Free-Fall Practice Problems

Free-Fall Equations: 1)
( ) ( )
2
2
1
t g t v y
i
+ =

2)
y g v v
i f
+ = 2
2 2
3)
( ) t g v v
i f
+ =
4)
2
81 . 9
s
m
g =
(on Earth)
Pick the appropriate free-fall equation to solve the followin pro!le"s. #et up the
followin pro!le"s in class !$ writin the ivens% what we want to fin&% an& !$ pickin
the equation to use. 'r% $ou can use the (vivi&at) "etho&. *hen% solve the pro!le".
For each pro!le" $ou shoul& &o one or the other% (an& fill in the infor"ation):
+iven:
=
f
v = = g a
,ant: or
=
i
v
= t
-se:
= y
1. . ro!ot pro!e &rops a ca"era off the ri" of a 2/9 " hih cliff on 0ars% where the free-
fall acceleration is 1/.2 "3s42.
a. Fin& the ti"e require& for the ca"era to reach the roun&.
b. Fin& the velocit$ with which it hits the roun&.
2. 'n the "oon% a feather is &roppe& fro" a heiht of 1.56 ". *he acceleration of ravit$
on the "oon is -1.72 "3s
2
. 8eter"ine the ti"e it takes for the feather to fall to the surface
of the "oon.
3. 8ionte is ri&in the +iant 8rop at +reat ."erica. 9f 8ionte free-falls for 2.7 secon&s:
a. ,hat will !e his final velocit$:
b. ;ow far will he fall:
4. 9f <e!ron =a"es has a vertical leap of 1.29 "% what is his take-off spee& an& his han
ti"e (total ti"e to "ove upwar&s to the peak an& then return to the roun&):
5. *he o!servation &eck of a sk$scraper is 526 " a!ove the street. 8eter"ine the ti"e
require& for a penn$ to free-fall fro" the &eck to the street !elow.
6. ,hat are the &ifferences !etween the free-fall equations a!ove an& the 1-8 kine"atics
equations we use& earlier: (;int: *here are two if $ou co"pare the equations.)
7. . !ase!all is thrown straiht up in the air with an initial velocit$ of 2 "3s. 8raw a
picture that shows the path of the !all as it oes up an& co"es &own. <a!el the initial
velocit$% the velocit$ at "a>. heiht% an& the acceleration of the !all.
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