a^2) - 200*a
0 = 80*a - 200*a + 25*a^2
0 = - 120*a + 25*a^2
0 = 25*a(a - 4.8)
therefore:
a = 0 or a = 4.8 [m/s^2]
We choose the value of 4.8 as the acceleration value, since the zero value would not apply.
Returning to the first equation:
8 = Vi - (4.8*5)
Vi = 32 [m/s]
It is 10.20 m from the ground.
<u>Explanation:</u>
<u>Given:</u>
m = 0.5 kg
PE = 50 J
We know that the Potential energy is calculated by the formula:
where m is the is mass in kg; g is acceleration due to gravity which is 9.8 m/s and h is height in meters.
PE is the Potential Energy.
Potential Energy is the amount of energy stored when an object is stationary.
Here, if we substitute the values in the formula, we get
50 = 0.5 × 9.8 × h
50 = 4.9 × h
h = 10.20 m