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Potential Energy: Case of A Free-Falling Ball
Potential Energy: Case of A Free-Falling Ball
m = 1kg
Assumption:
No air friction
h = 10 m
Experimental Setup
Experimental Data and Analysis
height speed
dx
v=
dt
Frame / time
Using kinematic equation
dv
a=
dt
v final =v initat
1 2
x final =x init v init t a t
2
Theoretical Calculation using
Potential Energy
U =mgh
1 2
K = mv
2
U K =E M
Theoretical Results
1 2
mg h init −h final = mv final
2
v final = 2g h
2
v = 2×9.8 m/s ×7 m
v ≈12 m/s
Further Questions
●
What happens if we change the mass of the
ball?
●
What happens if we change the height?
●
What happens if throw the ball downward
instead of falling from rest?