What height will a body thrown upwards reach with an initial speed of 10 m / s.

Given:

V0 = 10 m / s – initial speed of a body thrown vertically upward;

g = 10 m / s ^ 2 – acceleration of gravity.

It is required to determine H (meters) – the height that the body will reach.

At maximum altitude, the speed of the body will be zero. Based on this, we find the time of body movement:

t = V0 / g = 10/10 = 1 second.

Then the body height will be equal to:

H = V0 * t – g * t ^ 2/2 = 10 * 1 – 10 * 1 ^ 2/2 = 10 – 5 * 1 ^ 2 = 10 – 5 = 5 meters.

Answer: the body will reach a height of 5 meters.