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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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) (Show Source):