Given data:
* The time taken by the box to hit the ground is 6.45 s.
* The initial velocity of the box is 15 m/s.
Solution:
By the kinematics equation, the height of the cliff is,
where u_y is the vertical initial velocity of the box,
The vertical initial velocity of the box is zero,
Substituting the known values,
Thus, the magnitude of the height of cliff is 204 meter.
Hence, the cliff was - 204 meter tall (measured in upward direction), and 1st option is the correct answer.