Answer to Question #214646 in Civil and Environmental Engineering for syra

Question

A stone was release from a flying hot air balloon and hit the ground after 1.5 minutes. What was the height of the hot air balloon?( Neglect air resistance). What was the final velocity of the stone upon hitting the ground? ( Neglect air resistance). What is the stone's velocity after the 1 minute- fall? In another case, where air is blowing at a constant speed to the East of 100 m/s, what will the final velocity be, upon hitting the ground?

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