World 1 · Kinematics · 6 minThrowing Up
Rise, stop, and fall back
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Toss a ball straight up with no air resistance and gravity slows it until, for one instant, it stops. Then it falls back, reaching its launch height at the same speed it left. The rise above that height is v² / (2g).
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