A watermelon is dropped from the edge of the roof of a build- ing and falls to the ground. You are standing on the sidewalk and see the watermelon falling when it is 30.0 m above the ground. Then 1.50 s after you first spot it, the watermelon lands at your feet. What is the height of the building

The hight of the building is 38.16 m

Explanation:

These two pieces of information given, first, the watermelon is 30 m  above the ground and after 1.50 s the watermelon has been spotted. Now we are required to find the height of the building.

Use the below formula to find the height of buildings.

S = ut + ½ gt^2

30  =1.5u + (1/2) × 9.8 (1.5)^2

u = 12.65 m/sec

v^2 – u^2 = 2gs

(12.65)^2 = 2×9.8 s’

S’ = 8.16 m  

h = s + s’

h = 30 + 8.16 = 38.16 m

The hight of the building is 38.16 m.

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh

where… mass: measured in kilograms (kg)

gravity: gravity constant on earth = 10.00 m/s2

height: measured in meters (m)

gpe: measured in joules (j) or kilojoules (kj)

how do you solve gpe?

gravitational potential energy (gpe) is the energy an object has because of its position above the. ground.

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh.

mass:

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formula.

example:

given values:

mass = 0.3 kg.