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How is the initial velocity zero but the acceleration is not?
Going back to definitions, Velocity is change of distance with time; and acceleration is change in velocity with time. Initially, the velocity is zero, as is the acceleration, BUT the Force of Gravity attracts the falling mass, and causes velocity to appear. But the continued application of the Force of Gravity causes the velocity to increase. And as we know, increase in velocity is acceleration. [space for QED]
What is the acceleration by a freely falling object 5 seconds after it is dropped from rest?
It depends if it is affected by air resistance or not. If not then all objects close to the surface of the Earth have an acceleration of 9.81ms^-2 in free fall. If it is affected by air resistance you need all sorts of more information to answer that question, like the drag coefficient of the air.
How do you find final velocity given height and mass?
the final velocity assuming that the mass is falling and that air resistance can be ignored but it is acceleration not mass that is important (can be gravity) final velocity is = ( (starting velocity)2 x 2 x acceleration x height )0.5
Two identical stones are dropped from a tall building one after the other Assume air resistance is negligible While both stones are falling what will happen to the vertical distance between them?
it will increase
The distance s meters traveled by a falling body starting from rest after time t seconds is?
If air resistance can be ignored, the distance in meters is 4.9t2. Note that 4.9 is half the numerical value of Earth's acceleration (9.8 meters per second square).
