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I don't really understand that sorry, but according to Wikipedia, a stationary object's speed increases by 9.81 metres per second as it falls. and since my object was falling for 4.5/2, 2.25 secconds, I figured the peak hieght would be 9.81 + (9.81x2) + (9.81x3)/4 which equals 36.7875 metres...

A friend and I were conducting a science experiment, where an object weighing roughly 550 grams was launched vertically, and after examining the video footage, was airborne for aproximatly 4.5 secconds. Having never studied physics before, I was curious if you could calculate the launch speed...