What position will have the smallest magnitude of vertical velocity?

-- The magnitude of acceleration is the same at all the positions. It's 9.8 meters per second-squared downward if this is all happening on Earth.
-- The smallest magnitude of vertical velocity has to be at the top ... point-B. In order to change from moving up to moving down, there has to be an instant when the vertical velocity is zero, and it can't get any smaller than that.

Answered by AL2006 | 2024-06-10

Vertical velocity in projectile motion is smallest at the highest point where it momentarily becomes zero.
Vertical velocity is the component of velocity in the vertical direction. To determine the position with the smallest magnitude of vertical velocity, consider the scenario of a projectile motion. In projectile motion, the object's vertical velocity is smallest at the highest point of its trajectory, where it momentarily becomes zero.
At the peak of the projectile's motion, the vertical velocity is zero while the horizontal velocity remains constant. This is due to the effects of gravity acting solely in the vertical direction, causing the vertical velocity to change throughout the motion. Therefore, the position with the smallest magnitude of vertical velocity occurs at the highest point of the object's trajectory.

Answered by NetaLeeHershlag | 2024-06-24

The position with the smallest magnitude of vertical velocity occurs at the highest point of its motion, where the velocity is zero. At this peak, the object is temporarily stationary before it begins to fall again. Thus, the smallest magnitude of vertical velocity is at the maximum height.
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Answered by AL2006 | 2024-10-30