Question

gYou throw a ball vertically upward so that it leaves the ground with velocity 5.40 m/s.(a) What is its velocity when it reaches its maximum altitude

Answer 1

Answer:

$v = 0m/s$

Explanation:

Given

$u = 5.40m/s$ --- Initial velocity

Required

Determine the velocity at maximum altitude

When a ball or an object is thrown upward, it reaches a maximum height, then stops momentarily and then descends downwards

The sequence of the event is:

• Object thrown upward
• Stops at maximum altitude
• Descends downward

At the point where the object stops (i.e. the maximum altitude), the velocity is 0

Hence, the required velocity is:

$v = 0m/s$