On new years eve, a drunk guy who is on top of a building decided throw a bottle downwards towards the street below the building. The initial velocity of the bottle is is 1.5m/s. If the bottle hits the ground 1.8 seconds after the throw, how tall is the building in meters? Assume that this is a classic free-fall problem.

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On new years eve, a drunk guy who is on top of a building decided throw a bottle downwards towards the street below the building. The initial velocity of the bottle is is 1.5m/s. If the bottle hits the ground 1.8 seconds after the throw, how tall is the building in meters? Assume that this is a classic free-fall problem.

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