VERTICAL MOTION

The vertical motion is an example of accelerated uniform rectilinear motion. It is

because the object which moves vertically will be accelerated with constant
acceleration approximately 9.8 m/s2 and its called gravitational acceleration. The
ball thrown vertically will fall back to the earth surface, this motion has two kinds
motion. Firstly, upward vertical motion and downward vertical motion.
a. Upward Vertical Motion
The object is thrown upward vertically, so the velocity of the object is
gradually decreases until zero on the top. In this case, since the motion is on
the opposite direction to the gravitational acceleration, g is negative. The
upward vertical motion is also linear motion with constant acceleration,
where the acceleration is gravitational acceleration a = - g. Based on the
accelerated uniform rectilinear motion. The equations for upward motion is
vt = vo - gt

TOP
0

h = vot gt2

vt =

vt 2= vo2- 2gh
h
where:
vo = the initial velocity (m/s)
vt = velocity at t second
(m/s)
g = gravitational
acceleration (m/s2)
h = height (m)
t = time (s)

When the objet on the

top
vt = 0
vt = vo- gt
0 = vo- gt
gt = vo

vo

or

t=

V0
g

B. DOWN WARD VERTICAL MOTION

An object is dropped from height place with the initial velocity vo , the object
moves downward vertical motion is linear motion with constant gravitational
acceleration (a = g).
The following equations
are used in downward
vertical motion :
vt = vo + gt

FREE FALLl MOTION

Vo
g

h = vot + gt2
vt 2= vo2 + 2gh
h

The free fall motion is the

downward vertical motion , but
the initial velocity is zero
(vo=0)
The equation of free fall
motion is:

vt = gt
h = gt2
vt 2= 2gh
vt 2 gh

or