Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Equations of motion

Equations of motion — practice question

A girl throws a ball straight upwards. The ball takes $3.20\,$s to come back to her hand. Assume air resistance can be ignored. What is the initial speed at which the ball is thrown?

  • A$3.07\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • B$7.85\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • C$15.7\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • D$31.4\,\text{m s}^{-1}$

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