Empire+State+Building,+S+Skawinski

Empire State Building  

The Empire State Building was opened on May 1, 1931. From then until 1972, it was titled the World's Tallest building. After the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, it regained it's title. The building is 1,250 tall and it has 1,575 steps from the lobby to the 86th floor. It is made of steel and has a light brown color. It became a historical land mark on October 23, 1986. The building has it's own zip code of 10118. 1. My brother, Nick, and I were visiting my Uncle Jim at his office on the Empire State Building last week. He gave us a tour and when we reached 86th floor, I was looking out the window, which was cracked open, and dropped my camera! If the 86th floor is 1,050.01 feet off the ground and my camera fell at a velocity of 55 ft/s, how long will it take to hit the ground?

2. Fortunately, my brother, Nick, was making his way down the building a little bit before the camera was dropped and was able to catch it before it hits the ground. Before getting into his taxi, he throws the camera back up to me with his super strength at a velocity of 20 ft/s. How long does it take to reach me again?

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