A man on the 14 th floor of a building sees a bucket (dropped by a window washer) passing his window and notes that it hits the ground 1 second later. Assuming a floor is 4.9 meters high (and neglecting air friction), from what floor was the bucket dropped?

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Answer:

The bucket was the dropped from 56 th floor.

Explanation:

Given that,

Height of floor = 4.9 m

Height of 14 floor = 68.6 m

Time taken = 1 sec

We need to calculate the speed of the bucket

Using equation of motion

[tex]s=ut+\dfrac{1}{2}gt^2[/tex]

Put the value into the formula

[tex]68.6=v\times1+\dfrac{1}{2}\times9.8\times(1)^2[/tex]

[tex]v=68.6-\dfrac{1}{2}\times9.8\times(1)^2[/tex]

[tex]v=63.7\ m/s[/tex]

We need to calculate the time

Using equation of motion

[tex]v=u+gt[/tex]

[tex]t=\dfrac{v}{g}[/tex]

Put the value into the formula

[tex]t=\dfrac{63.7}{9.8}[/tex]

[tex]t=6.5\ sec[/tex]

We need to calculate the distance

Using equation of motion

[tex]s=ut+\dfrac{1}{2}gt^2[/tex]

[tex]s=0+\dfrac{1}{2}gt^2[/tex]

Put the value into the formula

[tex]s=\dfrac{1}{2}\times9.8\times(6.5)^2[/tex]

[tex]s=207.025\ m[/tex]

We need to calculate the number of floor

[tex]n=\dfrac{s}{h_{f}}[/tex]

Put the value into the formula

[tex]n=\dfrac{207.025}{4.9}[/tex]

[tex]n=42.25\approx42[/tex]

The bucket was the dropped from

[tex]f=14+42= 56[/tex]

Hence, The bucket was the dropped from 56 th floor.