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Nevermind, I have solved all of the problems. The equations were quite easy to be honest, just couldn't make out a mental picture. Thanks for the help!

Sorry, I'm not sure what some of the terms you state actually mean.

So what I initially planned to do first was to find the distance of the balloon itself, leaving the bigger picture apart. I thought that if I found how high the balloon is, I could find the duck falling and speed easily. This was my plan: Balloon: Vo = 8.0 m/s Acceleration = -9.81m/s^2 However...

Hmm.. So the initial position would be 0 so the equation would come out to be: 0 = (8.0)t + 1/2(-9.81)t^2 Correct?

Ah so would it be "d = (8.0)t + 1/2(-9.81)(t)^2"

Would that not be the VoyVyaDyT? Or maybe it is DxVxT. I'm really unsure right now; need some info and I can solve the rest.

Homework Statement A hot air balloon containing an AP Physics student ascends vertically at a constant speed of 8 m/s. While ascending, he accidentally drops his rubber duckie from the gondola of the ballong. Seven seconds after it is dropped the duckie bounces off a roof at point A and hits...

Alright. And I probably rounded the 4.9 seconds like you stated. Thank you for the help!

Alright so for that, I'll use d=vt. So the balloon rises 7.35m and if I were to add that to 120m, it would give me 127.35m however, the answer given to me by the teacher indicates that it should be 128m. The thing is, I got 127.35m a while ago but just because it was not exactly 128m, I kept...

I was taught V0VADT which corresponds to your SUVAT formula. As of now, my formula is the following: Vo=1.5m/s V= A=0 D=? T=4.9s

Alright but I don't seem to be getting the correct answer despite the V0vadt. Have I done a mistake?

Why is A = 0? Isn't gravity acting down on the balloon?

For some reason, I am getting the wrong answer.. Here is what I set-up for the height: V0=1.5m/s V= A=-9.81m/s^2 D=? T=4.9s

So now, I have the following information for the drop: V0=0 V=-48.5m/s A=-9.81m/s^2 D=-120m T=4.9s What should my next step be?

Ah, so the set-up would be: V0=0 V= A=-9.81m/s^2 D=120m T=? I think it would be -120m since the displacement of the samovar changed negatively with the downfall, am I correct? And using this would help me solve for the time?