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| Equations of Motion for a Body Moving under Gravity |
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| The motion of a body under gravity is a uniformly accelerated motion and hence all the equations of motion for uniformly accelerated motion along a straight line is applicable to the motion of bodies under gravity. |
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| In the case of a body moving under gravity, acceleration is acceleration due to gravity and distance covered is equal to the height through which the object falls. |
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 The equations of motion for a freely falling body are: |
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| In the case of a body moving against gravity, the force of gravity reduces the speed of the object and hence we take a = -g. The equations of motion for a body moving against gravity are: |
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| When an object is thrown from a height h its initial velocity is zero. When an object attains the maximum height the final velocity of the object is Zero. |
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