Agymnast practices two dismounts from the high bar on the uneven parallel bars. during one dismount, she swings up off the bar with an initial upward velocity of + 4.0 m/s. in the second, she releases from the same height but with an initial downward velocity of −3.0 m/s. what is her acceleration in each case? how do the final velocities of the gymnast as she reaches the ground differ?

Arunner is jogging at a steady 3.6 km/hr. when the runner is 2.9 km from the finish line, a bird begins flying from the runner to the finish line at 14.4 km/hr (4 times as fast as the runner). when the bird reaches the finish line, it turns around and flies back to the runner. even though the bird is a dodo, we will assume that it occupies only one point in space, i. e., a zero-length bird. how far does the bird travel? (b) after this first encounter, the bird then turns around and flies from the runner back to the finish line, turns around again and flies back to the runner. the bird repeats the back and forth trips until the runner reaches the finish line. how far does the bird travel from the beginning? (i. e. include the distance traveled to the first encounter)