A billiard ball is dropped from a height of 64 feet. Use the position function s(t) = –16 2 + 0 + 0 to answer the following. a. Determine the position function s(t), the velocity function v(t), and the acceleration function a(t). b. What is the velocity of the ball at impact?

s(t) = -16*t^2 + 64

v(t) = -32*t

a(t) = -32 ft/s^2

v(t) = 64 ft/s ... At impact

Explanation:

Given:-

- The height of the billiard ball t = 0 , h = 64 ft.

- The position function of an object under gravity is given by:

                                    s(t) = -16*t^2 + v_o*t + s_o

Find:-

a. Determine the position function s(t),

b. the velocity function v(t),

c. the acceleration function a(t).

d. What is the velocity of the ball at impact?

Solution:-

- To determine the position function we must initialize our problem and use the given general equation.

- s(t) is the position of the billiard ball from the ground at time t. So when t = 0, then s(t) = h. Hence, we have:

                                  s(t) = s_o = h = 64 ft

- Similarly we know that v_o is the initial velocity of the ball. Since, the ball was dropped we say that the initial velocity v_o = 0. Hence, the position of the ball from ground is given by following expression:

                                  s(t) = -16*t^2 + 64  

- To find the velocity expression v(t) we will take the time derivative of the position expression s(t) as follows:

                                  v(t) = d s(t) / dt

                                  v(t) = -16*2*t + 0

                                  v(t) = -32*t ft/s

- Similarly, the expression for acceleration a(t) is given by the time derivative of the velocity expression v(t) as follows:

                                  a(t) = d v(t) / dt

                                  a(t) = -32*t

                                  a(t) = -32 ft/s^2

- The velocity of ball at impact can be determined by evaluating s(t) = 0 and find the value for time t. Then that time t can be substituted in the velocity expression v(t) for final velocity. Or we could use the following 3rd kinematic equation as follows:

                                 v(t)^2 - 0^2 = 2*a(t)*s_o

                                 v(t)^2 = 2*(32)*(64)

                                 v(t) = 64 ft/s

- The ball has a velocity of 64 ft/s at impact!

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force is based upon mass and acceleration.the statement is not always true.

it can be explained from newton's second law of motion.

as per newton's second law of motion the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the applied force and takes place along the direction of force.

mathematically it can be written as -

                                              ⇒      

here   k is the proportionality constant whose value is 1.

                                                            [a is the acceleration=dv/dt]

hence we see that force not only depends on mass and acceleration but also on velocity and rate of change of mass. force f will depend on mass and acceleration only when mass is constant.

hence the statement that force is based upon mass and acceleration is false.