Manente+Bank+of+America+Building

__**Mike Manente**__

__** Bank of America Tower **__



__**Background Info**__ __**-**__ The Bank of America Tower is located in Manhattan, New York City. It cost 1 billion dollars to create the massive structure that is 1,200 feet high. The building is the second highest in New York City after the Empire State building. The tower is one of the most eco friendly in the world. It has machines that capture rain water for reuse, floors that contain heat in the building, and most of the building was actually made from recycled materials.

__**Word Problems**__

1. On the ground in front of the Bank of America building an angry customer throws his empty safety deposoit box onto the roof. The roof is 1,200 ft about the ground. He throws the box with an initial velocity of 60 ft/s. What is the objects maximum height? What time will it attain this height?

2. You are standing on the roof of the Bank of America tower and it is 1,200 ft tall. You drop a penny from the top and the penny will fall at 9.8 m/s^2. How long until the penny hits the ground?