Posted by Kat on Monday, October 4, 2010 at 11:38am.
Use the fact that the kinetic energy gained (1/2)MV^2, will equal the gravitational potential energy lost, MgH.
Therefore V^2 = 2 g H
H is the vertical height and g is the acceleration of gravity.
Solve for V. It will be in m/s if g is in m/s^2
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