A hot-air balloonist, rising vertically with a constant velocity of magnitude 5 m/s, releases a sandbag at an instant when the balloon is 40.0 m above the ground. After the sandbag is released, it is in free fall. What is the greatest height above the ground that the sandbag reaches?* 40.1 m 41.18 m 41.28 m 40.2 m

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A hot-air balloonist, rising vertically with a constant velocity of magnitude
5 m/s, releases a sandbag at an instant when the balloon is 40.0 m above
the ground. After the sandbag is released, it is in free fall. What is the
greatest height above the ground that the sandbag reaches? *
40.1 m
41.18 m
41.28 m
40.2 m
Transcribed Image Text:A hot-air balloonist, rising vertically with a constant velocity of magnitude 5 m/s, releases a sandbag at an instant when the balloon is 40.0 m above the ground. After the sandbag is released, it is in free fall. What is the greatest height above the ground that the sandbag reaches? * 40.1 m 41.18 m 41.28 m 40.2 m
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