A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 15 m s-1 from the top of a multistorey building. The height of the point from where the ball is thrown is 30.0 m from the ground. (a) How high will the ball rise ? and (b) how long will it be before the ball hits the ground? Take g = 9.8 m s-2

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A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 15 m s-1 from the top of a multistorey building. The height of the point from where the ball is thrown is 30.0 m from the ground. (a) How high will the ball rise ? and (b) how long will it be before the ball hits the ground? Take g = 9.8 m s-2

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