Afireman is sliding down a fire pole. as he speeds up, he tightens his grip on the pole, thus increasing the vertical frictional force that the pole exerts on the fireman. when the force on his hands equals his weight, what happens to the fireman?

Astone is dropped from the upper observation deck of a tower, 250 m above the ground. (assume g = 9.8 m/s2.) (a) find the distance (in meters) of the stone above ground level at time t. h(t) = (b) how long does it take the stone to reach the ground? (round your answer to two decimal places.) s (c) with what velocity does it strike the ground? (round your answer to one decimal place.) m/s (d) if the stone is thrown downward with a speed of 2 m/s, how long does it take to reach the ground? (round your answer to two decimal places.) s