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physics instructor assigns a student to go to the roof of the Science Building and determine the building height using a small tennis ball. The student decides to throw a ball with a speed of 20 m/s at an angle of 30° above the horizontal. The tennis ball hits the ground 3.0 s after it reaches maximum height. What is the height of the Science Building? (air resistance is negligible)
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49 m |
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b. |
54 m |
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c. |
26 m |
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d. |
40 m |
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e. |
24 m |
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