Question

What can you conclude about the nature of vertical acceleration for a freely falling projectile?

Answer 1

Answer:

For a free falling projectile the acceleration of the body is always equal to the acceleration due to gravity and in the downward direction.

Explanation:

• The acceleration of a body falling freely will experience the acceleration always in the downward direction.

• When the height of free fall is of the order of radius of the earth then we have a variable acceleration with respect to its height. This is given as:

$a=g.\frac{R^2}{(R+h)^2}$

where:

g = acceleration due to gravity on the earth surface

R = radius of the earth

h = height of the body above the earth surface