Forces always work in the direction of their application.
Eg- Gravitational forces acts downwards due to the earth's pull.
Answer:Take into account the the Earths gravity is 9.8 meters a second
Explanation:
Gravity pulls down on the ball at g=-9.81 m/s^2. Up is positive, down is negative.The ball started at a certain initial velocity of Vi m/s. Time it took is t=4s. Final velocity is Vf=0 m/s, because at the highest point the ball stops moving.
Vf=(g*t)+Vi
Rearrange for Vi.
Vi=Vf-(g*t)
Vi=0-(-9.81*4)=39.24 m/s (upward)
Think about it this way for the non-mathematical approach. The ball stops at the top. The initial velocity gets reduced by 9.81 m/s every second, and reaches 0 m/s at the top. It took 4 seconds, so 9.81*4 is equal to the initial upward velocity.
Answer:
B. The truck and mosquito exert the same size force on each other.
Explanation:
Newton's third law (law of action-reaction) states that
"When an object A exerts a force (action) on an object B, then object B exerts an equal and opposite force (reaction) on object A"
In this case, we can call
object A = the truck
object B = the mosquito
Thereforce according to Newton's third law, the force exerted by the truck on the mosquito is equal in magnitude to the force exerted by the mosquito on the truck (and in opposite direction).
The reason for which the mosquito will experience much more damage is the fact that the mosquito's mass is much smaller than the truck's mass, and since the acceleration is inversely proportional to the mass:

the mosquito will experience a much larger deceleration than the truck, therefore much more damage.