Solomon Grundy has Lois Lane at the top of the Tower of Abraj Al Bait in Saudi Arabia, which is 601 m tall. He throws Lois directly downward towards the ground below with an initial speed of 12.0 m/s. Superman, on the ground directly below begins accelerating upwards with an acceleration that has a magnitude a=4.50 m/s2. a) Determine how long it takes Superman to reach Lois and catch her. b) How high above the ground does superman catch lois?

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Height of the tower H 601m Initial speed of Lois ViL 12ms Acceleration of superman 45ms Accelerati... View the full answer