(a) Write the kinematic equation for the y-coordinate of each ball. (Let up be positive.) y1 =                            (ball 1) y2 =       (ball 2) (b) Set the equations found in part (a) equal to height 0 and solve each for t symbolically using the quadratic formula. What is the difference in the two ball's time in the air? (Remember that t must always be a positive quantity.) t2 − t1 =                         (c) Use the time-dependent kinematics equation to find the velocity of each ball as it strikes the ground. v1 =                    (ball 1) v2 =       (ball 2)

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Two students are on a balcony a distance h above the street. The first student throws a ball vertically downward at a speed v0; at the same time, the second student throws a ball vertically upward at the same speed. Answer the following symbolically in terms of v0gh, and t.

(a) Write the kinematic equation for the y-coordinate of each ball. (Let up be positive.)
y1 =
 
                      
 
(ball 1)
y2 =
 
 
 
(ball 2)

(b) Set the equations found in part (a) equal to height 0 and solve each for t symbolically using the quadratic formula. What is the difference in the two ball's time in the air? (Remember that t must always be a positive quantity.)
t2 − t1 =
 
 
                   


(c) Use the time-dependent kinematics equation to find the velocity of each ball as it strikes the ground.
v1 =
 
      
         
(ball 1)
v2 =
 
 
 
(ball 2)

(d) How far apart are the balls at a time after they are released and before they strike the ground?
y2 − y1 =
 
 
 
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