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Suppose that a tennis ball is dropped from the top of a skyscraper. Taking the ball’s initial position zero (y=0) and choosing y-axis positive in the downward direction, for this free-fall motion,
- Draw the acceleration vs. time, velocity vs. time and position vs. time graphs.
- Calculate the position, velocity, and acceleration of the ball at t= 5.0 seconds. Use
Kinematics equations. (g=9.80 mls2)
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