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An object falls freely from a height of 25m onto the roof a building 5m high. Calculate ...

An object falls freely from a height of 25m onto the roof a building 5m high. Calculate the velocity with which the object strikes the roof (g=10\(ms^{-2}\)
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  • A 17.3\(ms^{-2}\)
  • B 20\(ms^{-2}\)
  • C 24.5\(ms^{-2}\)
  • D 125\(ms^{-2}\)
  • E 200\(ms^{-2}\)
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation:
\(v^2=u^2 +2as =0 +2\times(25-5)\\ v^2 =0+20\times 20=400;v =\sqrt{400}= 20(ms^{-2}\)

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