A ball is dropped vertically downward from a tall building of height 30 m with an initial speed of 8 m/s. After what time interval does the ball strike the ground? (take g=-10m/s2.)

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A ball is dropped vertically downward from a tall building of height 30 m with an initial speed
of 8 m/s. After what time interval does the ball strike the ground? (take g=-10m/s2.)
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