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Homework Statement
A glaucous-winged gull, ascending straight upward at 5.10 m/s drops a shell when it is 11.5m above the ground. What is the magnitude of the shell's acceleration just after it is released?
Homework Equations
The only equation that I can think of would be v^2= v(i) + 2a (x-x(0)) because I have no time value
The Attempt at a Solution
Using this equation I got an answer of 1.13 m/s^2, but on my hw, it claims it's incorrect. So help please!