A ball thrown vertically upward from the top of a building of 60ft with an initial velocity of vA=35 ft/s. Determine (a) how high above the top of the building the ball will go before it stops at B, (b) the time tAB it takes to reach its maximum height, and (c) the total time tAC needed for it to reach the ground at C from the instant it is released.

A.) 62.5 ft

B.) 3.58 seconds

C.) 8.58 seconds

Explanation:

A.) Given that a ball is thrown vertically upward from the top of a building of 60ft with an initial velocity of vA=35 ft/s

To determine how high above the top of the building the ball will go before it stops at B, let us use the third equation of motion.

V^2 = U^2 - 2gH

Since the ball is going up, g will be negative. And at maximum height, V = 0

Substitute all the parameters into the formula

0 = 35^2 - 2 × 9.8 × H

19.6H = 1225

H = 1225/19.6

H = 62.5 ft

(B) The time tAB it takes to reach its maximum height will be achieved by using second equation of motion

H = Ut - 1/2gt^2

Substitutes all the parameters into the formula

62.5 = 35t - 1/2 × 9.8 × t^2

62.5 = 35t - 4.9t^2

4.9t^2 - 35t + 62.5 = 0

Let's use quadratic equations to find t

Divide all by 4.9

t^2 - 7.143t + 12.755 = 0

t^2 - 7.143t + 3.57^2 = - 12.755 + 3.57^2

( t - 3.57)^2 = 0.000102

( t - 3.57 ) = +/-( 0.01 )

t = 3.57 + 0.01

t = 3.58 seconds

Ignore the negative one.

(C) the total time tAC needed for it to reach the ground at C from the instant it is released.

When the object is falling back from B, the initial velocity = 0. And the height h will be 60 + 62.5 = 122.5 ft

Using equation 2 of equations of motion again.

h = 1/2gt^2

122.5 = 1/2 × 9.8 × t^2

122.5 = 4.9t^2

t^2 = 122.5/4.9

t^2 = 25

t = 5

Total time = 5 + 3.58 = 8.58 seconds