QUESTION 6 A person is standing on top of a 20 m wall. They throw a ball horizontally at 15 m/s. The ball lands after 2 seconds. They throw a second ball horizontally at 30 m/s. How long does it take the second ball to hit the ground? A, 4 seconds B, 2 seconds C. 2.83 seconds D, 1 second
QUESTION 6 A person is standing on top of a 20 m wall. They throw a ball horizontally at 15 m/s. The ball lands after 2 seconds. They throw a second ball horizontally at 30 m/s. How long does it take the second ball to hit the ground? A, 4 seconds B, 2 seconds C. 2.83 seconds D, 1 second
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A person is standing on top of a 20 m wall. They throw a ball horizontally at 15 m/s. The ball lands after 2 seconds. They throw a second ball horizontally at 30 m/s. How long does it take the second ball to hit the ground?
- A. 4 seconds
- B. 2 seconds
- C. 2.83 seconds
- D. 1 second](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd1ba6bbb-fc76-4ff1-897e-f936bd2be4a6%2F27540515-beee-4f85-a7e4-e0053b538aee%2Fanpzu2l_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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A person is standing on top of a 20 m wall. They throw a ball horizontally at 15 m/s. The ball lands after 2 seconds. They throw a second ball horizontally at 30 m/s. How long does it take the second ball to hit the ground?
- A. 4 seconds
- B. 2 seconds
- C. 2.83 seconds
- D. 1 second
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When a ball is projected from height H, the time taken to reach the ball to the ground could be calculated by the second equation of motion as follows:
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