SOLUTION: With what speed in miles per hour an object dropped from the top of a 10-story building hit the ground? Assume that each story of the building is 10 feet high.

Algebra.Com
Question 1072741: With what speed in miles per hour an object dropped from the top of a 10-story building hit the ground? Assume that each story of the building is 10 feet high.
Answer by ikleyn(52817)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
v = .


g = 32 ft/s^2 is the free fall acceleration;

H is the height, in feet,

v is the speed under the question, in feet per second.

When you calculate "v" in feet per seconds, convert it to miles per hour.


RELATED QUESTIONS

With what speed in miles per hour an object dropped from the top of a 10-story building... (answered by Alan3354)
The height of an object dropped from the top of a 64-foot building is given by... (answered by ikleyn)
Using the formula s = 5.45√d for the speed (s) I'm miles per hour with which an... (answered by solver91311)
An object is thrown downward, with an initial speed of 16ft/s, from the top of a building (answered by stanbon)
An object will fall m feet in n seconds. How long will it take for a quarter to hit the... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
An object will fall m feet in n seconds where m = 16nsquared. How long will it take for... (answered by checkley71)
Using the formula s= 5.45√d for speed(s) in Ikea per hour with an object dropped... (answered by Alan3354)
An object is thrown down from the top of a building 1280 feet tall with an initial... (answered by greenestamps,mananth)
Please help me! I think that the answer is 5 seconds, but I don't know. Please show... (answered by Alan3354)