yes it does land below the starting point...
A ball is projected vertically upwards with a speed u m s?1 from a point A which is 1.5 m above the ground. The ball moves freely under gravity until it reaches the ground. The greatest height attained by the ball is 25.6 m above A.
The ball reaches the ground T seconds after it has been projected from A.
(a) Show that u = 22.4
(b) Find, to 2 decimal places, the value of T.