Answer:
V=20.35m/s
Explanation:
First of all we need to calculate the time it took the stone to reach ground level. We know that ΔY = -18.1m; Vo = 7.61m/s; g=9.81m/s2
[tex]\Delta Y = Vo*t - g*\frac{t^{2}}{2}[/tex]
[tex]-18.1=7.61*t-\frac{9.81*t^{2}}{2}[/tex] Solving for t, we get:
t1 = -1.3s t2 = 2.85s We discard the negative solution and use the positive one. With this value we calculate the final velocity as:
Vf = Vo - g*t = 7.61 - 9.81 * 2.85 = -20.35 m/s
The speed is the module of the velocity, so:
V = 20.35 m/s