Kinematics Part 2: Vertical Motion

Alright, we did side to side, now let's go up and down! Kinematics and vertical motion! This is important if you are Wile E. Coyote and you want to drop rocks off of cliffs and know beforehand how long it takes to hit the ground, so you can finally get that pesky roadrunner, who totally did nothing to you, by the way.
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[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

You guys! I'm so sorry, I screwed up the equation at 5:30, final velocity should be on the left and initial velocity should be on the right. When written out correctly the arithmetic will work out to the number given, however. Sorry about that!

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[@Renagade01]

ahmmmm im stupid at p6 so im just gonna ask what youre sayying here is that it must be around 65.4 or something in 5:30 ? am i right XD?? haahah ahaha i also tried to calculate......but anyways a really great help

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4:03 An alternative to using the quadratic formula is calculating how far the rock will go up, then calculating how long it will take to fall from this height to -100m. Then, the velocity is 0. (This alternative isn‘t strictly better)

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[@Firnas_7]

in this way why my time is 4.63 sec while in the video it is 5.65

[@shootandfish2]

@@Firnas_7 Need to add the time rock is in air for the initial upward motion (I got 1.02 sec plus the 4.63 sec =5.65 sec)

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[@daledignos3198]

Also at the checking comprehension, can the answer be -321.5 meters, because when I calculated, the result I had was about -321.489 meters, so I just rounded off to the nearest tenths.

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I'm kinda confused in 2:49 because how did you manage to obtain 4.5s since what I did is (t^2 = 20.4s^2 Don't we just have to square second and time and remove the power so they would be quite equal)??? Since if we didn't square time then it would mean T^2 = 4.5s? which puzzles me.

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you do √20.4 not 20.4*20.4

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[@shootandfish2]

I agree with the comment of avoiding the quadratic eq by solving in 2 parts. I got 5.1 meters up in 1.02 sec, now v initial = 0 and drop is -105.1 m. my answers agreed with yours to the hundredth. Otherwise, excellent video. Currently tutoring college nephew, it's been over 45 yrs since I had University Physics.

[@Firnas_7]

the cliff is -321.489 m tall🗿 (since it is a cliff the length can not be negative number so that is why it becomes 321.489)

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When you changed the variables from the original ones it completely confused me.

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[@csanilkumar5415]

Professor you are wrong GM ÷ r^2 = total displacement ÷ total time taken ^2 Or g = d ÷ t^2 Answer for your question GM ÷ r^2 = 642 .978m ÷ 8.1sec^2 Therefore , height of the cliff = 642.978m.

[@mem8190]

Excuse me Professor Dave, at 5:43 I got a different answer which is -65.4 because I transferred the 10 to the other side, could you please explain how you got your answer for more clarification? thank you so much 💙.

[@fizsing2615]

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[@xodusgraphicdesigns3384]

He wrote the wrong equation . On screen it said : Initial Velocity = Final Velocity + Acceleration x Time. However it should have said Final Velocity = Initial Velocity + Acceleration x Time. Use that and you will get the same answer as him.

[@clumsyhes2103]

3:42 watch your head, bud! that rock is going to hit you! you won't be able to study physics anymore if you get bonked on the head with that rock! oh nooo! :o

[@cryztalresulta5851]

sorry but i cant get how how -4.9x² + 10.0x + 100 becomes 5.65 the answer

[@leahgroh5610]

quadratic formula

[@ellenmonay3273]

With the quadratic formula my answers were reversed my positive was 3.6 seconds and my negative was -5.65. I am also confused

[@xx_baav2]

i have a question in 2:51 did you just divide it to get the value of t?

[@kathleenilagan4636]

Hi! Help me understand how did you get the 4.5 from the -100 and -4.9

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

don't forget to take the square root!

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[@juanpedraw4245]

Hey, guys, here's another way to find the answer to height. h=1/2(g)(t^2) h=(1/2)(9.81)(t^2) The gravity should ALWAYS be positive though.. It still works!

[@obligatoryfail9550]

That's the same equation he used, just without the initial velocity.

[@annabethbardon4295]

Nah. It's negative.

[@gshsenpai6446]

Bro if it were positive, people would been projectiled into space by now Acceleration is a vector, due to it always pointing to center of the earth. Thus a = -9.81m/s^2

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[@alezaen7609]

Gravitational acceleration for objects moving downwards is +9.8m/s2 not -9.8m/S2 this value is for objects moving upwards

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

The value of g is always negative. It does not change according to the motion of an object. Objects moving downward are moving in the negative direction.

[@alezaen7609]

No sir gravitational acceleration for objects moving upwards is -9.8ms-2 because it is moving against the gravity

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

Again, it’s always negative.

[@alezaen7609]

Why the gravitational acceleration for objects moving downwards is -9.8m/S2 please justify it sir

[@alezaen7609]

Other KZbin site's including my sir are saying that the value of g for objects moving downwards is approximately 10m/S2 while for objects moving upwards is approximately -10m/s2

[@BoZhaoengineering]

Professor, if we use postion vector where origin at the man throwing the stone and pointing to the rock, during the process, the position vector is zero when rock travel back to which the man sits and going further down to ground. The position vector finally becomes - 100 m .

[@maverickvillanueva9667]

My prof told me "If the object goes upward, the acceleration due to gravity is negative then Positive if downward" because gravitational pulls downward with the acceleration of constant (9.81m/s).

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

Acceleration due to gravity is always negative. It pulls in the negative direction.

[@marlongrau246]

I think we need to add the time of object thrown upward and the time of object when fallen to the ground.

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

It's all done in one calculation. There is only one force acting upon the object.

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[@realityisenough]

I think the formula at 5:36 should be Vf=Vi+at not Vi=Vf+at? Maybe I'm wrong?

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

oh no! what a stupid mistake :( thanks for catching that!

[@realityisenough]

Hey it made me look into it in more depth so it's drilled into my head now haha :p You can probably just shove an annotation box over it

[@CarbonsHDTuts]

So would the answer be -44.88m/s instead? Please if you could reply that would help alot, just to make sure I actually understand!

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[@jaronrallos3844]

Hey Professor Dave, isn't upward motion for gravity -9.8m/s while downward motion is +9.8m/s? I'm very confused.

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

Acceleration due to gravity is independent of the motion of any object, it's always negative because gravity always pulls things down to the ground.

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[@jasimmathsandphysics]

You could make down positive as long as you make up negative

[@역행호흡의역행]

Do you know v = root(2gh) and T = root(2h/g). If the ball(?) starts at v=0 at the vertical movement. And which age do they learn those things at high school? In korea at 16 years old.

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I learned it when i was 12 I am from India

[@kugaththeplaguefather6332]

2:51 how time=4.5? sorry if this is a dumb question im quite new to physics

[@carultch]

The equation reduces to d = 1/2*a*t^2, since the initial velocity and initial position were zero. Given d = 100 m, a = 9.8 m/s^2 and the 1/2 factor, put them all together, and rearrange so t is the subject of the equation and get: t = sqrt(2*d/a) Plug in the data: t = sqrt(2*100/9.8)

[@angelfayebaculi4496]

Hi sir, how did you get the 4.5 s at 2:48, I still can't figure it out how you got it

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[@renanpongilio7062]

why for formula Vf = Vi +2ad is sometimes Vf2 = Vi2 +2ad?? Great channel by the way

[@carultch]

It's squared for both equations. The first copy of that equation is incorrect.

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[@fowotaku821]

For the equation at 1:46, should there not be a initial position at the right hand side of the equation?

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for the first problem, why did we not take into account the initial position of the rock?

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Professor Dave im having trouble with calculating this question our professor is extremly bad at explaining please help If Jacks egg hits his friend Mark in the head,What is the speed which it hits his head? His friend Mark is 1.70m tall

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

Right, so there is nowhere near enough information to answer that question. In fact there is literally zero useful information for answering that question! His height is irrelevant, after all.

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[@SabrinaXe]

For the 2nd question, shouldn't initial velocity be -10 and not +10?

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[@carloschisenga.7794]

Is there any other way of solving that without using the quadratic formula?

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Professor Dave can you show me the whole solution on how did you get the time on the vertical solution when the initial velocity has a value and how you get the unit?? please

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

the one with the quadratic equation? check out my mathematics tutorial on that subject if it's confusing!

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Professor Dave i have a question why does the unit disapper??

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How can we solve horizontal velocity when an object fall vertically

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[@nathalieperez8039]

for the second the final velocity should be 65.37 because we had to add it over to the other side. right?

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

oh no, i think i put vf and vi in the wrong spots! the number in the answer is correct, but i seem to have screwed up the equation :(

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i realy luv all of your videos i have a doubt the rock falling from the height of 100m how is it irrespective of the mass ?

[@carultch]

Because both weight and inertia are proportional to mass, and come as a package deal. Mass cancels out of the equation, and acceleration in free fall only depends on the environment where it happens (i.e. the properties of the planet).

[@CJAzuraPaulin]

Thanks great video😊..but How to find its highest point and time at the highest point?

[@rorysnow7937]

5:40 I did the same problem following all the steps and I instead got 65.4 m/s for Vf instead of -45.4. Have I done something wrong?

[@paull286]

@Professor Dave Explains I enjoyed the video. As you are an expert in gravity theory, could you explain to me why when I am standing on the earth I am being accelerated up. I know there is a normal force against the pseudo force created by curved spacetime. This acceleration shows up to me if someone falls off a building and so he is unhindered by force and sees the earth rushing up to him. what causes this expansion of the earth - electromagnetic? internal pressure? Thank you

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[@allie7015]

Is the addition of 100 to both sides to standardized the equation is constant? or does the value depends on what is on the left side?

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[@mahederalemu3756]

Where is the time which take up ward ? We should solve it in the formula of vf=vi +at

[@ZeusDaBoy]

the way i studied if i throw something down the g value is positive

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how to find the vertical and horizontal component of displacement? What equations should be used?

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[@ajaxx_x]

I dont get it. The time that did you use in vf was it the negative answer in quadratic?

[@syub2407]

@ 3:10 cant we use v(final)^2 = v(initial)^2+ 2gd but my answer is 44.27. Which is given by V^2= 0^2 +(2*-9.8*-100)

[@erminaburgaj5073]

the acceleration due to earth is +9.8m/s2 and not with minus. this is how we've learnt it for years. And yeah you can even google that

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

Uh, nope. Down is the negative direction by convention. A scalar value is sometimes used in certain contexts but when doing actual physics it must be negative.

[@erminaburgaj5073]

@@ProfessorDaveExplains Im not trying to say that you're wrong but i mean I've been changing physic teachers every year and they all use the acceleration due to earth with a plus in front (even in exercises). Also the books do the same. Books are translated from english. I mean all im trying to do is learn which is the right...one?

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

It's possible you have bad teachers and books, or it's possible you're misinterpreting them, but when using acceleration due to gravity as a vector, it's negative. I agree it can be confusing because you can see the value shown as positive in certain contexts, particularly when listed as a constant, but in the context of kinematics, we have to define an axis and a positive and negative direction, and by convention, down is negative.

[@carultch]

@@erminaburgaj5073 It's an arbitrary choice which direction gets assigned as positive. As long as you set up your coordinate system and sign convention, and assign the sign of g to be consistent with reality, that is what ultimately matters. You may be given a coordinate system and sign convention, and for the convenience of the person reading your work, it is best to work within it.

[@marlongrau246]

I'm just curious. I'm confuse with the question how long is in the object in the air when it was thrown upward at a height of 100m. Is the height from 100m when the object is thrown upward doesn't have to be related when the object is falling down? The total time is the same?

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

It's displacement, so it takes into account the direction of displacement and the direction of motion. Velocity is positive but acceleration is negative, so the math works out fine.

[@hildyb676]

This is awesome! I love your clear explanations, but i'm having trouble getting the 2 numbers you got when you put you a,b and c values in the quadratic equation. I keep trying, and plugging them into my calculator but it keeps saying error. Do I need a specific sort of program installed in my calculator for quadratic equations or is it just and error i'm making while plugging in my numbers? Thanks!

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

it can be pretty easy to make arithmetic errors! maybe simplify on paper step by step, watch your signs and order of operations. i have a tutorial on the quadratic formula in my math playlist if you need practice!

[@hildyb676]

Alright, I'll do that! Thank you so much for the quick reply, I have a test today!

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Im having the same issue, did you ever figure it out? Haha

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