Taylor Lynn
Taylor Lynn voted up Virginia Lou's answer
A basketball is dropped from the roof of a building. It reaches a maximum velocity of 84 ft/s. Determine the height of the building in ft?

Hi Taylor Lynn,

I found an equation which should be what you need:

The velocity (v) at splat time is the square root of twice the acceleration of gravity (g) multiplied by the distance fallen (h). Or,

v = sqrt (2 x g x h). So,

v^2 = 2 x g x h, and then solving for h,

h = v^2/2g

acceleration of … Read more

Taylor Lynn
Taylor Lynn thanked Virginia Lou's answer
A basketball is dropped from the roof of a building. It reaches a maximum velocity of 84 ft/s. Determine the height of the building in ft?

Hi Taylor Lynn,

I found an equation which should be what you need:

The velocity (v) at splat time is the square root of twice the acceleration of gravity (g) multiplied by the distance fallen (h). Or,

v = sqrt (2 x g x h). So,

v^2 = 2 x g x h, and then solving for h,

h = v^2/2g

acceleration of … Read more