A ball with a mass of 275 g is dropped from rest, hits the floor and rebounds upward. If the ball hits the floor with a speed of 3.30 m/s and rebounds with a speed of 1.60 m/s, determine the following. (a) magnitude of the change in the ball's momentum in kg · m/s (Let up be in the positive direction.)

Explanation:

The computation of magnitude of the change in the ball's momentum in kg · m/s is shown below:-

We represent

The ball mass =  m = 275 g = 0.275 kg

Thus it goes to the floor and resurfaces upward.

The ball hits the ground at 3.30 m/s speed that is

u = -3.30 m/s which represents the Negative since the ball hits the ground)

It rebounds at a speed of 1.60 m / s i.e. v = 1.60 m/s (positive as the ball rebounds upstream)

air exerts forces on falling objects near earth’s surface.

explanation:

the term 'free falls' refer to object that are falling towards the earth, in a situation in which gravity is the only force acting on the object.

for an object in free fall, the acceleration is constant (g, the gravitational acceleration), and so the velocity of the object constantly increases.

for objects near earth's surface, there is always another force acting on the object: the resistance due to the air. this force is opposed to the direction of fall of the object, and it is proportional to the velocity of the object, so as the object falls down, this force increases up to a point when it balances the force of gravity, and the object continues its motion at constant velocity (called terminal velocity). since in this case gravity is not the only force acting on the object, we are not in a situation of free fall.