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Free Fall
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FREE FALL
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FREE FALL
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GENERAL PHYSICS 01| MS. BUENAFE Adamson University
BEHAVIOR OF A FREE-FALLING BODY
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BEHAVIOR OF A FREE-FALLING BODY
2. Time symmetry
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BEHAVIOR OF A FREE-FALLING BODY
3. Speed symmetry
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FREE FALL QUANTITIES AND SYMBOLS
QUANTITY STANDARD SYMBOL FREE-FALL SYMBOL Sign Conventions
Displacement + (upward)
- (downward)
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RECALL
Modified true or false. Determine if the following statements are true or false. If false, give the correct
answer.
1. Ignoring air resistance, the only force that acts on a free-falling body is gravity.
2. In free-fall, velocities and displacements are always negative.
3. The velocity at the maximum height is zero.
4. As the object moves upward, its velocity increases and as it goes downward, its
velocity decreases.
5. The derived kinematic equations are applicable to free-fall because it is an example
of uniformly accelerated motion.
6. In free fall, time and speed are asymmetrical.
7. Acceleration of free-falling bodies can be positive and negative.
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DIFFERENT CASES OF FREE FALL
Displacement
time
final velocity
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OBJECT DROPPED FROM A CERTAIN HEIGHT
Given
How long is her thigh?
Required Solution
y
Equation
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DIFFERENT CASES OF FREE FALL
Displacement
CASE 2: Thrown
downward
An object thrown
time
downward HAS AN
INITIAL VELOCITY.
final velocity
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THROWN DOWNWARD
Given Required
Equation
t=?
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THROWN DOWNWARD
Solution
t=?
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DIFFERENT CASES OF FREE FALL
CASE 3: Thrown Upward
First half of the trajectory
Initial velocity at the starting point Velocity is Note: The second
decreasing half of its trajectory
is already an example
of the first case
(+) v (dropped from a
certain height)
Height (y)
time
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THROWN UPWARD
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THROWN UPWARD
Equation Solution:
Required
Note: Hang time means the total
time spent in air.
Time was multiplied to 2 since
time is symmetrical. (Upward trip
= downward trip)
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THROWN UPWARD
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THROWN UPWARD
Equation Solution
y up to max height y up to max height
y=5.10 m
y from max height to the
Required ground
y from max height to the
ground
Trajectory (scalar)
y to max height + y from max height to
ground
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THROWN UPWARD
Equations Solution
y up to max height y up to max height y from max height to the
ground
y from max height to the
ground
Trajectory (scalar)
Trajectory (scalar)
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THROWN UPWARD
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Modified True or False
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