Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Motion in Two and Three Dimensions - Problems - Page 87: 53d

Answer

The wall is $~~25.5~m~~$ high.

Work Step by Step

In part (a), we found that $v_{y0} = 29.4~m/s$ We can find the height of the wall: $y = y_0+v_{y0}~t+\frac{1}{2}a_y~t^2$ $y = (1.00~m)+(29.4~m/s)~(1.00~s)+\frac{1}{2}(-9.8~m/s^2)~(1.00~s)^2$ $y = 25.5~m$ The wall is $~~25.5~m~~$ high.
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