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Question

I need help with this question and could I see it worked out,so I know how you did this. A rock is dropped off the side of a bridge and hits the waterbelow 4s later. a. What was the rock's velocity when it hit thewater?    I got 9.8 x 4 = 39.2 m/s ( Is thiscorrect?) b. What was the rock's average velocity as itfell? c. What is the height of the bridge above thewater? I am very confussed. Thank you. I need help with this question and could I see it worked out,so I know how you did this. A rock is dropped off the side of a bridge and hits the waterbelow 4s later. a. What was the rock's velocity when it hit thewater?    I got 9.8 x 4 = 39.2 m/s ( Is thiscorrect?) b. What was the rock's average velocity as itfell? c. What is the height of the bridge above thewater? I am very confussed. Thank you.

Explanation / Answer

    Time of fall, t = 4 s     Initial velocity, U = 0 m/s (a)     Velocity of rock on hitting the water, V = U- g t                                                                = 0 - 9.8 * 4                                                                = - 39.2 m/s ( here '-' indicate downward direction ) (b)     Average velocity, Vav = ( U + V ) / 2                                       = - 19.6 m/s ( here '-' indicate downward direction ) (c)     Height of the bridge above the water, H = ( 1/2) g t 2                                                                 = 0.5 * 9.8 * 4 2                                                                 = 78.4 m