Vertical motion under gravity
Book falling from a shelf
When an object falls freely to earth, assuming there is no air resistance, it accelerates at a constant rate of approximately 9.8 ms-2. In the next few examples I look at the motion of a particle falling freely under gravity. I start with a book falling from a shelf.
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