Physics 3 – CD HANDOUT #5

2nd semester AY 2017-2018 MCTGarcia

FREE FALLING BODY

A free falling body
is defined as a body
that is moving
KINEMATICS :FREEFALL freely under the
(UARM along y-axis) influence of gravity,
where it is assumed
that the effect of air
resistance is
negligible.

FREE FALL FREE FALL

All objects falling
near the earth’s
surface fall with a  The value of g varies
constant slightly with latitude and

THE ACCELERATION DUE TO

acceleration. with elevation.
 At sea level in Earth's
This acceleration is

GRAVITY
mid-latitudes the value of g
called the is 9.8 m/s2, -this is the value
acceleration due to
gravity, and
which should be used for g
indicated by g. the problems in this
subject.

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FREE-FALL EQUATIONS OF
FREE FALL -- AN OBJECT DROPPED
MOTION
Missing Variable 1
Initial velocity is zero y  at 2
• Equation 1 v=v0 - gt Δy 
y
2
 Frame: let up be a  9.8 m s 2
• Equation 2 Δy = ½ (v+v0) * t g positive
 Use the kinematic x
• Equation 3 v2=v02 -2gΔy t equations vo= 0
 Generally use y a=g
• Equation 4 Δy = v0t - ½ gt2 v instead
IMPORTANT:
The free fall acceleration near the Earth's surface is a = -g = - of x since vertical
9.8 m/s2and the magnitude of the acceleration is g = 9.8 m/s2.
DO NOT SUBSTITUTE -9.8 m/s2 for g.

FREE FALL -- AN OBJECT THROWN

DOWNWARD FREE FALL -- OBJECT THROWN UPWARD

 a=g  Initial velocity is

upward, so positive v=0
 With upward being
positive, acceleration  The instantaneous
will be negative, g = - velocity at the
9.8 m/s² maximum height is
zero
 Initial velocity  0
 a = g everywhere in
 With upward being
the motion
positive, initial velocity
will be negative  g is always
downward, negative

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EX.Tossing a ball
THROWN UPWARD

 The motion may be symmetrical

 then tup = tdown
 then vf = -vo
 The motion may not be symmetrical
 Break the motion into various parts
 generally up and down

EX.Tossing a ball
NON-SYMMETRICAL FREE FALL
 Need to divide the motion into
segments
 Possibilities include
 Upward and downward
portions
 The symmetrical portion
back to the release point and
then the non-symmetrical
portion

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EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2
A stone thrown from the top of a building is given
A stone is dropped from a top of the an initial velocity of 20.0 m/s straight upward. The
building 1000 m high. building is 50.0 m high, and the stone just misses
the edge of the roof on its way down,. Using tA = 0 as
a. How long does it take the stone to the time the stone leaves the thrower’s hand at
position (A) determine
reach the ground? (neglect air
resistance.) a. the time at which the stone reaches its maximum
height,
b. What is its velocity when it b. the maximum height,
c. the time at which the stone returns to the height
strikes the ground? from which it was thrown,
d. the velocity of the stone at this instant, and
e. the velocity and position of the stone at t = 5.00 s.

EXAMPLE 3 – X AND Y
 Carmi is on the 2nd floor of the PHYSCI
building. She wants to drop a raw egg directly
onto the head of one of her students. The top of
the student’s head is 45.6m below the 2nd floor
and the student walks at a constant velocity of
2.3m/s
 What is the distance from foot of the building
should the student be for Carmi to drop the egg
and hit the student?