Answer:
a) t = H/v0
b) H = -(v0)²/g
Explanation:
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a)The position of the balls can be calculated using the following equation:
y = y0 + v0 · t + 1/2 · g · t²
Where:
y = height of the ball at time t.
y0 = initial height.
v0 = initial velocity.
g = acceleration due to gravity.
t = time.
For the ball that is thrown upwards, the initial height is zero, then, the equation can be written as follows:
y = v0 · t + 1/2 · g · t²
The second ball is initially at a height H and the initial velocity is zero. The equation of height for the second ball will be:
y = H + 1/2 · g · t²
When the two balls collide, their height is the same. Then, equalizing both equations we can obtain the time at which they collide:
v0 · t + 1/2 · g · t² = H + 1/2 · g · t²
v0 · t = H
t = H/v0
b) When the first ball is at the highest point its velocity is zero. Using the equation of velocity we can find the time at which the ball is at that point. The equation of velocity is the following:
v = v0 + g · t
At the highest point v = 0.
0 = v0 + g · t
Solving for t:
-v0/g = t
The time at which the first ball is at the highest point is t = -v0/g
The time at which both balls collide was calculated above:
t = H/v0
Then, equalizing both times and solving for H:
H/v0 = -v0/g
H = -v0/g · v0
H = -(v0)²/g
