Posted by Clay on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 12:35am.
The time to fall H = 150 feet is
t = sqrt(2H/g)= 3.05 seconds
The horizontal motion in that time will be
10 ft/s*3.05 = 30.5 feet
He will hit the rocks before he hits the water.
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