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OS-AP-2-57 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2eFalling Objects (Problem 57)
A coin is dropped from a hot-air balloon that is 300 m above the ground and rising at 10.0 m/s upward. For the coin, find (a) the maximum height reached, (b) its position and velocity 4.00 s after being released, and (c) the time before it hits the ground. Select the answer to part (a).