Can we find its velocity?

A ball shot straight up from the ground is at the same height after both 4 seconds and 6 seconds. If the acceleration due to gravity is 10m/s 2 ^2 , what was the initial velocity of the ball?

100 m/s 75 m/s 25 m/s 50 m/s 0 m/s

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4 solutions

Assuming that the motion is entirely vertical, the height y y of the ball (in m m ) will be given by the equation

y = v t g 2 t 2 = v t 5 t 2 , y = vt - \dfrac{g}{2}t^{2} = vt - 5t^{2},

where v v is the initial upward velocity and where we have taken g g to be 10 m / s 2 10 m/s^{2} as suggested. Now for the ball to be at the same height at both t = 4 s t = 4 s and t = 6 s t = 6 s we will require that

4 v 5 4 2 = 6 v 5 6 2 4 v 80 = 6 v 180 100 = 2 v v = 50 m / s . 4v - 5*4^{2} = 6v - 5*6^{2} \Longrightarrow 4v - 80 = 6v - 180 \Longrightarrow 100 = 2v \Longrightarrow v = \boxed{50 m/s}.

Prasit Sarapee
Nov 18, 2015

The ball is at the same height after 4 and 6 seconds, on the 5th second it was in the maximum height, and in the maximum height the ball's velocity is 0, if V=Vi-A.T and V=0, 0=Vi-A.T, 0=Vi-5.10, Vi=50

Jayson Isidro
Nov 17, 2015

Since the ball is at the same height after both 4 seconds and 6 seconds, we can conlude that the ball reached its maximum height after 5 seconds. When the ball is at its maximum height, the velocity at that point is zero. Using the formula vf = vi + at and substituting t=5, vf=0, and a = -10. The equation becomes 0 = vi - (10)(5), therefore vi = 50 m/s

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