A ball is thrown from a hot air balloon that is at rest 245 m above the ground. How long will it take for the ball to reach the ground? How fast will the ball be traveling when it reaches the ground?

7.07 s

69.3 m/s

Explanation:

Taking the negative direction to be down and the positive direction to be up:

We have 3 variables in the y-direction and can solve for time.

Use this kinematics equation to solve for time.

It will take the ball 7.07 s to reach the ground.

We can solve for final velocity using the same variables in the y-direction:

Use this kinematics equation to solve for final velocity.

The ball will be traveling at a speed of 69.3 m/s at the instant before it reaches the ground.

i think the answer would be b