A particle is projected from the top of a cliff, 20m above the sea level at an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal at 20m/s. At what vertical speed does it hit the water?

Using SUVAT equations:s = -20mu = 20sin(30) = 10m/sv = ?a = -9.8m/s^2t = ?v^2 = u^2 + 2asv = sqrt(100 + 40x9.8)= 22.2m/s

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