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  • Calculating Maximum Height of a Projectile: Lollipop Toss Physics
    The acceleration due to gravity is -9.8m/s2,

    Using the equation of motion:

    v^2 = u^2 + 2as

    where,

    v = final velocity (0 m/s)

    u = initial velocity (3 m/s)

    a = acceleration due to gravity (-9.8 m/s2)

    s = displacement (maximum height)

    Substituting values:

    (0 m/s)^2 = (3 m/s)^2 + 2(-9.8 m/s2)(s)

    0 = 9 m2/s2 - 19.6 m/s2 * s

    19.6 m/s2 * s = 9 m2/s2

    s = (9 m2/s2)/(19.6 m/s2)

    s = 0.46m (approximately)

    Therefore, the maximum height reached by the lollipops is approximately 0.46 meters.

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