An object is dropped from the top of a building. It hits the ground with a speed of 40 m/s. How high is the building? Use for gravity acceleration the value 10. Do not include units of measure in the result.

An object is dropped from the top of a building. It hits the ground with a speed of 40 m/s. How high is the building? Use for gravity acceleration the value 10. Do not include units of measure in the result.

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