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Discussion Forum : Engineering Mechanics - Section 5 (Q.No. 38)
38.
If a body is thrown upwards, then the gravitational acceleration is taken as zero.
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KL Rahul said:
5 years ago
When a body is thrown vertically upwards, its velocity is decreasing so the acceleration due to gravity (g) is taken as negative i.e. g = " 9.8 ms2.
Daka said:
9 years ago
Yes, it's -g (-9.81 m/s2).
Vinod said:
10 years ago
It is considered as -g.
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