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You are trying to find out how high you have to pitch a water balloon in order for it to burst when it hits


 

You are trying to find out how high you have to pitch a water balloon in order for it to burst when it hits the ground. You discover that the balloon bursts when you have pitched it to a height of 18 m. With what velocity did the balloon hit the ground? The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s. The positive direction is up, so the velocity when it hits is negative. Answer in units of m/s.

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