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Question: A flowerpot falls off a window sill and falls past the window below. It takes 0.5 s to pass through ...

A flowerpot falls off a window sill and falls past the window below. It takes 0.5 s to pass through a 2.0 m high window. Find how high is the window sill from the top of the window?

A

10 cm

B

7.5 cm

C

12.5 cm

D

15 cm

Answer

12.5 cm

Explanation

Solution

h = ut + 1/2 at2

or 2.0 = u(.5) + 5(1/4)

or u = 1.5 ms-1.

Using v2 – u2 = 2gh.

h = 1.52/2 × 10 = 2.25/20 = 0.125 m = 12.5 cm.