A 0.15 kg baseball is tossed horizontally from the top of a 27 m high cliff, and when it reaches the ground it lands with a velocity of 27 m/s. Use conservation of energy to find the initial velocity of the baseball (i.e. the speed at which it was tossed).

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7. A 0.15 kg baseball is tossed horizontally from the top of a 27 m high cliff, and when it reaches the
ground it lands with a velocity of 27 m/s. Use conservation of energy to find the initial velocity of
the baseball (i.e. the speed at which it was tossed).
Transcribed Image Text:7. A 0.15 kg baseball is tossed horizontally from the top of a 27 m high cliff, and when it reaches the ground it lands with a velocity of 27 m/s. Use conservation of energy to find the initial velocity of the baseball (i.e. the speed at which it was tossed).
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