If a man fell 20 feet, roughly how fast was he travelling just before he...

DANIELM

Member
Joined
May 18, 2008
Messages
156
Reaction score
0
Points
16
...hit the ground? One of our operatives fell roughly this distance onto concrete and very fortunately got up only winded. I don't know how to calculate this, help appreciated.
 
v^2 = 2gh =2x32x20 = 1280 0r v = 35.78 ft/s. The man will travel with 35.78 ft/s velocity when he hits ground.
 
v^2 = 2gh =2x32x20 = 1280 0r v = 35.78 ft/s. The man will travel with 35.78 ft/s velocity when he hits ground.
 
Back
Top