For a freely falling body, we say that the initial velocity is 0. At that instant, can the body be said to have a constant acceleration of 9.8m/s2
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| 16th Apr, 2011,
10:13: PM
Expert Answer:
The initial velocity is considered as zero is a body is dropped from a certain height (i.e. it falls freely).
At that instant, the acceleration is also zero as it is the rate of change of velocity.
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| 16th Apr, 2011,
10:31: PM
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