Answer:
2.4 m
Explanation:
Consider the motion along the vertical direction
[tex]y_{o}[/tex] = initial position of ball above the ground = 4.5 m
[tex]t[/tex] = time taken by the ball to hit the smokestack = 0.65 s
[tex]v_{oy}[/tex] = initial velocity of the ball along vertical direction
[tex]a_{y}[/tex] = acceleration due to gravity = - 9.8 m/s²
[tex]y[/tex] = position of ball at the time of hitting the smokestack
Using the kinematics equation
[tex]y = y_{o} + v_{oy} t + (0.5) a_{y} t^{2}[/tex]
inserting the above values
[tex]y = 4.5 + (0) (0.65) + (0.5) (- 9.8) (0.65)^{2} \\y = 2.4 m[/tex]