A ball is free falling from a 60 m tall building. What is the time it will take to hit the ground ?
What should I use here ? Which rule ? With steps please, thank you ^_^
What should I use here ? Which rule ? With steps please, thank you ^_^
1 Answer
You only know initial velocity, u; acceleration, a; and displacement, s so you need to use
Explanation:
Fortunately, u is zero so the equation is much easier to solve. It now reduces to:
We need to rearrange for t
Perhaps the lesson is really in the technique you use to start - write out a table with the factors s, u, v, a & t and fill in the data you know. One unknown (you are told to find) and one irrelevant factor will be missing, put a question mark for the unknown and a dash for the one you can ignore. Each SUVAT equation misses out one of the factors, so the equation you need becomes apparent (quite quickly with practice.)
