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Textbook Solutions for Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics

Chapter 10 Problem 6E

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?

Solution

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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Title Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics 3 
Author Randall D. Knight
ISBN 9780321740908

a. With what minimum speed must you toss a 100 g ball

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