A 0.623 kg. basketball is dropped from the rooftop of a building. If it took the ball 3.5 seconds to reach the ground,  the speed of the ball before it touches the ground is 34.3 m/s                                                                                  the height of the building is 60.025 m c. What is the ball's acceleration half-way down the building? d. What is the ball's velocity half-way down the building?

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A 0.623 kg. basketball is dropped from the rooftop of a building. If it took the ball 3.5 seconds to reach the ground, 

the speed of the ball before it touches the ground is 34.3 m/s                                                                                  the height of the building is 60.025 m

c. What is the ball's acceleration half-way down the building?
d. What is the ball's velocity half-way down the building?

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