PROBLEM SOLVING A student accidentally dropped her pen from the fourth floor of the school building which is 14 m from the ground. How fast is it moving when it hits the ground? Equation? A. vf2=vi2+2gyvf2=vi2+2gy B. vf=vi2+2gyvf=vi2+2gy C. vf2=vi2−2gyvf2=vi2−2gy D. vf2=√vi2+2gyvf2=vi2+2gy Select from the letters above. Type only the letter.

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A student accidentally dropped her pen from the fourth floor of the school building which is 14 m from the ground. How fast is it moving when it hits the ground?

Equation?

A. vf2=vi2+2gyvf2=vi2+2gy
B. vf=vi2+2gyvf=vi2+2gy
C. vf2=vi2−2gyvf2=vi2−2gy
D. vf2=√vi2+2gyvf2=vi2+2gy

Select from the letters above. Type only the letter.

 

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