two students on a balcony 18.8m above the street. one student throws a ball vertically DOWNWARD 13.1 m/s; at the same instant, the onther student throws a ball vertically UPWARD at the same speed.
I. what is the volcity of the first ball as it strikes the ground? assume it is in the posotive direction... what is the volcity of the second ball as it strikes the ground?
g=9.81ms2v0=13.1msh=18.8m
\small{ \text{Way vertically downward: } s_1 = \frac{g}{2}t^2 \quad \text{and way thrown vertically downward or upward: } {s_2=v_0t\quad }
wayfirstballsI:sI=s1+s2=hwaysecondballsII:sII=s1−s2=h
time first ball: t1time second ball: t2sI=g2t21+v0t1=hsII=g2t22−v0t2=hg2t21+v0t1−h=0g2t22−v0t2−h=0t1>0:t1=−v0+√v20+2ghgt2>0:t2=v0+√v20+2ghg
final speed first ball: v1final speed second ball: v2v1=gt1+v0v2=gt2−v0v1=−v0+√v20+2gh+v0v2=v0+√v20+2gh−v0
v1=v2=√v20+2gh=√13.12+2∗9.81∗18.8=23.2479246386 ms
II. what is the difference in the time the b***s spend in the air?
Δt=t2−t1=(v0+√v20+2gh)g−(−v0+√v20+2gh)g=2v0g
Δt=2v0g=2∗13.19.81=2.67074413863 s
III. how far apart are the b***s 0.964s after they are thrown?
Δs=sI−sII=(s1+s2)−(s1−s2)=2s2=2v0t
Δs=2v0t=2∗13.1∗0.964=25.2568 m

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