A person standing at the edge of a seaside

cliff kicks a stone over the edge with a speed
of 12 m/s. The cliff is 59 m above the water’s
surface, as shown.

How long does it take for the stone to fall
to the water? The acceleration of gravity is
9.81 m/s

Answer in units of s.

59 = 1/2 g t^2 ... solve for t