SOLUTION: If an apple is dropped from an air balloon at 1350 m, (a) what velocity does the apple strike the earth? (b) how long does it take the apple to fall?
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Question 1185248: If an apple is dropped from an air balloon at 1350 m, (a) what velocity does the apple strike the earth? (b) how long does it take the apple to fall? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If an apple is dropped from an air balloon at 1350 m, (a) what velocity does the apple strike the earth? (b) how long does it take the apple to fall?
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Using 9.8 m/sec/sec for gravity and neglecting air resistance:
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s = at^2/2
1350 = 4.9t^2 seconds
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v = at = 9.8*t meters/second
