Answer : 1.67 sec
Explanation :
Time calculation for person 1
Height of the building = 40meters
Initial velocity = 16m/s
Final velocity = 0m/s
Accelaeration = 9.8m/s2
Using first equation of motion
V=u+at
0 = 16 + 9.8t
-16/-9.8 = t
Time = 1.63 seconds
Time calculation for person 2
While the ball is going up
Height of the building = 40meters
Initial velocity = 16m/s
Final velocity = 0m/s
Accelaeration = -9.8m/s2
Using second equation of motion
v2 – u2 = 2as
0-256 = -19.6s
S = -256/-19.6 = 13.06m
Total distance. = 13.06 + 40 = 53.06 meters
Using third equation of motion
S = ut + ½ *a *t*t
S = 0 + ½ *9.8*t*t
T2 = 53.06/4.9
T2 = 10.83
T = 10.83 = 3.3 sec
Diffenrece of time = 3.3 – 1.63 = 1.67 sec