Problem 2-43 - Free fall - Part 2 (a)

A baseball pitcher throws a ball vertically straight upward and catches it \(4.2 \;s\) later. (a) With what velocity did the ball leave the pitcher's hand? (b) What was the maximum height reached by the ball?

No. The acceleration in free-fall is always \(\mathrm{9.8\; m/s^2}\) downward.