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Free Fall
7 cards·by jennybakalov
free fall
when a falling object is free of all restraints - no friction - and falls under the influence of
gravity alone
value of Earth's g
9.8m/s2
equation for v
v = at
equation for instantaneous v for object falling from rest
v = gt
equation for final v for object which is thrown downward at speed v initial
v - initial v + at or v = initial v + gt
equation for d traveled by a uniformly accelerating object starting from rest
d = 1/2(att)
shorthand notation for equation of d traveled for uniformly accelerating object starting
from rest
d = 1/2gt2