Stone thrown from a balloon

chuckset

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
If a stone is dropped over the side of a hot air balloon that is rising at 3 m/s and it strikes the ground 1.5s later, from what height above the ground was the stone dropped

Would V1 be 3 m/s or 0.. I'm really confused.

rock.freak667

Both the hot air balloon and the stone will have the same initial velocity, so v₁ would be 3 m/s.

satchmo05

Make sure you know your trajectory equations!