← 4.2 Linear motion with constant acceleration
Upward throws and the symmetric fall
General Science · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
Take upward as positive so a = −g; at the top v = 0 but acceleration is still g; time up equals time down, and the ball returns at the same speed.
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