Answer:
2.85 s .
Explanation:
y(t) = y(0) + v₀t + 1/2 gt²
y(t) is vertical displacement , y(0) is initial position , v₀ is initial velocity and t is time required to make vertical displacement and g is acceleration due to gravity.
Here y(0) is zero , v₀ = 14 m/s , g = 9.8 m s⁻² , y(t ) = 0 , as the pumpkin after time t comes back to its initial position, that is ground .
We shall take v₀ as negative as it is in upward direction and g as positive as it acts in downward direction
Put the values in the equation above,
0 = 0 - 14t + 1/2 x 9.8 t²
14 t = 1/2 x 9.8 t²
t = 28 / 9.8
t = 2.85 s .