A ball is thrown vertically downward from the roof of a building high with an initial…

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A ball is thrown vertically downward from the roof of a building 60 m60\,\text{m} high with an initial speed of 5 m/s5\,\text{m/s}. The ball is caught by a friend in a window that is 15 m15\,\text{m} above the ground. Take downward direction as positive and neglect air resistance. (a) Part 1: (i) Calculate the time taken by the ball to reach the window level. (b) Part 2: (ii) Determine the speed of the ball when it reaches the window. (c) Part 3: (iii) Compute the distance travelled by the ball during the last one second of its motion before reaching the window.

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