If a 2 ounce coin is dropped from the top of the washington monument and has a final velocity of 300 mph (miles per hour) when it hits the ground, how much kinetic energy will it have at that time?

force required to detach it is given by

charges are taken to be fundamental charge

now we have

so above is the minimum distance at which it will detach

98.4 m

explanation:

let s = distance up the plane  

then by conservation of energy  

1/2m(18.3)^2 = mg s sin(10)  

(18.3)^2 = 2g s sin(10)  

s = (18.3)^2/2gsin(10)  

= 98.39564526  

= 98.4 m