Answer:
The velocity is [tex]v = 37 .46 \ m/s[/tex]
Explanation:
From the question we are told that
The start distance above the ground is [tex]h = 71.6 \ m[/tex]
Generally according to the law of energy conservation we have that
[tex]PE_{top} = KE_{bottom }[/tex]
Where [tex]PE_{top}[/tex] is potential energy at the top which is mathematically represented as
[tex]PE_{top} = m * g * h[/tex]
And [tex]KE_{bottom }[/tex] is the kinetic energy at the bottom which is mathematically represented as
[tex]KE_{bottom } = \frac{1}{2} * m * v^2[/tex]
Therefore
[tex]m * g * h = \frac{1}{2} * m * v^ 2[/tex]
=> [tex]v = \sqrt{2 * g * h }[/tex]
substituting value
[tex]v = \sqrt{2 * 9.8 * 71.6 }[/tex]
[tex]v = 37 .46 \ m/s[/tex]
