You’re on a rooftop and you throw one ball downward to the ground
below and another upward. The second ball, after rising, falls and
also strikes the ground below. If air resistance can be ignored,
and if your downward and upward initial speeds are the same, how
will the speeds of the balls compare upon striking the ground?
(a) Answer using the equations of kinematics.
(b) Answer using the idea of energy conservation.
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