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An apple falls from a tree and drops straight to the ground. Its initial height was...

An apple falls from a tree and drops straight to the ground. Its initial height was 2.1 mm , and its speed just before hitting the ground was 4.8 m/sm/s . If air resistance does −4.0×10−2 JJof work on the apple, what is the mass of the apple?

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