Free-Fall and Vertical Launch
Calculate the relationship between the heights reached by two bodies launched vertically upwards, with
equal initial speeds, one on Earth, the other on the Moon. It is known that the acceleration due to
gravity on Earth is 6 times greater than on the Moon.
A body is released at a height of H without air resistance. Calculate H, knowing that the
body falls the last h meters in T seconds. The acceleration due to gravity is g.
From a platform at a height h above the ground, an object is released, at the same instant, another
object is launched from the ground to the same upward direction with initial speed v0. The
two objects meet in half of the height, calculate h as a function of v0 and the
acceleration due to gravity g.
Graphs
From the top of a building with 60 m, a stone is thrown vertically upwards with an initial speed of 20 m/s.
Determine:
a) The time interval of the rise of the stone;
b) The maximum height above the ground;
c) After how long after launching the stone hits the ground;
d) The speed of the stone hits the ground;
e) Construct a graph of displacement versus time and velocity versus time.
Assume the acceleration due to gravity is equal to 10 m/s2.
Two tractors start together, maneuvering in a straight line, at a construction site. The graph of velocity
versus time which represents the movement of the tractors is shown in the figure. Calculate the distance
that separates them at the end of the maneuver.
The motion of a particle is described by a Quadratic Function in t, which represents the
time given in seconds, as shown in the figure. Determine:
a) The equation of displacement as a function of time;
b) The instant in which the motion reverses the direction;
c) The equation of velocity as a function of time;
d) The graph of velocity versus time.