Essential University Physics
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Author: Wolfson, Richard
Publisher: Pearson Education,
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Chapter 2, Problem 75P
You’re atop a building of height h, and a friend is poised to drop a ball from a window at h/2. Find an expression for the speed at which you should simultaneously throw a ball downward, so the two hit the ground at the same time.
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