Posted by john on Friday, September 25, 2009 at 12:35am.
Can you use V^2 = Vo^2 + 2a*distance and set V^2 = 0?
One method to solve this is conservation of energy.
initial kinetic energy = final potential energy
let m = mass of stone
let g = acceleration of gravity
let v = initial velocity
let h = maximum height
(1/2)mv^2 = mgh
So,
v^2 = 2gh
h = (v^2)/g
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