Question

A basketball ball is released from a building above the ground and bounces several times. You...

A basketball ball is released from a building above the ground and bounces several times. You measure the time between the first and second bounce to be 3.25 s. Using your knowledge of physics, what is the maximum height that the ball reached between these two bounces?

Science   Physics   
0 0
Add a commentTranscribed image text
Next >

Homework Answers

Answer #1

0 0
Know the answer?
Your Answer:

Post as a guest

Your Name:

What's your source?

Earn Coins

Coins can be redeemed for fabulous gifts.

Log In

Sign Up

Not the answer you're looking for?
Ask your own homework help question
Similar Questions
A 1.5 kg ball is dropped from a height of 3 m above the ground and...
A 1.5 kg ball is dropped from a height of 3 m above the ground and upon striking the ground bounces up to a height of 2 m. Ignoring air resistance, find the time it takes the ball to bounce up to a height of 2 m after it is dropped.
2. A ball is thrown straight upward from the window of a building 40 meters above...
2. A ball is thrown straight upward from the window of a building 40 meters above the ground with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. Calculate a. The speed of the ball after 1.5 sec. b. The time needed for ball to reach its maximum height. c. The maximum height. d. The time needed for the ball to return back to the same window which was thrown e. The time needed for the ball to reach the ground. f. Final...
A) A ball is released from the top of a 67.0 m high building. At the...
A) A ball is released from the top of a 67.0 m high building. At the same instant a second ball is shot straight up from the ground with an initial speed of 20.0 m/s , directly below the point where the first ball was dropped. Ignore air drag and calculate the height above the ground where the balls collide. the velocity (magnitude and direction) of each ball just before the collision. B) Three vectors A, B, and C each...
You drop a ball from a height of 1.7 m , and it bounces back to...
You drop a ball from a height of 1.7 m , and it bounces back to a height of 1.3 m . Part A What fraction of its initial energy is lost during the bounce? Part B What is the ball's speed just before the bounce? Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units. Part C What is the ball's speed just after the bounce?
Gary is an outstanding basketball player. He lobs the ball at a height 4 ft above...
Gary is an outstanding basketball player. He lobs the ball at a height 4 ft above the ground and more than halfway across the court at a velocity of 15 m/s at an angle of 60° with respect to the horizontal. The basket is 10 ft off the ground and Gary makes it through the basket. (a) How far from the basket is Gary? (b) There were two possible answers in (a). Only one of them would have scored points....
A ball is thrown straight up from the edge of the roof of a building. A...
A ball is thrown straight up from the edge of the roof of a building. A second ball is dropped from the roof a time of 1.17 s later. You may ignore air resistance A. If the height of the building is 20.3 m, what must the initial speed be of the first ball if both are to hit the ground at the same time? Express your answer in meters per second. B. Consider the same situation, but now let...
In a game of basketball, a forward makes a bounce pass to the center. The ball...
In a game of basketball, a forward makes a bounce pass to the center. The ball is thrown with an initial speed of 4.2 m/s at an angle of 15 ∘above the horizontal. It is released 0.85 m above the floor. What horizontal distance does the ball cover before bouncing? Express your answer using two significant figures. D = ? m
A ball is kicked upwards from a rooftop 6m above the ground. It reaches a maximum...
A ball is kicked upwards from a rooftop 6m above the ground. It reaches a maximum height of 9m. At 10s, the ball is 1m above ground. Given that the initial kick is at 0s and the ball follows a quadratic trajectory, at what time does the ball reach its maximum height? Give your answer in exact form. Hint: your answer must be positive
A tennis ball is fired from an air cannon, staright up from ground level, at intial...
A tennis ball is fired from an air cannon, staright up from ground level, at intial speed vo. At the instant it reaches its peak, a second tennis ball is fired at the same intial speed. At what fraction of the maximum height reached by the first ball do the two collide? Air resistance is negligible.
Wrongly called for a foul, an angry basketball player throws the ball straight down to the...
Wrongly called for a foul, an angry basketball player throws the ball straight down to the floor. Part A If the ball bounces straight up and returns to the floor 2.5s after first striking it, what was the ball's greatest height above the floor? Express your answer using two significant figures.
ADVERTISEMENT
Need Online Homework Help?

Get Answers For Free
Most questions answered within 1 hours.

Ask a Question
ADVERTISEMENT