7. A student throws a water balloon vertically downward from the top of a building. The balloon leaves the thrower's handwith a speed of 12m/s(a) What is its speed after falling freely for 1.5 s?(b) How far does it fall in 1.5 s?(c) What is the magnitude of its velocity after falling 10.0 m?

a)Newton’s equation of motion is,

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7. A student throws a water balloon vertically downward from the top of a building. The balloon leaves the thrower's hand with a speed of 12m/s (a) What is its speed after falling freely for 1.5 s? (b) How far does it fall in 1.5 s? (c) What is the magnitude of its velocity after falling 10.0 m?