Intial Velocity of an Object In Free Fall

kermitthefrog

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So I have to calculate the initial velocity of an object I dropped from 2.195 meters that took .96 seconds to hit the ground, given that the earth's gravitational pull is 9.81m/s^2. What direction/step should I first take in order to solve this? I'm not asking for the answer just a step or two in the direction of finding the answer. Thanks!
 
So I have to calculate the initial velocity of an object I dropped from 2.195 meters that took .96 seconds to hit the ground, given that the earth's gravitational pull is 9.81m/s^2.
Use what you learned back in algebra. When you were working with projectile motion (using quadratic equations and graphs of parabolas), what "initial velocity" did you always use for objects which were "dropped" (rather than thrown either up or down)? ;)
 
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