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kerol9904
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Homework Statement
A stone is dropped from a balloon at an altitude of 300 metres. How much time is required for the stone to reach Earth if:
(1) Balloon is ascending with a velocity of 5 m/s,
(2) Balloon is descending with a velocity of 5 m/s
(3) Balloon is stationary
Disregard air resistance.
Homework Equations
[itex] x=x_0+v_0t-1/2gt^2 [/itex]
[itex] v=v_0-gt [/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I have no problem with question 3 but I fail to understand how the ascend or descend of balloon affect the stone. I assumed that it affected the initial velocity of the stone but I can't seem to find the formula for time.