SOLUTION: A stone is dropped from the top of a cliff 100m high, and 2 seconds later a second stone is thrown vertically downward with a velocity of 30m/s. How far below the top of the cliff

Question 1087346: A stone is dropped from the top of a cliff 100m high, and 2 seconds later a second stone is thrown vertically downward with a velocity of 30m/s. How far below the top of the cliff will the second stone overtake the 1st stone?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start measuring time when the first stone is dropped from the cliff, it falls under gravity

The second stone starts at with an initial velocity of , also falling under gravity,.

So then find when ,

Now that you have the time, plug it into either distance formula and calculate the height from the ground in meters.

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