I think so yes, it makes sense
One of Kepler's laws is that the orbits of planets are elliptical. It's not a suggestion.
BTW, circles are ellipses too, but so special that their likelihood is close to zero.
Answer:
Time 10.0 s
Explanation:
Given:
H = 494.9 m
V = 27.6 m/s
g = 9.8 m/s²
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t - ?
The fall time is found from the formula:
H = g·t² / 2
t = √ (2·H / g) = √ (2·494.9 / 9.8 ) ≈ 10.0 s
Attention! An extra given is speed. Find the distance from the base of the rock to the point where the stone fell:
L = V·t = 27.6·10.0 = 276 m