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1 November, 06:56

A water balloon is dropped out of a fifth floor window and hits an unsuspecting person below 4.0 seconds later. The window is approximately

80 m high

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  1. 1 November, 07:19
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    80 meters high

    Explanation:

    The velocity of the balloon would be g*t (I won't calculate, but will us this later)

    We know that the kinetic energy at the bottom equals the potential at the top.

    KE = PE

    1/2 * m * v^2 = m * g * h

    1/2 * m * (g * t) ^2 = m * g * h (substitution)

    1/2 * m * g^2 * t^2 = m * g * h

    1/2 * g * t^2 = h (simplification by dividing the commons between both sides)

    h = 1/2 * 9.81 * 4^2

    h = 78.48 m (roughly 80 m)
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