A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 49 m/s. Calculate
(i) the maximum height to which it rises,
(ii) the total time it takes to return to the surface of the earth.
(i) In Cartesian sign convention, upward velocity is taken positive and acceleration due to gravity is taken negative.
What is the importance of universal law of gravitation?
The universal law of gravitation successfully explained many phenomena occurring in nature.
Some of these phenomena are as follows:
1. The force that binds us to the earth.
2. The motion of the moon around the earth.
3. The motion of planets around the sun.
4. The tides due to the moon and the sun.
A stone is allowed to fall from the top of a tower 100 m high and at the same time another stone is projected vertically upwards from the ground with a velocity of 25 m/s. Find when and where the two stones meet?
Suppose the two stones meet at a height x from the ground, after time t from the start.
Hence, the two stones meet after 4 s at a height of 20 m from the ground or 80 m from the top.
A ball thrown up vertically returns to the thrower after 6 s. Find:
(a) the velocity with which it was thrown up,
(b) the height, and
(c) its position after 4 s.
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