Free-falling Bodies: Example

An object falling without any air resistance under the influence of gravitational force is said to be in free-fall. For free-falling bodies, the acceleration due to gravity is constant, irrespective of their mass. Free-fall is experienced not only by objects falling downward, but also by all objects whose motion is influenced by gravitational fo...

Recall that when an object falls towards the ground and is only influenced by gravity, it is said to be in free-fall. Under the earth's gravity, an object falls with constant acceleration, known as acceleration due to gravity.

The kinematic equations for constant acceleration are used to solve the problems of freely falling bodies.