Does Throwing an Object Downward Change Its Acceleration Due to Gravity?

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Start date Sep 14, 2005
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When an object is dropped, it accelerates downward at 9.8 m/s² due to gravity. Throwing the object downward does not change this acceleration, which remains at 9.8 m/s² in the absence of air resistance. The discussion clarifies that regardless of the method of release, the acceleration due to gravity is constant. Therefore, the acceleration remains the same whether the object is thrown or simply dropped. Understanding this principle is crucial in physics.

Sep 14, 2005

devildog6289

if you drop on object, it will accelerate downward at a rate of g=9.8m/s^2
if you throw it downward instead, it's accerleration (absence of air resistance) will be

a) greater than 9.8 m/s^2
b) unable to determine
c) 9.8 m/s^2
d) less than 9.8 m/s^2

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Sep 14, 2005

chaddunn

Acceleration due to gravity will always be the same, whether thrown or dropped.

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