SOLUTION: You are trying to find out how high you have to pitch a water balloon in order for it to burst when it hits the ground. You discover that the balloon bursts when you have pitche

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Question 1165527: You are trying to find out how high you have
to pitch a water balloon in order for it to burst
when it hits the ground. You discover that
the balloon bursts when you have pitched it
to a height of 13 m.
With what velocity did the balloon hit
the ground? The acceleration of gravity is
9.8 m/s^2
. The positive direction is up, so the
velocity when it hits is negative.
Answer in units of m/s.

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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velocity = sqrt(2*a*s)=sqrt (2*9.8 m/sec^2*13m) so units will be m/sec
=-15.96 m/s