Couple of v. important problems

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The discussion focuses on two physics problems involving a tennis ball and a car. For the tennis ball, kinetic energy calculations are needed after it falls and bounces, with questions raised about its movement at the top of the bounce and the feasibility of compressing a 7 cm diameter ball by 10 cm. The second problem involves determining the maximum height a car traveling at 75 km/h can reach while considering gravitational force. The principle of conservation of energy is highlighted, indicating that kinetic energy converts to potential energy as the car ascends. The thread emphasizes the importance of understanding the context of motion and energy transformations in solving these problems.
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there's a couple of problems that i have to give in at the end of this lunctime that i just can't work out how to approach or what formulas to use:

1. A 70g tennis ball falls 2 meters and bounces back up to a height of 1.9 meters
(a)How much kinetic energy does the tennis ball have?

(b)the ball compresses 10cm for a period of 2 seconds, what is the kinetic energy of the ball during this time?

2) a car is traveling at 75km/h up a hill. Assuming that gravity =9.8 ms-2, what is the maximum height that the car wil reach?
 
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Clef said:
there's a couple of problems that i have to give in at the end of this lunctime that i just can't work out how to approach or what formulas to use:

1. A 70g tennis ball falls 2 meters and bounces back up to a height of 1.9 meters
(a)How much kinetic energy does the tennis ball have?
Is the ball moving at the top of the bounce?
(b)the ball compresses 10cm for a period of 2 seconds, what is the kinetic energy of the ball during this time?
Is this really the question? How can a 7 cm diameter object compress 10 cm? Anyway, same analysis. Is the ball moving while it is compressed?
2) a car is traveling at 75km/h up a hill. Assuming that gravity =9.8 ms-2, what is the maximum height that the car wil reach?
By height, it means "altitude above starting position." Consider conservation of energy: KE becomes PE.
 
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