A lady tosses a coin vertically up with a aped of 5.5 m/s. (a) How high will the coin rise before it goes down? (b) How long will the coin stay in air before landing? (c) With what speed will it land on the lady’s hand?

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A lady tosses a coin vertically up with a aped of 5.5 m/s. (a) How high will the coin rise before it goes down? (b) How long will the coin stay in air before landing? (c) With what speed will it land on the lady’s hand? (d) At what times will the speed of the coin be 3.0 m/s?

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