A   boy  throws a  ball  upward in  the  vertical  direction  at  the base of  a  hill 40.0  meter  high  while  his  friend  simultaneously drops  another  ball  from  the  top  of  that   hill.  The  two  balls  collide  at  a height  of  20.0  meter.      Find  the  initial  speed  (m/s) of  the ball  that  was  thrown  upward.

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 A   boy  throws a  ball  upward in  the  vertical  direction  at  the base of  a  hill 40.0  meter  high  while  his  friend  simultaneously drops  another  ball  from  the  top  of  that   hill.  The  two  balls  collide  at  a height  of  20.0  meter.      Find  the  initial  speed  (m/s) of  the ball  that  was  thrown  upward.

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