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Asked: September 16, 20202020-09-16T13:40:57+00:00 2020-09-16T13:40:57+00:00In: Mechanical Physics

A ball thrown vertically from a moving vehicle

A ball thrown vertically from a moving vehicle

A person sitting in an open vehicle moving at a constant velocity throws a ball vertically up into air. Where does the ball fall? Explain your answer.

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  1. Elijah wangai
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    Elijah wangai Begginer
    2020-09-16T14:17:18+00:00Added an answer on September 16, 2020 at 2:17 pm

    Ignoring air friction the ball will fall on the vehicle.both ball and vehicle are moving at same speed even in air they will be moving together at same speed.

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  2. Murori
    Murori Begginer
    2020-09-16T14:17:49+00:00Added an answer on September 16, 2020 at 2:17 pm

    The ball falls back to the hands. Both the person and the ball are moving at the same constant horizontal velocity.

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  3. Mr. J Ekaka
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    2022-03-25T17:11:43+00:00Added an answer on March 25, 2022 at 5:11 pm

    The ball falls back to the person (the thrower) since its horizontal velocity is not affected by the verticle projection provided friction due to air particles is negligible.

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  4. Nasieku Ruth
    Nasieku Ruth
    2020-09-16T17:27:32+00:00Added an answer on September 16, 2020 at 5:27 pm

    The ball falls back to the hand of that person

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  5. michaelwanyumu
    michaelwanyumu Begginer
    2020-09-16T18:24:07+00:00Added an answer on September 16, 2020 at 6:24 pm

    The ball falls back to the vehicle.
    The ball travels at the same velocity ( including direction) as the vehicle due to inertia.

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  6. Janet
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    2020-09-16T19:08:01+00:00Added an answer on September 16, 2020 at 7:08 pm

    The ball falls back to the person in the vehicle.
    The ball moves with same horizontal velocity as the vehicle

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  7. Chris aluku
    Chris aluku Teacher
    2020-11-24T07:10:44+00:00Added an answer on November 24, 2020 at 7:10 am

    The ball will just fall back to the same point of projection since the ball and the vehicle are moving with the same horizontal velocity

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  8. rwarkz
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    2020-12-06T12:02:34+00:00Added an answer on December 6, 2020 at 12:02 pm

    Because of inertia. Ball will land on vehicle. Air resistance neglected

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  9. Patrick Kinyua
    Patrick Kinyua
    2021-07-21T17:29:06+00:00Added an answer on July 21, 2021 at 5:29 pm

    I agree with all the explanations above but question does not say we ignore air resistance. so exact answer is opposite in areal exam situation.

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    • Mr. J Ekaka
      Mr. J Ekaka Begginer
      2022-03-25T17:15:32+00:00Replied to answer on March 25, 2022 at 5:15 pm

      The vehicle, the person and the stone are all moving through the air, thus the resultant friction against the motion of the bodies is negligible.

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  10. amimo peter
    amimo peter Begginer
    2021-10-09T04:25:34+00:00Added an answer on October 9, 2021 at 4:25 am

    it falls back in the hands

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  11. @olago
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    2022-04-13T07:06:02+00:00Added an answer on April 13, 2022 at 7:06 am

    The ball will fall into the open moving car. This is because the constant velocity of the open moving car is equivalent to the velocity with which the projectile moves.

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  12. Keterclement
    Keterclement Teacher
    2022-04-26T19:56:07+00:00Added an answer on April 26, 2022 at 7:56 pm

    Ball falls bact to the vehicle.
    The ball has both horizontal and vertical displacements. The horisonantal displacements of the ball is the same as that of the vehicle.

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