If a ball dropped from a tower reaches the ground after 3.5 seconds, what is the height of the tower? Given: g = - 9.8 meters/second2 A. 56.00 meters B. 60.03 meters C. 62.08 meters D. 62.50 meters

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Jenny Bryan

Mathematics

1 June, 20:16

If a ball dropped from a tower reaches the ground after 3.5 seconds, what is the height of the tower? Given: g = - 9.8 meters/second2 A. 56.00 meters B. 60.03 meters C. 62.08 meters D. 62.50 meters

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Amiah Ingram · Answer 1

B. 60.03 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

We use the equation of motion under gravity:

h = ut - 0.5gt^2 where h = height, t = time and u = initial velocity.

h = (0) (3.5) - 0.5 * - 9.8 * 3.5^2

= 60.025 m.