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Grade 10Mechanics

From the top of a tower a ball is thrown up and it reaches the ground in 5 seconds.find initial velocity

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9 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
Acceleration (a) = 9.8 m/s2
Time (t) = 5 seconds
Final velocity (v) = 0
From the first equation of velocity:
 v = u+at
  1. = u + 9.8 *5
u = - 49 m/sec
Negative sign indicates that direction of final displacement and velocity are opposite to the direction of initial velocity.