The Marshmellow man tromps along the streets of New York City with his blue sailor hat on. He tries to climb up a building to reach Ghostbusters and a gargoyle statue falls 326m to the street below. What height is the gargoyle when it reaches a velocity of 59 m/s?

Question

The Marshmellow man tromps along the streets of New York City with his blue sailor hat on.  He tries to climb up a building to reach Ghostbusters and a gargoyle statue falls 326m to the street below.  What height is the gargoyle when it reaches a velocity of 59 m/s?

Steve · Answer

v = at = 9.8t 59 = 9.8t t = 6.0s during those 6 seconds, h = 326 - 4.9t^2 = 149.6m