Given a 5 meter building is away from you and it forms a right triangle with theta being 60 degrees from where you're standing and you throw a rock at 30.0 m/s how much time does it take to hit the building? how far will the rock fall in the time found? (treat as a free fall) at what height will the rock hit the building?

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Given a 5 meter building is away from you and it forms a right triangle with theta being 60 degrees from where you're standing and you throw a rock at 30.0 m/s how much time does it take to hit the building?

how far will the rock fall in the time found? (treat as a free fall)

at what height will the rock hit the building? 

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Initial speed (u) = 30 msθ = 60 degreeHorizontal distance (d) = 5 m 

 

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