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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.