Question

A tomato is thrown upwards into the air from a rooftop 45 meters above the ground. Assuming an acceleration due to gravity of 10 meters per second per second (downwards), what is the maxiμm height the tomato will reach?

A) 45 meters
B) 20 meters
C) 25 meters
D) 30 meters

Answer 1

Without the initial velocity of the tomato, we cannot calculate the maximum height it will reach above the rooftop. Assuming an initial velocity of zero, the tomato's maximum height would be 45 meters, the height from which it was dropped.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to determine the maximum height a tomato will reach when thrown upwards from a rooftop, considering the acceleration due to gravity. To find this height, we need to know the initial velocity of the tomato; however, this information is missing from the question. Without the initial velocity, we cannot calculate the maximum height using the kinematic equations for uniformly accelerated motion. Assuming the initial velocity is zero (meaning the tomato is simply dropped), the maximum height would remain 45 meters—the height of the rooftop, as there is no upward motion to elevate the tomato further.