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A stone is projected horizontally with a velocity of 10m/s from the top of a building 39.2 m high. How long will the stone take to hit the ground.

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A stone is projected horizontally with a velocity of 10m/s from the top of a building 39.2 m high. How long will the stone take to hit the ground.

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  1. First, we need to understand that the stone is projected horizontally. This means that the initial vertical velocity (u) of the stone is 0 m/s.

  2. The height (h) from which the stone is projected is given as 39.2 m.

  3. We also know that the acceleration due to gravity (g) is approximately 9.8 m/s².

  4. We can use the second equation of motion to solve this problem, which is: h = ut + 0.5gt². Since the initial vertical velocity (u) is 0, the equation simplifies to: h = 0.5gt².

  5. We can rearrange this equation to solve for time (t): t = sqrt((2h)/g).

  6. Substituting the given values into this equation gives: t = sqrt((2*39.2)/9.8) = sqrt(8) = 2.83 seconds.

So, the stone will take approximately 2.83 seconds to hit the ground.

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