Thinkabout 11.8 - different y=0 point
The Phenomenon: Christine throws a ball straight up, letting go of the ball at a height of yi above the ground. When she lets go, the ball has an initial speed vi. The ball travels straight up to its maximum height ymax and falls back down. Assume the frictional effects from air resistance are insignificant.
From Thinkabout 10.5: The initial upward speed of the ball in the phenomenon described above is 10 m/s, and the ball is released at a height of 1.5 m above the floor.
Big Question: In Activity 9e (phenomenon described above) we assumed that y = 0 at the level of the floor. If, instead, we assume that y = 0 where Christine releases the ball – still 1.5 meters above the floor – will this change the maximum height above the floor attained by the ball?