ANSWER:
(a) 31.36 m/s
(b) 50.2 m
STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:
Given:
Time (t) = 3.2 s
At the maximum height, the velocity is 0
Final velocity (v) = 0 m/s
(a)
We can calculate the initial velocity as follows:
[tex]\begin{gathered} a=\frac{v-u}{t} \\ \\ \text{ we replacing} \\ \\ -9.8=\frac{0-u}{3.2} \\ \\ u=9.8\cdot3.2 \\ \\ u=31.36\text{ m/s} \end{gathered}[/tex](b)
Now the distance is determined with the following formula:
[tex]\begin{gathered} d=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^2 \\ \\ \text{ We replacing:} \\ \\ d=(31.36)(3.2)+\frac{1}{2}(-9.8)(3.2^2) \\ \\ d=100.352-50.176 \\ \\ d=50.176\approx50.2\text{ m} \end{gathered}[/tex]