At the time that I'll call ' Q ', the height of the stone that was
dropped from the tower is
H = 50 - (1/2 G Q²) ,
and the height of the stone that was tossed straight up
from the ground is
H = 20Q - (1/2 G Q²) .
The stones meet when them's heights are equal,
so that's the time when
50 - (1/2 G Q²) = 20Q - (1/2 G Q²) .
This is looking like it's going to be easy.
Add (1/2 G Q²) to each side.
Then it says
50 = 20Q
Divide each side by 20: 2.5 = Q .
And there we are. The stones pass each other
2.5 seconds
after they are simultaneously launched.
