A-level · Kinematics

Vertical motion under gravityExam-style questions

Why an object moving freely under gravity is just a constant-acceleration problem with a = ±g, how to choose a positive direction and translate "thrown up", "returns", "hits the ground" into suvat values, and why the up-and-down trip makes distance and displacement differ.

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A ball is dropped from rest. Find its speed after $2$ s. ( $g = 9.8$ .)
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A stone is dropped from rest. Find the distance it falls in $3$ s. ( $g = 9.8$ .)
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