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- 4.9 m/s2 (9 S2)
= - 44.1 m
2. vf = vi + gt
A football game customarily begins with a coin toss
to determine who kicks off. The referee tosses the
coin up with an initial speed of 5.00 m/s. In the
absence of air resistance, how high does the coin
go above its point of release?
Let’s derive the formula.
2gy = v f 2 - vi 2
y = vf 2 - v i 2
2g
y = 0 – (5m /s )2
2( -9.8m/s2)
= - 25m 2 /s 2
19.8 m/s 2
= 1. 28 m
Understanding free fall concept is
important in___________. Why?
a. Building safety
b. Skydiving
c. Space exploration
DO YOU KNOW?
Performers in art use freefall as a technique to
create a sense of weightlessness, fluidity, or
unpredictability.
assessment
A. acceleration
B. constant velocity
C. gravity
D. air resistance
assessment