Question

If I drop a watermelon from the top of the clock tower at UT Austin, and it takes 3.34

seconds to hit the ground, calculate how tall the tower is in meters.
Typo

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

df = do +vo t + 1/2 at^2

do = 0 vo = 0 so this becomes

df = 1/2 a t^2

df = 1/2 ( 9.81)(3.34^2) = 54.7 m tall