Is acceleration still g if an object is dropped at a speed v?

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If you drop an object from rest, its acceleration towards the ground is g ,ok i know that but if you drop the object at some speed v does acceleration is still g?

i suppose is still g
 
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Est120 said:
If you drop an object from rest, its acceleration towards the ground is g ,ok i know that but if you drop the object at some speed v does acceleration is still g?

i suppose is still g

Remember that "acceleration" is the time rate of change of velocity. The initial velocity doesn't change anything during free fall.

As soon as the object departs from the source that gave it that initial v, then it is free falling, and the ONLY force acting on it is gravitational force. So if we assume terrestrial condition and no other complications, then its acceleration will be still be "g".

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