ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY * Freely falling cbjects accelembe downwards. © Measiarement™ shoo acceleration as & 9.8 ms"? Tf we were bo measure veloahes of @ fallia object ot catervels of 15. we will get: + o ! 2 3 4 s v O 8 19-6 294 39-2 ms" recall yevtat Jhus accelermtion when calewhaled o's %Qms? fee ts 9 Bms + Falling objects are mainly subjected to th pull” of “rev. joe 7 ACLELERATION DUE To GRAVITY is given the symbol : Its value varies from place to place on eorth . Werldwide average ts %8ims~ At the Poles’: %83ms* At the Equator: 4.33 ms* ‘Te is usually taken as 9.80ms* for mest coleulotions: + Case of ball thrown up: balls acceleration is 9-8ms~ whether rising or Falling . ‘9 is directed downwards 24FREE FALL MOTION _ doe If # bakes Astone is dro om @ bri 30s to hit the water below, how high was _ dhe stone above-the water before release Solution: a Given ts 30s, V,= Oms" motion free fall A= 9 = 4.8ms"* Let distance travelled in 3.0s be: y assign downward as +Ve , yw could choose -Ve. J provided then observe appropriate. vector signs. 1F we bake up astve, then ae —9.8ms? a -ve, then Get9.8 m3? n ” “ avt +hat™ Fer distance travelled use ear. “hid selates position & time olirectly, kayo’ He. ys Vet theat® 1°08" = (0)(30s) + be F4.8ms?X 3.08)" =44m Velocity be-fore hitting water we use ip = % +at Vy ev eat = Oms’+ (4.8ms™)(3-0s) = 29.4me'EXAMPLE A ball és thrown up with initial speed of 15, 0m/s and then falls, and is caught by-the person who’ h x. *}) How high cloes the ball go? b) How fast is it going th? castant before tis caught 2 ©) Howd long was’ st ithe air? Totten ie free fall, atthough with different initial conditions. 2. Uf we choose up as tve then Y= *I1Sm/s s Q = ~9.8m/s* | At highest point & vzo y For upward movement, A to B ance Ve = Final velouity = Vp : | hence , Vp=0 can be used “to of the a ¢ value of y. J+ for part ay we know Y, Vb a Can use vt. v5"¢ zayr hayht solving for ye vp- = rst (15 s* ‘Ba 26-4. Bmis9) ac bat =*H-5m Jeoke yoo NG. our cheice of utp as +ve ” agrees with result . part by Ball is caught at yso using same tnittal conditions : Ver *5.0m/s , A= -V- Bm, yre aerelationship between YR Vy is in Ev, 4 2ay we salve eqn for Ue when yro : Solving this quad rahe eqn. yields 2 answers "Nps +iSmés & -15m&. Answer is: “1Sm/s represents olownward vebeity Different approach would be regaceling the ball as * Falling from Bne through Sm, tn which @ase V,20, yo -IhSm , A= *48m/s* Fast c) Time of fleght . Use eqn which connects ¢ with what is known. Find ¢ when yeo D> 0 = (15 mist + (-V.amisde~ 5 s ean 20 4 a Solving this quadratic eq gives eal cathy et eee te ak start and ard f Flynt » Correct ancwer is 3-065. "Alternabe solutionfor part e: Obyect takes precisely as long ts fall as it takes Lo rise . Lon condition y= max. ht at B] qm ys = gat® since vt #0 +39. We lenowd ye lhSm, a = ~1Bms* take a=—9 “then as -(4.8m/st) = 9. 8m/s> ae top = BE = fA, ones co ar jeriAtoB ball rising velocity Is decreasing at the rate of A 3me up to summit, t At & , velocity Femomenbacly Oms' BEE velocity is “increasing atthe roke of 48ms* Jf we choose up as +V@,-then since g is athena downwards, ALWAYS REMEMBER 70 "KEEP TANCK OF SIGNS OF 5, V, hal! 7 aeSUMMARY - Free fall motion ~ Remember to keep track of signs of displacement , velocity & acceleration ~ Acceleration due te gravity is constant , hence motion is uniformly accelerated - 5 eqns of linene motion apply ; lo Ye egt® ~ stacting fom rest 20 Vv = Vas Me vy sweat “a 4-0 Ye = Vu + 294 " 50 y= vt sgt v if up is tve then eqn 3.0is: eg. Voy = Ve gt