Question

2. A 10 kg ball is rolled down a rail from a height of 20 m. What is the velocity at the bottom of the

rail? Ignore friction.

Answer 1

19.8m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Mass of the ball = 10kg

Height of the rail = 20m

Unknown:

Velocity at the bottom of the rail = ?

Solution:

The velocity at the bottom of the rail is its final velocity.

Using the appropriate motion equation, we can find this parameter;

V² = U² + 2gH

V is the final velocity

U is the initial velocity

g is the acceleration due to gravity

H is the height

the ball was rolled from rest, U = 0

V² = O² + 2 x 9.8 x 20

V = 19.8m/s