#9) Let's set down as the positive direction of motion, just for fun. A coconut is launched by mechanical means nearly vertically upward from a point near the edge of the roof of the Science Building. It just misses the edge of the roof on the way down (when it is in free fall) and passes a point a distance 10.0 m below its starting point at a time 4.75 s. Air resistance may be ignored. Use the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity as 9.80 m/s² and report answers to 3 sig figs for parts A-E below. Consider this as a one-dimensional problem. Show starting equations, do algebra first, and then plug numbers in last for each part, ECANSU. A) What is the initial velocity of the baseball? Show your work. ECANSU. B) How high does it rise above its starting point? Show your work. ECANSU. C) What is the magnitude of its velocity at the highest point, don't over D) What is the magnitude of its acceleration at the highest point, don't over think, explain your answer? think, explain your answer? E) What is the direction of its acceleration at the highest point, don't over think, explain your answer?

#9) Let's set down as the positive direction of motion, just for fun. A coconut is launched by mechanical means nearly vertically upward from a point near the edge of the roof of the Science Building. It just misses the edge of the roof on the way down (when it is in free fall) and passes a point a distance 10.0 m below its starting point at a time 4.75 s. Air resistance may be ignored. Use the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity as 9.80 m/s² and report answers to 3 sig figs for parts A-E below. Consider this as a one-dimensional problem. Show starting equations, do algebra first, and then plug numbers in last for each part, ECANSU. A) What is the initial velocity of the baseball? Show your work. ECANSU. B) How high does it rise above its starting point? Show your work. ECANSU. C) What is the magnitude of its velocity at the highest point, don't over D) What is the magnitude of its acceleration at the highest point, don't over think, explain your answer? think, explain your answer? E) What is the direction of its acceleration at the highest point, don't over think, explain your answer?

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#9) Let's set down as the positive direction of motion, just for fun. A coconut is launched by mechanical
means nearly vertically upward from a point near the edge of the roof of the Science Building. It just
below its starting point at a time 4.75 s. Air resistance may be ignored. Use the magnitude of the
misses the edge of the roof on the way down (when it is in free fall) and passes a point a distance 10.0 m
acceleration due to gravity as 9.80 m/s² and report answers to 3 sig figs for parts A-E below. Consider this
as a one-dimensional problem. Show starting equations, do algebra first, and then plug numbers in last
for each part, ECANSU.
A) What is the initial velocity of the baseball? Show your work. ECANSU.
B) How high does it rise above its starting point? Show your work.
ECANSU.
C) What is the magnitude of its velocity at the highest point, don't over think, explain your answer?
D) What is the magnitude of its acceleration at the highest point, don't over think, explain your
answer?
E) What is the direction of its acceleration at the highest point, don't over think, explain your
answer?

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