Exercise:

A ball is thrown vertically upward from the ground with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. Calculate
the maximum height reached by the ball and the time it takes to reach this height. Take the
acceleration due to gravity as 9.8 m/s29.8 m/s2 and neglect air resistance.

Solution:

1. Finding the time to reach maximum height:

The formula for the final velocity (vv) when an object is thrown vertically upward can be
expressed as:

v=u−gtv=u−gt

where:

o vv is the final velocity (0 m/s at the maximum height),

o uu is the initial velocity (20 m/s),
o gg is the acceleration due to gravity (-9.8 m/s²),
o tt is the time taken.

Rearranging the equation to solve for tt:

t=ugt=gu

t=20 m/s9.8 m/s2t=9.8 m/s220 m/s

t≈2.04 st≈2.04 s

2. Finding the maximum height (hh):

The formula for displacement (ss) when an object is thrown vertically upward is given
by:

s=ut+12gt2s=ut+21gt2

At the maximum height, the final velocity (vv) is 0, so the equation becomes:

0=u−gt0=u−gt

Solving for tt again:

t=ugt=gu

Substituting this value of tt into the displacement equation:

 h=ut−12gt2h=ut−21gt2

h=(20 m/s)(2.04 s)−12(9.8 m/s2)(2.04 s)2h=(20 m/s)(2.04 s)−21(9.8 m/s2)(2.04 s)2

h≈20.4 mh≈20.4 m

Therefore, the maximum height reached by the ball is approximately 20.4 meters, and it takes
about 2.04 seconds to reach this height.