cq_1_071

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A ball falls freely from rest at a height of 2 meters. Observations indicate that the ball reaches the ground in .64 seconds.

• Based on this information what is its acceleration?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> :

v=2/.64=3.125m/s

3.125m/s/.64=4.88m/s^2

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• Is this consistent with an observation which concludes that a ball dropped from a height of 5 meters reaches the ground in 1.05 seconds?

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Yes, it is consistent.

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• Are these observations consistent with the accepted value of the acceleration of gravity, which is 9.8 m / s^2?

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Not especially.

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Acceleration is not average velocity / time interval. That error is easy to correct, but you need to always be aware of the definition of acceleration and be sure you are applying it correctly.

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