Question

A cream tangerine is thrown directly upward past three evenly spaced windows of equal heights. Rank the windows according to (a) the average speed of the cream tangerine while passing them, (b) the time the cream tangerine takes to pass them, (c) the magnitude of the acceleration of the cream tangerine while passing them, and (d) the change in velocity in the speed of the cream tangerine during the passage, greatest first. I just need help with C.

Answer 1

The magnitude of the acceleration of the cream tangerine as it passes by each window is constant at approximately 9.8 m/s² due to Earth's gravity.

Step-by-step explanation:

You asked about the magnitude of the acceleration of a cream tangerine as it passes by three evenly spaced windows. When any object is thrown upward or downward close to the Earth's surface, it is accelerated by gravity. This acceleration is constant and has a magnitude of approximately 9.8 m/s² downward. This means that no matter which window the cream tangerine is passing, the magnitude of its acceleration will be the same because gravity is a constant force close to the surface of the Earth. Therefore, when ranking the windows according to the magnitude of acceleration of the cream tangerine while passing them, they will all be the same and thus tied for first place.

Answer 2

(c) the magnitude of the acceleration of the cream tangerine while passing them,