A Ball Is Thrown Downward from a Tall Building with an Initial

question 10

Essay

A ball is thrown downward from a tall building with an initial velocity of 10 meters per second (m/sec). According to the laws of physics, if you let y denote the velocity of the ball after x seconds, y = 10 + 9.8x. Determine b0 and b1 for this linear equation. Determine the velocity of the ball after 1, 2, 3, and 4 seconds. Use these four points to graph the linear equation y = 10 + 9.8x. Use the graph to estimate visually the velocity of the ball after 2.5 seconds.

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Definitions:

Energy Levels

Quantized states of an electron in an atom or molecule, characterized by specific amounts of energy and determinable by quantum mechanics.

Secondary Consumer

Organisms, typically carnivores or omnivores, that obtain energy by consuming primary consumers in an ecosystem's food chain.

Tertiary Consumer

An organism that typically occupies the fourth trophic level in a food web, primarily consuming secondary consumers.

Carnivore

Consumer in a food chain that eats other animals.