A ball is thrown upward from the top of a 50-meter-high building with an initial speed of 25 m/s. a) How much time does it take to reach the ground? b) What velocity does it have when it reaches the ground?

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A ball is thrown upward from the top of a 50-meter-high building with an initial speed of 25 m/s.

a) How much time does it take to reach the ground?

b) What velocity does it have when it reaches the ground?

     

 

 

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I don't understand your answer. so you started answer question b before question a ? also isn't the initial velocity should be V0 = 25 m/s ? 

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