A cricket ball is thrown vertically upward and it ups and downs for 6 seconds.what is the maximum height of it and how much does it take time to reach the height?
Obviously it takes 3 seconds to get to the top.
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Quite a toss.
To find the maximum height reached by the cricket ball and how much time it takes to reach that height, we need to use the equations of motion.
Let's break down the problem:
1. Identify the given information:
- Time taken for the ball to go up and down = 6 seconds
2. Determine the time taken for the ball to reach its maximum height:
- Since the time taken for the ball to go up and down is given as 6 seconds, the time taken for the ball to reach its maximum height is half of this time.
- Time taken to reach maximum height = 6 seconds / 2 = 3 seconds
3. Calculate the maximum height:
- We can use the formula for the maximum height reached in projectile motion:
height = (initial velocity)^2 / (2 * acceleration due to gravity)
- In this case, while the ball is thrown vertically upward, its initial velocity is positive, and the acceleration due to gravity is negative (since it acts downward).
Therefore, the equation for calculating height becomes:
height = (initial velocity)^2 / (2 * (-acceleration due to gravity))
- The acceleration due to gravity can be assumed as -9.8 m/s². However, since we are calculating the height, we need to consider it as positive.
So, acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s²
4. Plug in the values and calculate the maximum height:
- We need the initial velocity of the ball to calculate the maximum height. If the initial velocity is not given, we cannot determine the exact maximum height.