A stone gets tossed horizontally off a tower and lands 17m f

A stone gets tossed horizontally off a tower and lands 17m from the base of the tower. If the stone was traveling at 9.50m/s, the height of the tower is ______m

Solution

Here,

distance , x = 17 m

initial speed , u = 9.50 m/s

time of flight , t = x/u

t = 17/9.5 s

t = 1.735 s

height of tower = 0.5 * g * t^2

height of tower = 0.5 * 9.8 * 1.735^2

height of tower = 14.74 m

the height of tower is 14.74 m