Question

A football is thrown vertically with an initial velocity of 33m/s. Calculate the velocity of the ball when it’s height increased 5m

Answer 1

The final velocity becomes 31.48 m/s

Explanation:

Given:

Initial velocity, u = 33 m/s

Height, h = 5m

Final velocity, v = ?

According to Newton's law:

v² - u² = 2gh

where,

g is the acceleration due to gravity and

g = 9.8 m/s²

On substituting the values we get:

$v^2 - (33)^2 = 2 X -9.8 X 5\\\\v^2 - 1089 = -98\\\\v^2 = 991\\\\v = 31.48 m/s$

Therefore, the final velocity becomes 31.48 m/s