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Alright, thanks. that was driving me crazy for awhile.

So, would -4.8m/s be correct? Maybe I wrote down the wrong answer...

Yeah, sorry about the typos, I'm in kind of a rush.

Oops, meant to say 12 meters. And sorry for the template copies, I think it may be a glitch with the forum. I think it happened because I tried submitting the thread several times before I realized one of my tags was invalid. Anyway, thanks for the reply.

Homework Statement Someone throws an object upwards at 5 m/s from a window twelve feet high. A) what is the velocity of the pen at 1 second after it was thrown? Homework Equations D = vi * t + (at^2)/2 Vf^2 = vi^2 + 2adThe Attempt at a Solution I keep getting 4.8, but the answer is 1.2m/s...