12-1. A baseball is thrown downward from a 50-ft tower

Chapter 12, Problem 12-1

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12-1. A baseball is thrown downward from a 50-ft tower with an initial speed of 18 ft/s. Determine the speed at which it hits the ground and the time of travel.

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QUESTION:

12-1. A baseball is thrown downward from a 50-ft tower with an initial speed of 18 ft/s. Determine the speed at which it hits the ground and the time of travel.

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From Newton’s laws of motion we know that:

Where  is the final velocity of the baseball

 is the initial velocity and is given as

 

in SI unit

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