An illustration of a ball sitting at the top of a hill of height labeled h Subscript 1 Baseline = 2 m. A the the bottom of the hill it levels off and the leveled surface is at a height labeled h Subscript 2 Baseline = .5 m. A ball is released from the top of a hill. How fast is the ball going when it reaches the base of the hill? Approximate g as 10 m/s2 and round the answer to the nearest tenth. m/s