A rock is dropped off a cliff and falls the first half of the distance to the ground in 2.0 seconds. how long will it take to fa
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Answer:
The answer is 0.83 seconds.
Explanation:
The formula of free fall is following:
Where g=9.8 m/s^2 and t=2 seconds, the rock takes:
19.6 meters. This is the half distance of the cliff. The whole distance is 39.2 meters. So it takes:
2.83 second to fall down completely. The rock takes the second half of the cliff in 0.83 seconds
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