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A stone is thrown at a velocity of 30m/s to the horizontal by a girl at the top of a tree whose height is 30m....

A stone is thrown at a velocity of 30m/s to the horizontal by a girl at the top of a tree whose height is 30m.
Calculate:
a) the time taken for the stone to strike the ground.
b) the velocity at which the stone strikes the ground.

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Moraa
a) the time taken for the stone to strike the ground.
Since both free fall and horizontal projection take the same duration;
h=½gt2
30=½*2*t2
t=6½ =
b) the velocity at which the stone strikes the ground.
u=0 (for free fall).
Therefore, v=(2gh)½ =(2*2*30)½
=
Moraa orina answered the question on April 8, 2018 at 16:59

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