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A 700 gram ball is thrown from the top of a 25 meter tall
building. The ball is thrown with an initial speed of 10 m/s at an
angle 30 degrees above the horizontal. For our conservation of
energy calculations, we will choose the Ball + Earth as our system
and use the ground as h = 0.
The kinetic energy of the ball when it is thrown
= J.
When the ball reaches its highest point the kinetic energy is NOT
zero. At the highest point the ball's kinetic energy
= J.
At the highest point, the gravitational potential energy
= J.
The maximum height the ball reaches = m above the
ground.
When the ball reaches the ground, its speed
= m/s.