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A stone is thrown vertically upward from the top of a high building with a speed of
PHYSICS · Subjective · GCSE · Physics · Forces · Forces
Problem
A stone is thrown vertically upward from the top of a
15
m
15\,\text{m}
15
m
high building with a speed of
10
m s
−
1
10\,\text{m s}^{-1}
10
m s
−
1
. Determine the speed with which it strikes the ground. Take
g
=
9.8
m s
−
2
g = 9.8\,\text{m s}^{-2}
g
=
9.8
m s
−
2
.
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