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a. With what minimum speed must you toss a 100 g ball
Chapter 10, Problem 6E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 6E
a. With what minimum speed must you toss a 100 g ball straight up to just barely hit the 10-m-high ceiling of the gymnasium if you release the ball 1.5 m above the floor? Solve this problem using energy.
b. With what speed does the ball hit the floor?
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QUESTION:
Problem 6E
a. With what minimum speed must you toss a 100 g ball straight up to just barely hit the 10-m-high ceiling of the gymnasium if you release the ball 1.5 m above the floor? Solve this problem using energy.
b. With what speed does the ball hit the floor?
ANSWER:
Step 1 of 2
Here we have to find the minimum speed required for the ball to barely hit the ceiling.
The mass of the ball is,
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The height of the ceiling is,
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The height from which the ball was thrown is,
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The distance between the two heights is,
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