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  • Sep 22, 2009, 07:15 PM
    langerhanz747
    how to set up a equation
    A frog jumps vertically upward from a 20m tall building with an initial velocity of 10m/s.
    How high above the ground will the frog reach?

    How do you set up this problem
  • Sep 23, 2009, 09:45 AM
    Unknown008

    Use your motion formulae.

    Here, you make use of

    v = final velocity
    u = initial velocity
    a = acceleration
    s = displacement.

    Taking the upward direction as positive;
    u = +10m/s
    v = 0 m/s (when it reaches the max height, it is temporarily at rest)
    a = -9.81 m/s^2 (downward direction explaining the -ve sign)
    s = displacement (the one you're looking for)

    Solve for s, and you're done! :)

    I hope it helped! :)

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