2.3 Freely Falling Bodies

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Freely Falling Bodies

Freely falling bodies near the surface of the Earth experience the uniform acceleration due to gravity which has a value of 9.8m/s2 which is directed downwards. (Technically, it is directed toward the center of the

KINEMATICS EQUATIONS
Uniform Acceleration
Δx = 𝑣avg t
Δx = 𝑣0 t + ½at2
𝑣𝑓 2 = 𝑣0 2 + 2𝑎Δx
𝑣𝑓 = 𝑣0 + 𝑎𝑡