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A stone is thrown upwards with a speed u from the top of a tower reaches the ground with a velocity 3 u . The height of the tower is

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From, `v^2 - u^2 = 2as`
`(3u)^2-u^2=2(-g)h or h= (8u^2)/(2g)= (4u^2)/g`
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