Answer
Please see the work below.
Work Step by Step
We know that
$v_f^2-v_i^2=-2gx$
This simplifies to:
$v_i=\sqrt{(0)^2+(2)(9.8)(6.5)}$
$v_i=11.3\frac{m}{s}$
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