A student, stands at the edge of the roof of a building, throws a ball vertically upward with an initial speed of 20 m/s. The building is 50 m high, and the ball just missed the edge of the roof in its way down, (Figure 2.6). Find, a) the time needed for the ball to return to the level of the roof

A student, stands at the edge of the roof of a building, throws a ball vertically upward with an initial speed of 20 m/s. The building is 50 m high, and the ball just missed the edge of the roof in its way down, (Figure 2.6). Find, a) the time needed for the ball to return to the level of the roof

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A student, stands at the edge of the roof of a building, throws a ball vertically upward with an initial speed of 20 m/s. The building is 50 m high, and the ball just missed the edge of the roof in its way down, (Figure 2.6). Find,
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