Question

Onur drops a basketball from a height of 10m on Mars, where the acceleration due to gravity has a magnitude of 3.7m/s2.​ We want to know how many seconds the basketball is in the air before it hits the ground. We can ignore air resistance. Which kinematic formula would be most useful to solve for the target unknown?

Answer 1

Explanation:

It is given that, Onur drops a basketball from a height of 10 m on Mars, where the acceleration due to gravity has a magnitude of 3.7 m/s².

The second equation of kinematics gives the relationship between the height reached and time taken by it.

Here, the ball is droped under the action of gravity. The value of acceleration due to gravity on Mars is positive.

We want to know how many seconds the basketball is in the air before it hits the ground. So, the formula is :

$\Delta x=v_ot+\dfrac{1}{2}at^2$

t is time taken by the ball to hit the ground

$v_o$ is initial speed of the ball

So, the correct option is (A).