When the effect of aerodynamic drag is included, the y-acceleration of a baseball moving vertically upward is

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When the effect of aerodynamic drag is included, the y-acceleration of a baseball moving vertically upward is au = −g − kv2, while the acceleration when the ball is moving downward is ad = −g + kv2, where k is a positive constant and v is the speed in meters per second. If the ball is thrown upward at 30 m/s from essentially ground level, compute its maximum height h and its speed vƒ upon impact with the ground. Take k to be 0.006 m−1 and assume that g is constant.

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Engineering Mechanics Dynamics

ISBN: 9781118885840

8th Edition

Authors: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton

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