Ball #1 is dropped from rest, and it takes t = 2.6s for it to reach the ground. Ball #2 is thrown upward with initial velocity v; and from the same height from which ball #1 was dropped. If ball #2 is airborne for twice as long as ball #1 before hitting the ground, then what is v₂?

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Ball #1 is dropped from rest, and it takes t = 2.6s for it
to reach the ground. Ball #2 is thrown upward with initial
velocity vi and from the same height from which ball #1
was dropped. If ball #2 is airborne for twice as long as
ball #1 before hitting the ground, then what is v¡?
Transcribed Image Text:Ball #1 is dropped from rest, and it takes t = 2.6s for it to reach the ground. Ball #2 is thrown upward with initial velocity vi and from the same height from which ball #1 was dropped. If ball #2 is airborne for twice as long as ball #1 before hitting the ground, then what is v¡?
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