Intro physics course is beginning to move into 2d kinematics, stuck on the first real question.
a stone is thrown horizontally at 15m/s from the top of a cliff 44m high. what is the velocity of the rock after 2 seconds?
i tried 3(-9.8m/s2) and some other formula's but could never arrive at the correct answer of 24.7m/s. could someone explain how to arrive at this answer and the reasoning behind it?

Alightning strike consists of charge moving from a cloud to the ground . in one particular case, the electrons in a lightning strike are confined to travel within a radius of 1.5 m and to move at a speed of 5.0 x 10 m/s. if the density of electrons in the strike is 10'15 electrons/m what current is carried by the lightning ?

What is the function of the commutator in a dc motor? a. to spin the magnet b. to change direct current into alternating current c. to change alternating current into direct current d. to spin the wire coil

Amerry-go-round of radius r, shown in the figure, is rotating at constant angular speed. the friction in its bearings is so small that it can be ignored. a sandbag of mass m is dropped onto the merry-go-round, at a position designated by r. the sandbag does not slip or roll upon contact with the merry-go-round. how would you rank the following different combinations of m and r on the basis of the angular speed of the merry-go-round after the sandbag "sticks" to the merry-go-round from largest to smallest. a) m = 10kg, r = 0.25r b) m = 20kg, r = 0.25r c) m = 10kg, r = 0.50r d) m = 10kg, r = 1.0r e) m = 15kg, r = 0.75r f) m = 40kg, r = 0.25r