While standing on a bridge 16.8 m above the ground, you drop a stone from rest. When the stone has fallen 2.80 m, you throw a second stone straight down. What initial velocity must you give the second stone if they are both to reach the ground at the same instant ? Take the downward direction to be the negative direction.
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.
Linear Displacement
The term "displacement" refers to when something shifts away from its original "location," and "linear" refers to a straight line. As a result, “Linear Displacement” can be described as the movement of an object in a straight line along a single axis, for example, from side to side or up and down. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Linear displacement is usually measured in millimeters or inches and may be positive or negative.
While standing on a bridge 16.8 m above the ground, you drop a stone from rest. When the stone has fallen 2.80 m, you throw a second stone straight down. What initial velocity must you give the second stone if they are both to reach the ground at the same instant ? Take the downward direction to be the negative direction.
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