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2ndQuarter: Class work no.3

Follow Ch.2. sec.3: Falling objects
*If two objects with different masses as shown figure are dropped at the same time from
the same height. (𝑉𝑖 = 0), they fall under effect of two forces
1- The gravitational field 2- The air resistance

*We notice that the heavier object reaches to the earth surface
firstly. why?
Because the air resistance has high effect to the light object
*by neglecting the air resistances the objects of different
masses that fall from the same level and time touch the ground
surface at the same moment. this falling is called (free fall).
*the objects that fall under effect the gravity only its velocity
increases by 9.8 m/sec in every second. In other words, they are
falling with the same constant acceleration that is called gravity
acceleration or free fall acceleration is denoted with the
symbols ag (generally) or g
(on Earth’s surface). The magnitude of g is about 9.81 m/s2

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This acceleration is directed downward, toward the center of the Earth. In our usual choice
of coordinates, the downward direction is negative. Thus, the acceleration of objects in free
fall near the surface of the Earth is ag = −g = −9.81 m/s2.

Acceleration is constant during upward and downward motion

This figure represent is a strobe photograph of a ball
thrown up into the air with an initial upward velocity of
+10.5 m/s.
The photo on the left shows the ball moving up from its
release toward the top of its path, and the photo on
the right shows the ball falling back down.

Velocity time graph for the previous path

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Knowing the free-fall acceleration makes it easy to calculate the velocity, time, and
displacement of many different motions using the equations for constantly accelerated
motion.

Problems
1- Jason hits a volleyball so that it moves with an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s straight upward.
If the volleyball starts from 2.0 m above the floor, how long will it be in the air before it
strikes the floor?

2. A robot probe drops a camera off the rim of a 239 m high cliff on Mars, where the free-
fall acceleration is −3.7 m/s2.
a. Find the velocity with which the camera hits the ground.
b. Find the time required for it to hit the ground.

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3. A flowerpot falls from a windowsill 25.0 m above the sidewalk.
a. How fast is the flowerpot moving when it strikes the ground?
b. How much time does a passerby on the sidewalk below have to move out of the way
before the flowerpot hits the ground?

4. A tennis ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of +8.0 m/s.
a. What will the ball’s speed be when it returns to its starting point?
b. How long will the ball take to reach its starting point?

5. Calculate the displacement of the volleyball in Problem 1 when the volleyball’s final
velocity is 1.1 m/s upward.

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