phy201
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Seed 7.1
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?
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'ds= 2meters
v0= 0
'dt= .64seconds
'ds= (v0 + vf )/2 * 'dt
vf= 2 'ds - v0 /'dt
vf= (2 * 2m) - 0 m/s / .64s
vf= 4m - 0 m/s / .64s
vf= 6.25 m/s
a= 'dv / 'dt
a= 6.25 m/s- 0m/s / .64s
a= 9.77 m/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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'ds = 5m
'dt = 1.05s
'ds = vave * 'dt
'ds= 3.125m/s * 1.05s
'ds= 3.28m
It's not clear where you got 3.125 m/s.
no this is not consistant uing the final velocity of 6.25m/s starting out initially at 0 in the time given of 1.05 seconds.
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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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Yes, the ball when dropped from 2 meters had an acceleration rate of 9.8 m/s^2. This is consistent since the ball is free falling.
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Your first acceleration is good; not sure how you got the second but the method you used for the first would have worked.
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