Physics Problems - 1-D Motion - Solving Motion with Constant Acceleration Problems - Free Falling 13

You throw an orange straight up. The orange leaves your hand at time t = 0 moving at speed v0. Air resistance can be neglected.
(a) At what time(s) is the orange at a height v02 / 2g above the point where it left your hand? At these time(s) is the orange moving upward, downward, or neither?
(b) At what time(s) is the orange at a height 3v02 / 8g above the point where it left your hand? At these time(s) is the orange moving upward, downward, or neither?

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