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Grade 11Mechanics

A balloon is moving up with velocity 10 ms^-1.it releases a stone which comes down to the ground in 11s.the height of the balloon from the ground at the moment when the stone was dropped is

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
the question is like,
a ball is thrown up from a height h with velocity 10m/s and it takes 11 sec to come down. Here we have to find h.
u(initial vel.)= 10
a(acc.)= -10m/s2
s(displacement)= -h
t(time)= 11sec
so use s=ut+1/2at2
and you will find h=495meters. That’s the answer.